Replacing Minerals in Flexitarian Diets

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... Read More

At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we meet with the American Botanical Council to discuss the industry’s trends and issues. Stefan Gafner, the organization’s chief science officer, and its founder, Mark Blumenthal, underscore the need for quality control as they see a continued availability of adulterated... Read More

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... Read More

Aker Biomarine recently added algae oil to its portfolio of krill oil omega-3s, which the company notes contains the highest natural concentration level of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the market. We meet up with the company’s CEO, Matt Johansen, to discuss the latest launch, the company’s efforts in... Read More

Élan M. Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs, details the evolution of analytical testing in the nutrition industry at the recent Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) trade show, ensuring the purity and potency of botanicals. The company recently added blockchain technology to help its clients combat adulteration and... Read More

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... Read More

At the publication launch of the first pilot’s outcomes in Foodvalley’s Vitality via Personalized Nutrition Solutions (VIPS) program, we caught up with Dr. Judith van der Horst-Graat, the organization’s innovation lead for Food and Health, to discuss the trial’s main outcomes where organizations combined... Read More

At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) we talked to Alyssa Leyva, Cargill’s product line manager for high-intensity sweeteners, about the company’s latest research on its stevia sweetener, finding no significant impact on gut microflora. She also highlighted how another study showed that consuming... Read More

At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we met up with Rivalz Snacks CEO Peter Barrick, who explained how the company used AI to tackle the problems of creating healthy and tasty, better-for-you snacks. The company aims to counter malnutrition by making snacks that taste, feel and do better than currently... Read More

At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), Jérôme Caussin, health category innovation director at Novonesis, highlights the company’s latest biosolution technologies for brain health. He details the importance of scientific evidence for natural solutions to meet consumer demand for transparency and efficacy. 

The co-head of health at the responsible investment-focused NGO ShareAction, Thomas Abrams, goes into detail as to why a coalition of Nestlé shareholders, holding US$1.68 trillion in company assets, filed a resolution against the F&D world leader last week. Nestlé has rejected the shareholder criticism that... Read More

At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW), we met up with Dr. Thais Cesar and Doug Lynch from Ingredients by Nature to discuss the latest experimental research on the company’s Eriomin, a multi-patented citrus flavonoid blend, highlighting its antioxidant activity and its potential to support liver function. They... Read More

Alina Slotnik, Brightseed’s VP of bioactives and Swati Kalgaonkar, the company’s medical and scientific affairs director, detail the F&B applications of the company’s latest ingredient developed through AI — Bio Gut Fiber. They underscore opportunities for bioactives and the growing potential of AI in the... Read More

Fatemeh Khadem, senior technical services manager at Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, dives into the newly-launched cocoa powders that help customers reduce sugar and bitterness. Some also pair well with oat and almonds for alternative dairy chocolate beverages. 

Megan DeStefano, senior director of strategic growth, goes through the company's sustainability practices in relation to Ingredion's PureCircle sweetener. She also discusses the continued trend for sugar reduction and how consumers drive demand for products with less sugar without compromising on taste,... Read More

On the show floor of the Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) trade show in Anaheim, California, US (March 13 – 16), we catch up with Maggie McNamara, marketing director at Gencor, and Christopher Bailey, PhD, the company’s director of scientific affairs, to discuss the latest research on Gencor’s women’s... Read More

Dr. Josette Lewis, chief scientific officer at ABC, takes a deep dive into the zero-waste practices of the almond industry, centering on almond co-product utilization. California almond farmers are finding ways to put the hulls, shells and trees to productive use across a range of other industries, including... Read More