Beyond The Headlines: Applied Nutrition announces ten new “funky” flavors, DSM to halt production of Rovimix vitamin A
25 Nov 2022 --- This week in nutrition news, Applied Nutrition announced the release of ten new flavors for its branded Premium Whey Protein Powder. DSM revealed that it would halt the production of vitamin A for at least two months and decrease its production of vitamin E due to increasing energy prices. Meanwhile, Biosearch Life – a Kerry company – unveiled a study showing that its upcycled cheese powders reduce food waste and can reduce the product’s carbon footprint (PCF).
In brief: New releases
Applied Nutrition unveiled that it will launch ten novel flavors. These include classics like cookies and cream and blueberry muffin. It also includes the “funky flavors” profile with choco Bueno, white chocolate Bueno, cinnamon bun, cereal milk, custard, salted caramel, toffee popcorn and carrot cake. The offerings will come in 2 kg tubs and contain 21 g of protein and 4.8 g of branched-chain amino acids. The flavors are also Halal certified, low in sugar and gluten-free.
Applied Nutrition’s new Premium Whey Protein Powder flavors include cookies and cream and carrot cake.
Biosearch Life, acquired by Kerry in 2021, announced that its probiotic strain LC40 – Limosilactobacillus fermentum CECT 5716 – may reduce the number of gastrointestinal infections experienced in infants delivered by cesarean by as much as 73%, according to a recent study. Cesarean birth has been shown to compromise the development of infant immune systems and limit their microbiome population, which is imparted by the mother during vaginal birth. The study, which included 173 infants born via the cesarean surgical procedure, offers new formula options to reduce infections in vulnerable babies.
Additionally, Kerry revealed that its upcycled cheese powder ingredients could help reduce the PCF of products as well as decrease the number of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) created during production. Moreover, the company says it does all of this while reducing food waste. According to the company, their upcycled options have 45% lower GHG emissions when compared to traditional cheese powder production processes. The upcycling process uses already made and transforms it into a powder, reducing the need for further cheese production. Kerry states that every 10,000 kg of upcycled cheese powder eliminates 11,856 kg of cheese waste and 55,586 kg GHGs.
In brief: Business news
DSM reported that it would halt production of Rovimix brand vitamin A at its Sisslen, Switzerland, facility for at least two months. The production halt, slated to start on 2 January, 2023, is the result of the higher energy costs predicted to hit Europe this winter. The company also stated that the production of its Rovimix brand vitamin E-50 would also be affected as a result of the two products’ shared upstream infrastructure. The company further states that all existing contractual commitments will be fulfilled and affirms that it has enacted allocation procedures.
At the same time, DSM has also announced the launch of Vertis Canolapro – a canola seed-derived complete protein isolate. The canola seed is one of the few plant-based protein sources to contain all nine essential amino acids, which allows F&B producers to develop new plant-based complete products for vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian consumers. Moreover, the nutritional ingredient is soy, gluten, dairy and allergen-free. The company states that it is also an extremely versatile solution with a small carbon footprint, as canola seeds require no additional arable land and needs only low-temperature mineral water for the company’s proprietary production process.
In brief: Research and studies
DSM’s Vertis Canolapro utilizes one of the few plant-based sources of complete proteins.
An analysis of six types of native New Zealand macadamia nuts – funded by the country’s High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge – was conducted to see if the nuts could be included in the Ministry of Health’s New Zealand Food Composition Database. Grown in New Zealand’s Eastern Bay of Plenty, the flavorful fruits were found to have promising amounts of three important ingredients. Namely, selenium and vitamins C and B6. They were also found to have notable quantities of dietary fiber and micronutrients like magnesium and manganese. Furthermore, they were found to be free of trans fatty acids and low in sodium and cholesterol.
Researchers at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, US, pointed to a link they found to long-term health outcomes and consuming foods that scored high on Food Compass – a holistic food profiling system developed at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. The research group analyzed the dietary records of 48,000 US adults between the ages of 20 and 85 that had participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018 and then linked the findings with data from the National Death Index. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that the mean Food Compass score for the whole group was very low, only 35.5 out of a possible 100. However, the researchers also found a corresponding 7% decrease in all-cause death rates for every 10-point increase from the mean.
In brief: Regulation
Dr. Aric Sigman, a health educator from Brighton, UK, has published a call for physicians to petition the government to raise the legal at-home drinking age, stating that it could reduce future alcohol-related disease and death rates. Presently, children from the age of five can legally drink at home. Published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Sigman said that pediatricians must take a stronger stance on both regulation and education to stave off future disease and addiction and to teach parents about the potential harms of early alcohol exposure.
By William Bradford Nichols
