13 May 2024 --- The new trial, led by the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz, US, and conducted in rural Bangladesh, provides one of the most comprehensive contributions to scientific knowledge about the effects of... Read More

01 May 2024 --- Formulators in the specialized nutrition space for “active aging” pinpoint functional ability, immunity, cognition and gut health as valuable areas of research and innovation. We catch up with Cargill,... Read More

01 May 2024 --- German ingredient specialist Loryma is expanding its Lory Crumb portfolio with two new varieties made from rice flour and milk protein.

23 Apr 2024 --- Several plant-based meat alternatives contained more carbohydrates, less protein and a reduced amino acid content than meat-based versions after comparing plant-based steaks and cured meat alternatives with their... Read More

17 Apr 2024 --- Irish global nutrition group Glanbia has agreed to purchase the leading independent US flavor platform, Flavor Producers, for an initial consideration of US$300 million and a deferred consideration of up to US$55... 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.

17 Jan 2024 --- At FiE 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, we sat down with Corinne Duffy, Aroma performance global technical marketing manager, to discuss how the company’s vanillin, ethylvanillin and natural vanillin offerings can be used to increase the appeal, taste and mouthfeel of nutritional products. For example, Duffy details how its products can mask off notes in applications with pea proteins for food fortification.

05 Jan 2024 --- Defatted peanut flour is supporting consumers looking to incorporate more plant-based protein into their diet. The format is the base for “powdered peanut butter,” a convenience ingredient used in sports nutrition smoothies. Ali Hill details peanuts’ nutritional profile and how the legume can help mask off notes of other plant-based proteins, improving the sensory experience overall.

01 Aug 2023 --- Debbie Thomas, marketing manager at Nektium, shares the company’s strifes in developing more sustainable sources of the plant Rhodiola rosea, the key nutritional ingredient in Nektium’s Rhodiolife. In its cultivation project, the company produces the plant in its natural habitat, maintaining the same phytochemical profile and active compounds as wild-collected sources, which are tested through macroscopic and HPLC analysis and DNA barcoding.

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.

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 

07 Sep 2023 --- As they adopt a holistic approach to boosting wellness, consumers seek products that not only contain science-backed, clinically substantiated ingredients with proven benefits but also those that offer sensory appeal to satisfy their more intangible, emotional side. The new paradigm delves into how consumers approach today's complex nutritional challenges. Lubrizol presents its new data-driven, consumer-led mission. Backed up by proprietary AI-driven market research and consumer behavior analysis, Lubrizol provides product solutions based on sensory experiences and clinical benefits that offer a stronger value proposition and fulfill evolving consumer demands. To showcase this new approach, during this webinar, we will present LIPOFER™ iron-fortified, pectin-based gummies as an example of how Lubrizol can connect the dots in the consumer experience by providing indulgence and iron benefits in a single product.

14 Jun 2023 --- Women’s Health has been recognised as one of the top 10 major health & nutrition trends in 2023 according to our KHNI research. Female-specific symptoms and diseases are numerous and widespread, yet our understanding of the female body is not comparable to what we know about men and there are many unmet needs in this space. Building credible scientific evidence based on female populations is a priority to develop products that meet the needs of women across multiple life stages. In this webinar our experts dive into the challenges and opportunities for innovation in women’s health market by answering questions such as: What are the unique health and nutritional needs of females throughout the various stages of life? What does the future of the women’s health market look like?

23 May 2023 --- It is well established that nutrition during the first 1000 days of life can have major effects on growth and development. Moreover, this period is characterized by extreme sensitivity to external stimuli such as inadequate nutritional status of the infant which can interfere with the different stages of the developmental process, leading to short and long term health consequences. Lactalis Ingredients, which has been working for more than 15 years on nutrition, proposes to review the literature on how to provide adequate nutrition for optimal infant growth. To do so, we will review the three macronutrients essential for growth: their composition in human milk, their nutritional requirements and how infant formulas attempt to approximate breast milk to meet these nutritional requirements.