Dosage forms & delivery formats

Prebiotics bring infant formula closer to ‘golden standard’ of breast milk: Review

27-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

There is growing evidence of the health benefits of adding prebiotics to infant formula, according to a review from Belgian and Russian researchers.

Euromonitor runs rule over recent nutraceutical award winners

25-May-2015 By Simone Baroke

Market analyst Euromonitor International dissects recent NutraIngredients Awards winners to provide category perspective from sustainable omega-3 to healthy ageing in this guest article.

Neglected female microbiota research a ‘disgrace’; congress lights issues

22-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

Better Lactobacilli genetic screening, biomarker development, better pregnancy support and better engagement with health professionals were just a few of many actions proposed to improved women’s health at a recent Amsterdam congress focused on the female...

Bakery sets out on satiating mission with new products

21-May-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Five new weight management concepts from DuPont Nutrition and Health focus on the bakery sector, including breads, cakes and cereal bars.

'Stay active in old age' - dairy targets the elderly

21-May-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Arla Foods Ingredients has responded to a rise in elderly consumers in Europe by launching its Nutrilac Ageless whey protein and calcium ingredient, to boost protein content in yogurts and desserts.

Dispatches from Canadean International Beer Strategies, Amsterdam

Are you Twitter ready? Social media strategies must add value, says Twitter guru

20-May-2015 By Rachel Arthur

Social media strategies need to refrain from insistently pushing brands; but instead add value for consumers, explains Ashley Vinson, head of brand strategy Benelux, Twitter. 

Novozymes promotes enzymes for ‘gentle’ omega-3 processing

19-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

Danish enzymes specialist Novozymes is seeing growth in its nascent omega-3 business that is utilising its core enzyme specialisation in a relatively new area.

China

Party over for infant formula firms as China’s remarkable demand slows

19-May-2015 By RJ Whitehead

The “easy money has been made” for Chinese and international infant formula companies as they prepare for the rush for powdered baby food to tail off over the next five years after a decade’s stratospheric growth.

BMPEA found in Jacked Power linked to woman's stroke

19-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Tests of the 'Jacked Power' pre-workout supplement thought to be the cause of a Swedish woman's brain haemorrhage have revealed 290 mg of unlabelled BMPEA.

dispatches from vitafoods europe 2015

Hungary hungry for organic supplements

15-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Hungary is seeing a renaissance of its herbal sector, supported by a trend towards organic foods and supplements.

EFSA opinion wrap: Pomegranate, carob, coffee rejected. Vitamin D approved

Claim chill: EFSA rejects probiotics for immunity, defecation

13-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected probiotic dossiers from Canadian firm Lallemand Health Solutions (immunity) and Italian player Synbiotec (defecation) in a batch of opinions published today.

More iron equals bigger babies, research suggests; personalised nutrition can help

13-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Depleted maternal iron levels in early pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of the baby being ‘small for gestational age’, something the study’s authors say needs a personalised nutrition solution in the absence of official recommendations.

Link of green tea extracts to liver injury raises age old question: How much of a good thing is too much?

12-May-2015 By Hank Schultz

Botanical ingredient experts are not surprised by a recent report on the association of green tea extracts with liver toxicity. It’s consistent with recent literature and could serve as a warning sign of the potential dangers lurking in the pharmaceutical-style,...

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2015

Frutarom backs Peruvian berry in beverages

12-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

Inca berry, cape gooseberry, golden berry. It has many monikers but one primary Andean source in Peru and Swiss supplier Frutarom was promoting it at Vitafoods Europe last week.

Competition and opportunity: What will ASEAN mean for EU industry?

12-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Southeast Asia is heading for massive economic change with its ten-nation ASEAN single market and this could have ripple effects for the EU too, says expert. 

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2015

Indena refines Boswellia bioavailability; shifts compound focus

11-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

Italian botanicals giant Indena has debuted a version of the Indian Ayurvedic herbal extract Boswellia serrata it says offers boosted bioavailability via a lecithin delivery system.

