Archives for March 25, 2019

ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGIES: BEYOND SUPPLEMENTS

WATCH - Is the future of botanicals in functional foods and drinks?

The rise of new encapsulation and delivery technologies, coupled with growing consumer demand to see traditional ingredients 'back in food, not supplements' is driving a rise in the use of botanical ingredients in functional foods, say experts.

Getting the ‘fiber’ definition helpful but not a panacea for putting word out about prebiotic benefits

Prebiotics that have been classified as dietary fibers still have work to do to educate consumers on their benefits, a supplier says.

Optimising appetite: Probiotic startup exploits gut-brain link to 'retrain' the obese and malnourished

A trio of biotech experts from France have developed a probiotic start-up company which aims to utilise the gut-brain axis to retrain the appetite of both obese and malnourished patients.

ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGIES: BEYOND SUPPLEMENTS

'Micronised' powders aim to fill 'great gap' in the plant protein market

Healy Group, the global supplier of ingredients and nutraceuticals, has announced the launch of PrimaPro pea and rice proteins which aims to fill a 'great gap in the market for these microfine proteins'.

EC make novel food specification changes to supplement ingredient and HMO

The European Commission (EC) is to implement regulation that authorises specification changes to the supplement ingredient coriander seed oil and human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2′-fucosyllactose (2’FL).