Archives for July 25, 2007

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Aloe ready for bioavailability applications

By  Clarisse Douaud

A study demonstrating the potential for aloe vera to enhance vitamin C and B12 bioavailability could give manufacturers of the ingredient another angle along which to promote it.

Sales up for DSM despite tough time

By  Alex McNally

DSM has today reported a rise in sales for its nutrition division in the second quarter of 2007, however the loss of contracts tied in with the take-over of Roche vitamins and a poor exchange rate both took their toll.

Probiotics with a two-year shelf life?

By  Alex McNally

A €4.5m ($6.3m) investment in New Zealand firm EnCoate could help it develop a technique to extend the shelf life of probiotics, opening up the uses for the bacteria often found only in dairy products.