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Weekly From 11-Nov-2010 to 18-Nov-2010

TECHNICAL PAPER

Try a healthier focus with Farbest's beta-carotene

The use of beta-carotene is a safe, clean-label way to incorporate vitamin A into supplements or food and beverage products. In addition, beta-carotene has added benefits: as a potent antioxidant, it protects against health-threatening free radicals.... Click Here

INDUSTRY

Lessons to learn from trans-Atlantic partnerships

Partnerships are a 'one plus one equals three' endeavour, but communication is key to ensure the relationship is synergistic, says Stratum Nutrition's ... Watch

Natural focus helps Frutarom widen its margins

New, mainly natural, products with higher than average margins have helped flavour and specialty ingredient firm Frutarom to widen its overall margin performance in the third quarter... Read

Frutarom enters emerging Vitamin K2 market

Israel-based Frutarom is joining the emerging market for Vitamin K2 with a new ingredient called UniK2 for use in supplements and functional foods... Read

Coated spirulina offers tasteless, super blue ingredient for supplements and food: Valensa

Florida's Valensa International and India's Parry Nutraceuticals have introduced a new coated spirulina ingredient, said to mask the flavor of the algae, and enhance the color... Read

UAS Labs acquires contract manufacturer

Minnesota-based UAS Laboratories, Inc., has become the sole owner of Wisconsin's APN Labs after acquiring all the outstanding shares, enabling the company to offer a 'complete range of probiotics'... Read

Suicide stats could lead US military's omega-3s charge

High rates of depression and suicide among soldiers have put omega-3s on the radar of the US military, but where does the science stand, and how can the potential benefits be best delivered to soldiers on the front line?.. Watch

FDA confirms GRAS for Blue California's L-theanine

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of Blue California's L-TeaActive-branded L-theanine ingredient for use in food and beverages... Read

Dispatches from SupplySide West Where immune health meets sports nutrition

The link between immune health and physical performance is well known, but sports nutrition products that include immune boosting ingredients are few and far between, and this presents a huge opportunity, says Embria's Larry ... Watch

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WHITE PAPER

i-Sabi® : Liver Detoxification and 2 inhibition

Our company is the industry leader in providing the finest quality ingredients, including i-Sabi™, an all-natural Wasabia japonica dietary ingredient, backed by clinical research. Our company recently completed an in vitro research that demonstrates that i-Sabi may possess exciting health-promoting benefits... Click Here

REGULATION

NI Health Claims 2010 NutraIngredients health claims conference: Two weeks to go

Crucial. Claims. Knowledge. With industry still reeling from the latest batch of article 13.1 opinions, NutraIngredients has been busy putting the final touches on its second health claims conference in Brussels – now two weeks away... Read

Kemin gets Canadian non-novel food status for Slendesta potato extract

The Food Directorate of Health Canada has concluded that Kemin Health's Slendesta potato extract may now be marketed as a non-novel food ingredient, allowing formulation into a range of foods and beverages... Read

RESEARCH

Jury still out on omega-3 for post-natal depression

Reducing the risk of depression during pregnancy and after birth with supplements of omega-3 fatty acids is not backed up by the science-to-date, says a new meta-analysis and systematic review... Read

Aged garlic shows blood pressure improvement benefits: Study

Daily supplements of an aged garlic extract may reduce systolic blood pressure by 10.2 mmHg, suggests new data from Australia... Read

CLA leads the weight loss pack for fat modification: Study

Ingredients touted for their fat modifying properties like conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and pyruvate show 'some potential benefit', but the overall data is 'limited' says a new review... Read

DSM builds science for tensVida's blood pressure benefits

Supplements containing milk protein hydrolysates were effective at reducing blood pressure in people with stage 1 hypertension, says a new study from DSM and TNO... Read

Calcium plus vit D effective for bone density boost: Study

Combined supplements of vitamin D and calcium are effective for increasing the bone mineral density of post-menopausal women, even when calcium intakes are adequate, says a new study from Finland... Read

Nanotech shows promise for anti-cancer nutraceuticals

The gap between science showing potential anti-cancer properties of a range of nutraceuticals and the low bioavailability in vivo may be breached by nanotechnology, says a new review... Read

Probiotics: Study highlights how processing conditions affect properties

Differences in the production of bacterial strains may change the potentially probiotic properties of resulting food, says a new study from Finland that 'sets important prerequisites for quality control in probiotics'... Read

Expert panel highlights need for beta-carotene fortification

The vitamin A precursor beta-carotene has an important function in providing for an adequate supply of total vitamin A, according to a consensus paper published by international experts... Read

WEEKLY COMMENT

For front-of-pack labels, smart choices take time

Uh-oh, surely not another industry-sponsored front-of-pack nutrition label! Food industry engagement is welcome, but let's take it slowly – no one benefits until we figure out a system that works... Read

CLINICAL STUDY

The role of Sustamine® for endurance and performance

We invite you to review the current JISSN published research on Sustamine® L-alanyl-L-glutamine supplementation showing its significant ergogenic benefit by increasing time to exhaustion under conditions of mild dehydration... Click Here

PREVIOUS HEADLINES

GOED: ALA science important, but fish oil supply is sustainable

More research into ALA and its conversion to long-chain omega-3s is needed, but pinning it on 'dwindling fish stocks' is confused, says the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED)... Read

Probiotics show oral health benefits: BioGaia study

Probiotic-containing lozenges may reduce levels of three different pathogens in patients with chronic periodontitis, suggests a new study that also supports benefits for inflamed gums... Read

Further growth for functional chewing gum, predicts analyst

"Strong growth" is predicted for functional chewing gum in 2009-2014 due to an increasing demand for health-oriented products, according to Euromonitor... Read

Sesame protein isolate may reduce heart disease risk

Protein isolates from sesame seed may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to results of a new study with rats... Read

Dispatches from SupplySide West 'Medicine hunter' spears mainstream botanical acceptance

For the best part of two decades Kilham has been venturing into this planet's wild vegetation zones in an ongoing search for botanicals that may have therapeutic, nutritional or wellness benefits... Watch

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