13 Sep 2024 --- Nutrition has the capacity to either facilitate or hamper a person’s physical recovery. A new study looking into the nutrition-related risk factors among postsurgical youth athletes found that many... Read More

21 Aug 2024 --- Ingredient developer IFF is working to expand its range of weight management solutions to meet an expanding market interest and growing potential consumer base. Nutrition Insight sits... Read More

31 Jul 2024 --- Kerry Group’s half-year results reveal a strong performance, with the group’s revenue reaching €3.9 billion (US$4.2 billion) through a volume growth of 1.7%. The volume of the Taste &... Read More

12 Jul 2024 --- Ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, ADM highlights its plant-based, pre-, pro- and postbiotic innovations for active nutrition. The company has put a laser focus on gut health. The company’s inventory for... Read More

27 Jun 2024 --- Frozen functional beverage innovator Blender Bites has partnered with Orgain, a US-based plant protein brand, to formulate the Superberry Sport 1-Step Smoothie, a protein-enhanced beverage for post-workout muscle... Read More

05 Aug 2024 --- Dutch start-up Vivici has introduced its beta-lactoglobulin whey protein produced via precision fermentation. Beta-lactoglobulin is the most common whey protein in cow’s milk and boasts unique nutritional and functional advantages, in addition to being more sustainably produced. Stephan van Sint Fiet, CEO of Vivici, explains how the ingredient’s higher leucine and branched-chain amino acid content can deliver more value to consumers in the US.

25 Jul 2024 --- We catch up with Jay Baek, the marketing manager for Daesang’s ingredient business unit, at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss its fermented natural flavor offering, Namino. Baek reveals how the product adds customized umami flavors with front, middle and lingering taste profiles while reducing sodium content. 

19 Jun 2024 --- Nathalie Richer, human health business leader of Taste, Nutrition and Health at Symrise, told us at this year’s trade show that the company focused on three pillars: gut health and immunity, metabolic health and healthy aging. The company developed a natural sports drink alternative, HydraBoost, a coconut water powder base containing electrolytes to support hydration and muscle function. Richer introduced Symrise’s HappyBelly Shot — a prune juice concentrate — that, based on a clinical trial, supports normal bowel function at a low dosage.

13 Jun 2024 --- GC Rieber Vivomega launched a new microalgae-based oil with both EPA and DHA at this year’s trade show. Ståle Søfting, the company’s sales and marketing director, explained the industry need for algal-based omega-3s. He asserted that the company’s vegan oil’s efficacy and associated health benefits are comparable to fish oils. Søfting also illustrated GC Rieber Vivomega’s sensory analysis, which monitors volatile components to select the “best-tasting and smelling” fish oils. 

13 Jun 2024 --- Paul Breslin, Ph.D. researcher at Monell Chemical Senses Center and professor of nutritional science at Rutgers University, US, discusses his recent findings concerning if and how the sweet taste receptor TAS1R2-TAS1R3 regulates glucose metabolism. Breslin further details the implications of the teams’ new insight into glucose and insulin regulation when the receptor is over- or under-stimulated. 

02 May 2024 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor, Missy Green, in a 15-minute roundup of themes from the ready meal edition. Discover how small ingredients like yeast are making a big impact on savory flavor, as well as modern fermentation techniques to perfect the taste and nutrition of plant-based foods. Cooking at home has gotten more exciting as consumers aim to reign in spending with chef-inspired and fusion flavors. We’ll also explore “an ocean of possibilities” with hydrocolloids from the sea and the FDA’s new Food Traceability Rule—FSMA 204. In other news, brands should beware of SARMs, unauthorized muscle-building supplement ingredients, which are appearing in online stores. 

25 Apr 2024 --- The food market is currently facing a shift in social dynamics, contributing to strong performance in the global nutrition market, which is moving from a sport and weight management focus to a wider health and wellness category. As a leading and historical producer of synthetic and natural vanillins, Syensqo will present the range of benefits natural vanillin can offer for nutrition products, backed by scientific evidence and case studies.

07 Dec 2023 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor, Missy Green, for a rundown of the December 2023 edition, which reflects on NPD from the past year and delves into the Top Ten Trends for 2024. Suppliers share their insights on what’s to come for “ingredients taking the spotlight” and emerging themes in F&B innovation. She’ll highlight the key takeaways from articles on flavor and texture, hydrocolloids and coloring alt-seafood. Meanwhile, the latest taste enhancers provide a clean taste to sugar-reduced products and targeted prebiotics open up new opportunities in the gut health arena.

11 Oct 2023 --- In this webinar, Kerry Health & Nutrition Institute experts dive into the challenges and opportunities for future innovation in the ever-evolving sodium reduction market by answering questions such as;1. What is the current global regulatory landscape for sodium and what public health initiatives are working / not working?2. Innovation in sodium reduction leverages contemporary taste and smell neuroscience and state of art fermentation technologies. What are the latest scientific developments in the area of taste modulation for sodium perception?3. Case studies to demonstrate what are the challenges and solutions for sodium reduction in different applications?

16 Mar 2023 --- According to data from the Council on Responsible Nutrition, 77% of consumers of dietary supplements are women!Astonishingly, the number of sports nutrition lines and products designed for and marketed specifically to female consumers is relatively small compared to the greater sports nutrition market. However, only 2.5% of sports nutrition products explicitly target women.Although sex-specific sports nutrition research falls far short of what is necessary, foundational female physiology combined with available dietary supplement evidence allows for a discussion of potential ingredients that may support active women and their goals. Active women require more female-focused research and unique formulations; they want performance enhancement, muscle strengthening, and workout recovery. Gencor’s branded ingredients HydroCurc, Levagen+, and LibiFem address these three areas and demonstrate efficacy in women.