Selenium may ease post-exercise oxidative stress in overweight people
Supplements of selenium may reduce markers of oxidative stress immediately after exercise for overweight people, suggests a new study.
Archives for June 9, 2011
EU labelling proposals are short-sighted, say supplement makers
European Union labelling proposals that will demand font sizes between 0.9-1.2mm have not considered the effect of multi-lingual and small-size packaging, according to an EU-wide food supplements and healthy foods group.
Pycnogenol retail value tops $500m as double-digit growth continues
The retail value of products containing Pycnogenol, a potent antioxidant from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, is estimated to top $500m, according to bosses at producer Horphag Research.
Special Edition: Functional Food Trends
Heart health claims underscore functional cereal boom
Bakery and cereals account for almost 23 per cent of the global functional foods market with sales worth $5.5bn between 2006 and 2010, claims Leatherhead Food Research; And heart health is the leading claim in the sector.
Nestlé and King's College commit to ‘protein-protein’ nutrigenomics project
The Nestlé Research Center (NRC) in Switzerland and King's College London have committed to a six-month research project to, “examine the interactions between genes and food ingredients, and how they can affect human health."
Going hardcore helps DSM resolve recovery protein identity crisis
DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) is getting serious about ‘serious endurance’ for PeptoPro, the casein-based recovery protein that has been a slow-burner for the Dutch ingredients giant since a glamorous Olympic Games debut.
Seaweed enters the food formulation palette
A newly formed trade body is looking to take seaweed beyond Japanese cooking and raise awareness of the marine algae as a food ingredient.
Davos rolls out vitamin E tocotrienol ingredient in Japan and Korea
Singapore’s Davos Life Science has launched its Natural e3 delta-tocotrienol (Natural e3) vitamin E ingredient in Japan and Korea, in response to growing interest throughout Asia.