Archives for April 11, 2006

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Increased rice bran demand prompts further NutraCea expansion

By  staff reporter

On the back of increased demand for its stabilized rice bran product, California-based NutraCea has announced it is to double capacity at its Dillon, Montana plant, revising its previously announced decision to increase capacity by 50 percent.

Raisio rises to Russian challenge with Benecol

By  Jess Halliday

Raisio is gearing up to launch its Benecol brand of plant-stanol containing foods in Russia - a challenging market where obesity and cardiovascular disease levels are high but awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol is low.

Kyowa Hakko launches cosmeceutical skin care ingredient

By  Simon Pitman

The US division of Japanese biotech company Kyowa Hakko has launched a new anti-aging cosmeceutical ingredient, Lumistor L-Hydroxyroline. Said to be a naturally derived amino acid, its benefits include skin moisture retention and the proliferation of...

Innovations at Vitafoods

By  staff reporter

As industry executives draw up their schedules for the forthcoming Vitafoods show, a number of companies are trailing the innovations they will be unveiling in Geneva.

Insoluble fibre could protect against diabetes, more evidence

By  Stephen Daniells

A German clinical trial has reported that eating a fibre-enriched bread for only three days improved insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese women by eight per cent, as the evidence for fibre protection against type-2 diabetes continues to grow.