26 Apr 2024 --- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new nutrition standards for school meals in the country, aiming to promote the health and well-being of children. The new standards... Read More

26 Apr 2024 --- Rates of food insecurity, malnutrition and obesity continue to rise globally, each requiring different, tailored and sustainable solutions. We examine crucial nutrition challenges... Read More

26 Apr 2024 --- This week in nutrition news, PhytoGaia revealed it would exhibit its branded, palm fruit-derived pet food ingredients. At the same time, the Children’s Food Campaign (CFC)... Read More

26 Apr 2024 --- US-based health and wellness brand Cymbiotika introduces its first pet nutrition range featuring supplements for gut health, calm, joint health, allergies and immunity. The... Read More

26 Apr 2024 --- Unilever reveals its results for the first quarter of 2023, noting a sales growth of 4.4% and volume growth increasing to 2.2%. All five of its five Business Groups (Beauty &... Read More

24 Apr 2024 --- The US-based public health nonprofit Vitamin Angels aims to combat malnutrition by addressing maternal and child nutrition. Amy Stanfield, chief operations officer, highlights the organization’s mission and dietary supplementation programs, which reached 140 million women and children in the US and abroad in 2023 alone. These include the provision of prenatal vitamins and minerals, vitamin A and deworming treatments. Stanfield also discusses the challenges met by the NGO along the way and the team’s goals for the future.

17 Apr 2024 --- Dr. Mphumuzi Sukati is a senior nutrition and food systems officer at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Ghana. He discusses the FAO’s recently released compendium identifying 100 underutilized crops, also referred to as the “forgotten foods of Africa,” which have the potential to boost nutrition security on the continent. Dr. Sukati elaborates on the significance and nutritional benefits of some of these crops, which are indigenous or well-suited to the local environment.

12 Apr 2024 --- ResBiotic Nutrition’s CEO and founder, Dr. Vivek Lal, tells us at Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) that the company aims to restore wellness and health through the gut axis with science-backed supplements. The company’s ResB Lung Support contains a probiotic mix that targets the gut-lung axis, while its latest prebiotic addition, prebeet Energy+ powder, works on the gut-energy axis. 

09 Apr 2024 --- At the recent Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), Ellen Schutt, the managing director of the omega-3 association GOED, tells us that while consumer demand for omega-3 products continues to grow, the industry is facing supply issues, which has pushed up prices. Schutt detailed the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, highlighting a need for additional research. 

01 Mar 2024 --- Roquette was on the show floor of the CPhI trade fair in Barcelona, Spain, presenting its expanded oral dosage portfolio through its acquisition of Qualicaps. At the event, the company presented new solutions, including Lycatab, a pregelatinized starch used as a filler for gelatin capsules and a binder for direct compression. Roquette also highlighted its Microcel microcrystalline cellulose, which is used as a filler or binder, as well as a fiber source in various oral dosage forms.

11 Mar 2024 --- When you add GrainSweet® Liquid Maltodextrin to your active nutrition applications, you get the production efficiencies, clean labels, and clean tastes your applications need. This versatile drop-in sweetening solution helps you create consumer-friendly labels and delicious products that are sure to be a hit.This Technical Paper is from ADM. 

26 Feb 2024 --- Our formulation expertise, consumer insights, and robust portfolio of science-backed microbiome solutions that help support digestive, skin, metabolic, and immune health can enrich your current supplement line for the more well-rounded health benefits consumers seek. Let us help give your brand an edge with our holistic, biotic-enhanced products.This Technical Paper is from ADM. 

05 Feb 2024 --- Together with our partner AIDP, Disproquima presents Magtein®, an innovative Magnesium threonate salt that improves memory, alleviate anxiety, and help to prevent cognitive decline. Magtein® is the only magnesium compound that has been shown by two double blind placebo-controlled studies to effectively raise the brain’s magnesium levels, which leads to enhanced learning abilities, working memory, and short-and long-term memory.This Technical Paper is from Disproquima. 

18 Dec 2023 --- This technical paper cites research and market data to highlight the crucial role of Omega-3 in cardiovascular health, Alzheimer’s disease, and its anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating functions. Additionally, this paper explores the application of CABIO’s Omega-3 in prenatal nutrition, dietary supplementation, and in food and beverage solutions.This Technical Paper is from Cabio Biotech.

