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Treats and trends: Pets join festivities with seasonal flavors and healthy delights
Treats and trends: Pets join festivities with seasonal flavors and healthy delights
The festive season has begun in full swing, and increasingly, pets are joining the dinner tables. With the rising “humanization of pets” trend, Nutrition Insight speaks with ADM to discuss what holiday-style treats are safe for our furry friends and what ingredients can do to help make them healthier. “The safest approach is to choose treats that are formulated specifically for pets,” says Juliana Nogueira, D.V.M, Creation, Design & Development, Pet Nutrition North America. 
Targeted solutions and personalized nutrition drive innovations in active aging
Targeted solutions and personalized nutrition drive innovations in active aging
In an evolving active aging market, the nutrition industry highlights the importance of targeted, science-backed solutions to support a wide range of consumer needs. The market is shifting toward innovations that support “agelessness,” targeting the hallmarks of aging to support gut health, cognition, mobility, and beyond. Nutrition Insight meets with Lactalis Ingredients, Valio, Lycored, Sirio, and Lonza Capsugel to explore key health benefits for aging consumers and longevity ingredients like collagen, dairy ingredients, minerals, and botanicals. Elodie Macariou, senior product manager at Lactalis Ingredients, tells us how the concept of “agelessness” is redefining aging, shifting conversations from fear to personal fulfillment. 
FiE 2025: Jungbunzlauer unlocks mineral formulations for gummy supplements
FiE 2025: Jungbunzlauer unlocks mineral formulations for gummy supplements
At the recent Food ingredients Europe (FiE) 2025 trade show in Paris, France, Jungbunzlauer highlighted its latest mineral innovations, enabling their use in ever-popular gummy supplements. These solutions aim to help brands deliver formulations with an optimal mineral absorption without impacting taste or texture. At the trade show floor, Nutrition Insight met with Dr. Sabrina Weiher, product manager at Jungbunzlauer, to discuss how the company’s solutions address mineral formulation challenges. 
Quatrefolic® Proven to Boost Skin Protection and Regeneration
Quatrefolic® Proven to Boost Skin Protection and Regeneration
Discover how Quatrefolic® can elevate your next formulation. New research confirms its ability to reduce oxidative stress, enhance cellular repair, and improve fibroblast activity—delivering measurable, science-backed benefits for skin health. As demand for effective nutricosmetic solutions grows, Quatrefolic® stands out as a premium, reliable ingredient supported by proven performance.

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Balchem: Advances in chelated mineral science backed by new research
Balchem: Advances in chelated mineral science backed by new research

Balchem highlights its Albion Minerals, backed by more than 160 scientific publications. Oliver Riemann, senior marketing and business development manager, discusses evolving ingredient formats, including a ready-to-drink energy drink for games, yogurt drink, supplement shot, jelly strips, and gummies. Balchem has announced two upcoming trials for 2026: one evaluating magnesium bisglycinate for sleep support, and another studying iron bisglycinate’s impact on female athletic performance. 

Nutrition industry 2025 in review: Most read stories
Nutrition industry 2025 in review: Most read stories
This year, scientific and technological advances, along with growing scrutiny of health claims and regulations, shaped the nutrition industry. Research on the gut microbiome, growing interest in healthy aging, and increasing popularity of GLP-1 medications have driven innovations in targeted solutions, spanning biotics, collagen, botanicals, and protein ingredients. Meanwhile, policy shifts, climate impacts, and geopolitical pressures influenced nutrition security and access to healthy diets. Let’s review this year’s industry-shaping highlights.

