CNI and Bio Serae Continue their Leadership in Developing the Next Era of Functional Ingredients

CNI will utilize the SupplySide West show to demonstrate its leadership in innovation, regulatory support, global supply assurance and consistent quality.

Oct 12 2011 --- CNI is a global expert in the sourcing of natural ingredients and will utilize the SupplySide West show to demonstrate its leadership in innovation, regulatory support, global supply assurance and consistent quality.

CNI’s Fibregum was recently approved as a source of dietary fiber by Health Canada, and is the first and only range of acacia gum to achieve this distinction. Furthermore, Health Canada has approved the classification of Fibregum as “traditional dietary fiber” and not a “novel fiber.” This positive regulatory decision contributes to the growing regulatory acceptance of Fibregum acacia gum worldwide. Fibregum, is a sustainably sourced, 100% natural ingredient available in multiple performance grades including organically certified. As a soluble fiber, Fibregum provides multiple health benefits in functional foods & beverages.

Bio Serae Laboratories will be featuring their premier functional ingredient Cacti-Nea, a natural prickly pear fruit extract, also available in organic grades. This unique fruit extract is entirely soluble with a slightly sweet flavor that can easily be incorporated into dietary supplements or functional foods and beverages to deliver diuretic and weight management benefits.

Very recent results from an extensive human clinical trial on Cacti-Nea confirmed previous scientific studies on the positive diuretic health benefits in preventing water retention. The clinical trial highlighted Cacti-Nea’s impact on increasing daily urine volume (up to 27% without side effects) while also decreasing the sensation of “heavy legs” and swollen feet/ankles/calves. The aim of the clinical study was to evaluate Cacti-Nea’s impact on water retention. The one week study used a low dose of 2g/day and evaluated 15 women with prior water retention issues. Significantly positive trial results confirmed the real health benefits of this innovative ingredient and concluded that: - Cacti-Nea helps to significantly increase diuresis by 27% on women with BMI<25
- Cacti-Nea helps to significantly decrease the sensation of swollen feet/ankles/calves
- Cacti-Nea helps to significantly decrease the sensation of “heavy legs”
Even more positive, 87% of women tested were convinced by Cacti-Nea’s efficiency at the end of the study, as revealed in a global satisfaction questionnaire the volunteers completed