Archives for August 2, 2004

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Full fat helps carotenoid absorption

Food makers might want to push the value of full fat dressings as food scientists in the US claim they could boost our health by increasing the body's ability to absorb disease-fighting carotenoids.

New opportunities in expanding Japanese food market

The land that gave birth to a small bottle of probiotic drink over 50 years ago has never looked back as far as functional foods are concerned. A new report claims that the Japanese functional food market is racing ahead of its western counterparts...

Aloe vera goes into battle

The increasingly popular herbal extract aloe vera may be able to prolong the amount of time a trauma injury patient can survive before receiving treatment, such as a blood transfusion, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.

Bad weather dampens Cyanotech's Q1 sales

The Hawaiian based nutraceutical firm Cyanotech - which makes natural products from microalgae - has announced a shaky start to fiscal 2005, despite a recent return to profitability.