‘Special’ coffee may protect against DNA damage: Study
Three to four cups of a ‘special’ coffee rich in green coffee bean compounds and roast products may protect oxidative damage to DNA and help reduce body fat, say new results published today.
Archives for April 3, 2011
Denomega launches salmon oil for supplements
Denomega Pure Health is launching a salmon oil for use in liquid dietary supplements, made using a cold-press technique from farmed Norwegian salmon and pitched at the premium market.
Danisco forms pine-sourced phytosterol partnership
Scandinavian ingredients giant Danisco has signed a “long term” deal to market globally the free and esterified phytosterol offerings of US firm Arboris.
BASF hikes carotenoid prices 12%
BASF has upped the price of its food and feed nature-identical carotenoid formulations suite by around 12% due to increased, “energy and raw material prices, higher logistics costs and negative exchange rate effects.”
Vitamin D may or may not have heart health benefits
Low levels of vitamin D are associated with reductions in blood vessel functioning, but this may not translate into an effect on cardiovascular disease incidence, according to the results from two new studies.
EFSA seeks experts for scientific panels
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said it is seeking independent experts to serve on a raft of its scientific committees and panels.
Naturex set for “one or two” acquisitions in 2011: President
Naturex will expand again in 2011 with several “€5-20m” targets, 1.5 years after completing the €110m integration of Spanish supplier Natraceutical that made the French botanical extracts supplier the biggest in the world.