Will you get more polyphenols from blueberry-grape juice or a smoothie?
Greater research into the impact of food matrixes on the bioavailability of polyphenols is needed, say researchers comparing grape and blueberry juice to smoothie.
Archives for March 24, 2015
Probiotic chief: “[Collaboration] could be part of the puzzle for health claim applications”
Swedish firm engages Wageningen to reveal probiotic mechanism of action
A Swedish probiotic player has enlisted Wageningen University to research probiotic mechanisms of action in the area of inflammation – work Probi’s CEO told us could yield a sector-defining health claim.
Probiotic potential for pear antioxidants explored in study
Antioxidants and phenols in pears can balance gut microbiota as well as manage early-stage type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to researchers.
Neptune gets partly favorable krill oil patent ruling, but royalty payouts await appeal
In what one side is billing as the final act in the krill wars in North America, the US Patent and Trademark Office has ruled to uphold certain claims of a longstanding patent held by Neptune Technologies and Bioressources. But the handle of the buried...
Firm goes to ground; nature of poisoning unknown
Police investigating arsenic poisoning in UK herbal supplement case
The UK medicines agency has joined West Yorkshire police in investigating an arsenic poisoning case that has been linked to an impotence herbal supplement sold via the UK arm of an Indian firm.
Zinc status linked to immune responses and chronic disease, researchers suggest
Zinc deficiency could play a role in chronic diseases that involve inflammation, especially in older adults, says new research.
Be creative to keep reformulation costs down, says analyst
Manufacturers need to be innovative and clever if costs to reformulate food products are to be kept low, says Cindy Beeren at Leatherhead Food Research.