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Sleighing the 3,800-calorie holiday: Nutritional guidance for mindful festive...
Sleighing the 3,800-calorie holiday: Nutritional guidance for mindful festive feasting
While the spirit of the season often fosters overconsumption, a closer look at the latest nutritional data suggests that the festive cheer doesn’t have to mean an all-out caloric buffet. Nutrition Insight examines recent dietary research supporting health and wellness during the holidays. The nutrition app Lifesum finds that US holiday tables are among the most indulgent, just behind Britain, for the most calorie-heavy Christmas dinners, with plates high in sugar, saturated fat, and oversized portions.
New clinical study backs NuAxon Bioscience’s BioTurm curcumin for high...
New clinical study backs NuAxon Bioscience’s BioTurm curcumin for high bioavailability
A new human clinical study confirms that NuAxon Bioscience’s BioTurm curcumin provides 60 times higher bioavailability than standard curcumin with 95% standardized curcuminoids paired with piperine. The formulation achieves superior absorption using a natural turmeric oil compound (ar-turmerone) instead of synthetic enhancers or high doses of piperine.
Diabetes and cavities: Sugars move from blood to saliva causing oral microbiome...
Diabetes and cavities: Sugars move from blood to saliva causing oral microbiome dysbiosis
New research has found that people with type 2 diabetes have higher tooth decay than others. The scientists explain that high blood glucose levels, or hyperglycemia, cause the migration of sugars, like glucose and fructose, to saliva.
Nestlé expands Materna supplement line to support pregnancy and postpartum...
Nestlé expands Materna supplement line to support pregnancy and postpartum health
Nestlé has expanded its Materna range of nutritional supplements for multistage maternal well-being, with the inclusion of Materna Expert Healthy Pregnancy and Materna Expert Post-Birth Recovery. Adding to last year’s release of Materna Expert Preconception Support, the products are backed by more than a decade of research that encompasses 17 patents and more than 20 peer-reviewed publications.
Scaling conservation of Himalayan wild-collected plants and fungi in Nepal
Scaling conservation of Himalayan wild-collected plants and fungi in Nepal
The Himalayan mountain range in Nepal is a prime location for wild plants and fungi with uses in herbal medicine, supplements, and cosmetics. Examples include kutki (Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora), used in Ayurvedic medicine for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxifying properties, and cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), which is a valued ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, these species are threatened by unsustainable harvesting and substantial market demand from India and China, where insufficient border controls increase the risk of illegal trade. 
EU Biotech Act: Approval pathways for precision fermentation eased despite...
EU Biotech Act: Approval pathways for precision fermentation eased despite restrictions on novel foods

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The European Commission’s Biotech Act, published this week, will expand the regulatory guidance available to companies bringing precision fermentation ingredients to market, but has excluded novel foods from a parallel scheme designed to foster collaboration between regulators, industry, and academics — a decision nonprofit think tank GFI Europe says undermines efforts to build expertise and transparency around emerging food technologies. 
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Corpowell: Biomimetic vegan collagen packs effectiveness...
Corpowell is making waves with a new expansion deal with Seventure Partners for its plant-based collagens. The nutraceutical expert also reveals that a new independent study has found its vegan collagen can reduce cellulite.Nutrition Insight speaks with Corpowell to learn about its VeCollal’s effectiveness when compared to animal collagen. The discussion spans scientific rigor, biomimetic collagen, and ethics.
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Rousselot and PB Leiner consolidate collagen and gelatin...
Darling Ingredients and Tessenderlo Group have signed a definitive agreement to combine the collagen and gelatin segments of their companies, Rousselot and PB Leiner, into a new, collagen-based nutrition company. With the move, which was first announced last May, the companies aim to capitalize on global collagen growth. They note that no cash or initial investment is required from either company. 

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Active agingDec2025

Innova Market Insights data show growth in active nutrition launches with a healthy aging claim from October 2020 to September 2023. Additionally, 75% of consumers worldwide consider healthy aging to ...

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Christmas & festive products in nutrition rise Dec 2025

Innova Market Insights data show that new product launches this year are focusing on limited-edition Christmas-inspired offerings. Festive flavors in sports nutrition, such as gingerbread, cinnamon, and spiced apple, add a seasonal touch to everyday workouts, making healthy routines more appealing.

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Trends in supplements for men’s healthDec 2025

Innova Market Insights data shows that 58% of male consumers globally take multivitamins and minerals to age healthily. This has fueled the increase in men’s health supplements, with a +5% year-over-year growth from October 2023 to September 2025. Zinc and vitamin B were the leading ingredients in men’s health supplement launches, while cassia is an exciting new ingredient showing growth.

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Balchem: Advances in chelated mineral science backed by new research

Balchem highlights its Albion Minerals, backed by more than 160 scientific publications. Oliver Riemann, senior marketing and business development manager, discusses evolving ingredient formats, including a ready-to-drink energy drink for games, yogurt drink, supplement shot, jelly strips,...

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FiE 2025: Metabolaid’s impact on metabolic wellness and lower food cravings
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