Gala Awards night at Vitafoods Europe, Geneva, Switzerland

NutraIngredients Awards shine spotlight on nutrition stars

07-May-2015 By Shane STARLING

200 people from the European and international food and nutrition sectors helped 20 finalists and seven winners celebrate at the inaugural NutraIngredients Awards last night at Vitafoods Europe.

Coffee antioxidants: From bean to brew

05-May-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Australian researchers have tracked the anti-radical and antioxidant properties of coffee from bean to brew.

BASF-Stepan CLA claim rejection fall-out

EFSA: Only national bodies can withdraw health claim applications

30-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

The EU’s central science agency has clarified health claim procedures after a furore over a CLA weight management submission BASF and Stepan Lipid Nutrition unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw from the system earlier this year.

Nutress launches Chlorella tablet with 10% additives

30-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Dutch company Nutress has launched its first Chlorella tablet, which it spent three years developing.

ASA gives Protein World 3 days to remove controversial ‘beach body’ campaign

30-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Protein World has promised to remove its ‘beach body’ campaign in three days after a meeting yesterday with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Vitafoods investment hunt: 14 start-ups on menu

29-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

14 nutrition start-ups are formally seeking investment and partners the day before Vitafoods Europe officially opens next week in Geneva.

Blackcurrant extract triggers same process as statin drugs

29-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Polyphenol-rich blackcurrant extract may prevent metabolic dysfunctions induced by diets high in fat and cholesterol, according to research in mice.

"The consequence of this is a fundamental blow to the belief in health claims as a magic bullet."

Consumers are food confused...Are you helping?

29-Apr-2015 By Peter Wennstrom

Consumers have never been more confused about food, argues Healthy Food Marketing chief Peter Wennstrom in this guest article. The food industry needs to step up...

Protein World called into ASA office after beach bod fiasco

29-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Protein World is to meet with the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today to discuss its controversial beach body campaign which saw the firm receive bomb threats. 

Ex-IPA chief takes business development role at US firm

28-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

Ex-International Probiotics Association (IPA) director general Ioannis Misopoulos has taken a business development role at Michigan-based probiotics manufacturer, Daily Body Restore.

Dispatches from the International Yakult Symposium

No health claims but probiotics remain on medical agenda

27-Apr-2015 By Shane Starling from Berlin

Probiotics are yet to win a health claim in the European Union but they continue to receive backing by various bodies for gastrointestinal issues like diarrhoea.

Fish-liver oil when younger may reduce heart disease risk when older

27-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Consuming fish-liver oil three times weekly in adolescence or midlife may reduce a woman’s chances of coronary heart disease later in life, say Icelandic researchers.

32k sign petition to remove Protein World ‘beach body’ ads

24-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Over 32,000 people have signed a petition to remove Protein World’s weight loss pill advertisements asking: ‘Are you beach body ready?’

SPECIAL EDITION: 25 YEARS OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS

Delayed reactions and industry in-jokes: The psychology of functional foods

23-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

According to Euromonitor International, fortified or functional food and drink sales jumped by 25% between 2008 and 2013 to reach $267.6bn (€249bn). But what does this industry term really mean to consumers anyway and what are the motivators behind such...

SPECIAL EDITION: 25 YEARS OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS

Novel marine ingredients: Functional is better where it is wetter

23-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Marine resources provide a 'rich reservoir' of bioactives and nutraceuticals, say researchers looking into novel marine functional ingredients. 

Special edition: 25 years of functional foods

Functional Foods 2.0: Beyond the nutritional shoehorn...

23-Apr-2015 By Julian Mellentin

Products such as probiotic pizza, probiotic snack bars, high-fibre chicken or fish-oil fortified yoghurt may seem bizarre, says market expert Julian Mellentin in this guest article, but since 1990 thousands of products like this have been launched – and...

