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Danisco Flavours has said that it will double its flavour production in Asia with the construction of a brand new production facility at its existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in Penang, Malaysia.
The Canadian sterol maker Forbes Medi-Tech said last week's authorisation to sell its Reducol ingredients in the EU underlined the continued growth of its nutraceutical business.
DSM's PeptoPro took the gold award at Health Ingredients Europe yesterday, with a French produced fat-binding extract Neopuntia coming in second. The bronze award was given to Ingredia for its stress relieving peptide Lactium.
US agri-giant ADM used the Health Ingredients Europe in Amsterdam this week as a platform to roll out its range of soy meat alternatives.
Drinking Concord grape juice significantly increased good cholesterol and significantly lowered two markers of inflammation in people with stable coronary artery disease.
A potent antioxidant abundant in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.