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Taste and smell changes fuel cancer malnutrition, dsm-firmenich review finds

Cancer patients face unique challenges to food consumption that can lead to malnutrition and thereby reduced treatment tolerance and response. Experts at dsm-firmenich explain to Nutrition Insight how cancer and its treatment affect patients’ taste and smell, while calling for routine monitoring of these alterations, as they are often overlooked in clinical practice. 
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Brain health supplements expand into digital overload and menopause brain fog
Brain health is rapidly evolving beyond traditional memory care for seniors, expanding into proactive cognitive support across all life stages, driven by generational consumer concerns, such as digital overload among younger generations and life-stage transitions including menopause. Nutrition Insight speaks to Balchem, Saanroo, Probi, and Kemin Human Nutrition and Health about trending functional formats, new clinical trials, and the growing demand for targeted neuronutrition. All studies cited were funded or conducted by the respective suppliers.
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TSI Group targets accurate precision nutrition at scale with Tailored Script
TSI Group notes that delivering “true” precision nutrition accurately and at scale is challenging. However, its CEO notes that new infrastructures and technologies are making it possible to achieve this. The contract manufacturing company argues that most personalized solutions focus on recommending existing products. The company positions its Tailored Script platform as one of the first to commercialize precision nutrition. The platform, used in China, recently expanded into the US and Australia with new manufacturing facilities and partners. It enables individualized formulations using health data, AI-assisted analysis, precision granules, and proprietary manufacturing technology. 
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Consumers want brain supplements that deliver on focus and memory, and they are increasingly wary of unsupported claims. Discover how HydroCurc® and Levagen®+, powered by LipiSperse® delivery technology, overcome the absorption challenge of curcumin and PEA. Both ingredients are backed by human clinical data showing higher serum BDNF, with Levagen®+ also improving memory test performance. Learn what the research shows and how it can anchor your next cognitive health formulation.

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SupplySide Global 2026: Nexira spotlights women’s health, sports performance & GLP-1 nutrition

At SupplySide Global 2026, Nexira’s Julie Imperato, marketing and communication manager, and Leslie Lannebere, global marketing manager for Health, explored emerging opportunities in women’s health, sports nutrition, and digestive wellness. They highlighted BloomEase’s potential for PMS support, backed by a study involving 167 women over four menstrual cycles, and new vascular health data for ViNitrox. They also discussed how acacia fiber can help address digestive comfort and nutritional needs among GLP-1 users.