Link between vitamin D status and hospital delirium: 4000-strong cohort

22-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Patients with a lower pre-hospital vitamin D status are more likely to suffer from ‘delirium’ when hospitalised, say researchers. 

UK police warn on DNP slimming tablets after woman’s death

21-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Police in the UK have warned against buying diet pills containing the toxic fat-burner DNP following the death of a 21-year-old woman.

What did we learn from Décathlon’s carb claim success?

20-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The approval of a health claim on carbohydrates and muscle function has shown that a successful dossier does not have to contain proprietary data.

Research points to stable encapsulation of fish oil with multiple vitamins and bioactives

17-Apr-2015 By Nathan Gray

An encapsulation complex made up of gelatin and sodium hexametaphosphate could enable stable microencapsulation of fish oil with multiple lipophilic bioactive compounds, say researchers.

One protein quality method needed in law, says dairy

17-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

A study comparing two methods of measuring protein quality has highlighted the need for one to be chosen and made EU law, says dairy player Volac.

40% Brits want calcium and vitamin D enriched products

16-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

There is substantial interest in calcium- and vitamin D- enriched products for improved bone health in the UK. But young people still don’t see the importance, says Canadean.

Regulation squeezes digestive health NPD out of EU

16-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The percentage of food and drink launches carrying digestive health claims has fallen from 2.4% in 2009 to 2.2% in 2014 in the EU, says Innova Market Insights.

What impact will mid-life vitamin D levels have on cognitive health 13 years later?

15-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Higher vitamin D levels at middle age may pre-determine better cognitive outcomes later in life, according to a 13-year follow-up study.

Spice up your game? Indena bets on curcumin for sports

14-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Botanical firm Indena will be pushing its curcumin ingredient for use in sports nutrition products.

Sodium pills neither help nor hinder athletes: Research

14-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

High-dose sodium supplements do not impact temperature regulation, heart rate, or performance in endurance athletes, say researchers.

Supplements for autism - can the science match market demands?

10-Apr-2015 By Niamh Michail

Brain boosting supplements for autistic children are ‘an open opportunity’ and the science is promising say industry insiders and marketers – but autism experts have questioned their efficacy.

US web retailer pumps EU distribution as gym community swells

09-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

US site Bodybuilding.com has opened its first UK distribution centre to better cater to its customer base in Europe - part of a community that includes 25 million unique visitors to its websites each month.

UK blows whistle on sports supplement claims

08-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

The UK advertising watchdog has muzzled meal replacement, muscle building, metabolism, L-carnitine, CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) and other claims being made by a UK based online manufacturer-retailer as it continues its claims crack down based on EU...

Is fast food as effective as sports supplements for recovery?

08-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Burgers and French fries may be just as effective in glycogen recovery and performance as isoenergetic sport supplements, say researchers from the University of Montana.

IOI Loders Croklaan, Kerry form infant nutrition lipid JV

07-Apr-2015

Fats and oils specialist IOI Loders Croklaan is partnering with Irish dairy player Kerry group in a 50-50 joint venture to develop its infant formula-focused lipid, Betapol.

Looking into the food future at Food Vision 2015

Is personalised nutrition about to go public in a big way?

07-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

Nutrigenomics – the idea of optimising nutrition via individualised and/or pooled genetic data – is one that has long promised to revolutionise how we eat – not to mention keeping us healthy and out of hospitals. Are converging technologies about to deliver...

Vitamin D – depression link seen in 5000-strong study

07-Apr-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Those with higher vitamin D levels have a lower risk of depression, according to a Finnish population study.

April 8, 14:00 CET: Experts debate hot issues in NutraIngredients omega-3 forum

Omega-3 hits €25bn but can it keep growing?

03-Apr-2015 By Shane STARLING

Are omega-3 fisheries really under threat? How many functional foods have cracked omega-3 blockbuster status? How is the sector recovering from the ‘Brasky effect’? How are developing markets developing? How is the latest research influencing regulation?...