27 Nov 2023 --- When is collagen not collagen? What’s the best collagen for joint health? What does the future hold for the market? These questions – and more – are answered in The Collagen Symposium Report. Read it now to uncover 5 key insights from Bioiberica’s thought-provoking panel discussion – and get clear on collagen once and for all. This Technical Paper is from Bioiberica. 

17 Jan 2024 --- In this episode, we speak to Sylvia Klinger, nutrition consultant and founder of Hispanic Food Communications about the relevance and rise of the Blue Zone diet. Having grown up in Loma Linda, the popularized zone in California, US she is uniquely positioned to describe nutritional principles in relation to the diet. Klinger provides her career insights and personal approach to nutrition, in the context of the region and food culture she grew up in.  

03 Feb 2023 --- Lifton talks us through the compounds in the AHCC supplement that brings immunity benefits. The mushroom-based product is a complex of different active fractions, such as alpha glucan, which is high in bioavailability, making it more powerful than beta glucan. He also discusses research on the gut-brain axis, which has shown that the AHCC compound has the potential for stress reduction and increased energy. Lifton further talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the demand for the product.

26 Sep 2022 --- Several health bodies proclaimed their fears that the new UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, would scrap the soft drinks levy. Meanwhile, the Advertising Standards Authority banned an ad for Gordon Ramsay’s Gin, and the US Department of Justice charged 47 people for defrauding the US government’s Federal Child Nutrition Program out of US$250 million.

05 Sep 2022 --- This week’s NewsBite podcast details how mushrooms may help with alcohol addiction, how indigenous and enhanced crop seeds may be key in the fight against world hunger and how sugar may negatively impact the microbiome.

15 Aug 2022 --- This week’s NewsBite podcast delves into a CBD-infused coffee launch, and US-based Looni's new supplement hitting the market aiming to support menstrual health. Scientists are also calling for reformulation after a study revealed vegetarian diets may increase hip fracture risks.

05 Mar 2024 --- Explore the latest consumer trends shaping the industry, gain insights into the specific expectations women have from their supplements and uncover the fastest-growing subcategories. Powered by insights from Innova and the Industry Transparency Center. We will then provide an overview of the cutting-edge ingredients and nutritional science with speakers from ADM, Gnosis and KD Pharma. We will finish with ready-to-launch unique concepts that go beyond traditional pills, offering solutions that enable brand owners to stand out and succeed in the competitive women's health market.

08 Feb 2024 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor, Missy Green, for a recap of the confectionery edition, which delves into chocolate design and sweet treat offerings. We take a look at how high sugar and cocoa prices are impacting the sector and how plant-based brands are stepping up their game. We will also spotlight the sustainability of confectionery hydrocolloids—like pectin and gelatin—and see some of the latest launches in indulgent supplements and premium desserts.

16 Nov 2023 --- Many factors influence women's health at all stages, especially the impact of modern lifestyles. Healthy habits are the best way to avoid illness and prolong life, but supplementation is crucial to ensure all nutritional needs are met. Research supports the emerging role of folate in improving various health conditions in women. Quatrefolic® is the active folate that supports women in: Adolescence, representing a natural-oriented choice to improve mood The fertile period, being an essential nutrient for pre- and post-pregnancy (fertility and lactation) During menopause, reducing the symptoms and the health risks that may affect women Further, Quatrefolic® contributes to normal red blood formation reducing the risk of developing anemia, which is prevalent in women. Please join us for this exciting webinar where we will share the latest evidence-based insights highlighting the importance of folate intake for women's health. 

02 Nov 2023 --- Vegan vitamin, mineral, and supplement (VMS) gummies are popular. However, they pose challenges for manufacturers since the active ingredients affect pH and pectin gelling. You can overcome these issues and create perfect pectin gummies by combining the right formula, process, and equipment.After the webinar, you’ll know how to: Increase the pH-stability and workability range for less R&D and scale-up guesswork Optimize gelling and manage depositing open times, reducing product loss and improving efficiencyMinimize production variability for superior finished productsChoose the right depositing equipment for precise, efficient production, even on high-speed lines

05 Oct 2023 --- LifeinU® BSCU1 is a stable probiotic that supports immune health. This Bacillus subtilis is extremely stable making it perfect to be formulated into long shelf-life applications such as dietary supplements and functional foods. After an initial clinical study, Gnosis by Lesaffre decided to investigate additional immune biomarkers with a new clinical study to take immunity one step further.