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SupplySide Global 2026 review: Biotics, GLP-1 companions & pill-free formats take center stage
At SupplySide Global 2026 (Oct 28–30), companies presented an array of functional ingredient launches, clinical data, and product concepts in fun and convenient formats. Exhibitors at the show in Las Vegas, US, highlighted targeted gut health, GLP-1 support, longevity, women’s health, and cognitive solutions. Formats moved beyond capsules toward chews, gummies, bites, bars, slushies, and other functional foods and drinks as consumers and brands lean toward getting more out of each bite and sip.  
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Fi Europe 2026: Kensing debuts cholesterol-lowering cream cheese with...
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At Food Ingredients (Fi) Europe 2026, Kensing will introduce a prototype cream cheese enriched with its Sunvasterol ester (EST), a sunflower-sourced plant sterol formulation. The company says the “cardio-functional cream cheese” includes phytosterols that are recognized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as providing cholesterol-lowering benefits. Plant sterols are natural lipid compounds found in seeds, grains, nuts, and legumes. Kensing notes that they are similar to cholesterol and known for lowering LDL cholesterol in the blood when added to the diet. 
Enzyme helps infant Bifidobacterium feed on breast milk sugars absent from...
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Microbiologists have discovered that an enzyme, not typically associated with gut microbial activity, plays a key role in how certain Bifidobacterium species access sugars in breast milk. Alongside other milk sugars, these are believed to stimulate the growth of infant-associated Bifidobacteria. 
AstaReal launches encapsulated astaxanthin to withstand higher levels of oxygen...
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AstaReal has unveiled AstaReal EB15, a new encapsulated and stable astaxanthin ingredient that can be used in a wider range of formulations, including two-piece capsules, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) or gelatin capsules. The ingredient’s encapsulation is designed to protect it against oxidation. AstaReal EB15 (Novasta EB15) constitutes at least 1.5% natural astaxanthin, derived from freshwater microalga, Haematococcus pluvialis.
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Gundry MD has launched MyoPeptide Complex, a daily supplement formula combining the full 5 g dose of a third-party-tested micronized creatine monohydrate with PeptiStrong, a clinically studied plant peptide, and vitamins K2 (as MK-7) and D3. According to the brand, the ingredients help recharge adenosine triphosphate (ATP) — the cell’s energy currency — to support a stronger body, faster recovery, and a sharper mind.
October in review: GLP-1 nutrition, pharma-grade supplements & Abbott spin-off
October in review
GLP-1 companion nutrition, microbiome science, and product substantiation continued to dominate the nutrition industry last month. We explored new opportunities at industry events in longevity and women’s  and metabolic health. In our October review, Nutrition Insight explores some of the month’s biggest stories, with industry experts urging GLP-1 companion nutrition complementing drugs and stronger clinical evidence for menopause supplements. Exhibitors at CPHI Milan 2026, Italy, highlighted pharmaceutical standards as a growing priority for nutraceutical manufacturers. At SupplySide Global 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, companies showcased innovations in women’s health, longevity, and the gut microbiome. 
“Protein nationalism”: How geopolitics is reshaping the global ingredients...
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Protein has become much more than a nutritional selling point. As demand for high-protein foods accelerates, governments are increasingly treating the production and supply of protein as a strategic national interest, opening up a new geopolitical battleground with significant implications for food manufacturers. A new Eurasia Group report, “The Rise of Protein Nationalism,” describes how governments are using domestic production, trade controls, and investment to secure protein supplies and gain geopolitical leverage — a shift it defines as “the use of state control over production capacity and exports as a political lever within and between countries.” 
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SupplySide Global 2026: Healthy aging drives GLP-1, gut &...
Healthy aging emerged as the common trend at the recent SupplySide Global 2026 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Nutrition Insight spoke with Givaudan, dsm-firmenich, Akay Bioactives, Rousselot, OmniActive Health Technologies, and Formo about new product launches and research in gut health, metabolic support, cognition, women’s health, and protein. “Almost every category could now fit into this idea of healthspan and longevity,” said Brian Appell, marketing manager for nutra and the Americas at Givaudan. “We see a convergence of benefits.” “For example, cognitive health isn’t necessarily a category that stands by itself anymore,” he told us. “It’s about how it relates to different consumer groups, because the younger consumer group isn’t necessarily interested in memory the way an older consumer group is.” 
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Danone research finds health and digestibility drive...
New research by Danone identifies health, taste, and digestibility as major drivers of plant-based dairy consumption. The company notes that plant-based yogurt and drink alternatives are becoming a more established part of everyday food choices. Danone conducted two studies with Ipsos, one examining consumption patterns and motivations related to the consumption of plant-based dairy alternatives among 42,000 adults and the second assessing the perceived overall benefits of plant-based drinks among about 2,500 regular consumers of these products. 
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Suppliers warn GLP-1 companion category risks credibility...
The metabolic health trend has accelerated GLP-1 companion innovations. However, the rapid expansion has raised questions about whether products designed to support nutrition during rapid weight loss are grounded in evidence, given that the developments are in the early stages. To learn how the industry is responding to the momentum with responsible science, Nutrition Insight speaks with Roquette, Probi, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, and HTBA.

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Gut health: Expanding opportunities in healthy agingNov2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates growing momentum for gut health in healthy aging, with launches featuring gut health claims growing at a 16% CAGR from October 2021 to September 2026. Consumers a...

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Next-gen supplements Nov 2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that the supplement category grew at a 2% CAGR from October 2021 to September 2026. Vitamins & minerals were the leading subcategory for supplement launches, accounting for 27% of launches from October 2025 to September 2026. Dietary fiber and antioxidant subcategories had the biggest increase in launches.

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Brain health supplement boostersNov 2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that concentration and focus are top of mind for consumers. Brands are responding by increasing brain health supplement launches. Europe leads brain health supplement launches at 45%, followed by North America at 32%. Vitamins and minerals are the leading subcategory at 31%, capsules are the top format at 33%, and citicoline emerges as an ingredient with great potential for innovation.

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