As growth in the nutraceutical market continues to explode, novel and innovative advanced delivery systems will become more prevalent, overcoming existing absorption and bioavailability limitations. New ingredients are becoming much harder to encounter, so expanding the desirability of existing, accepted ingredients is logical. Increasing efficacy and functionality is an easy message to convey.
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