Herbs & Botanicals

A randomized human study found that NuAxon’s BioTurm curcumin achieved higher bioavailability than low-piperine extracts and comparable absorption to high-piperine formulations.

A clinical trial examined the effect of the herbal supplement from NXT USA on supporting cognitive, physical, and inflammatory markers.

A recent study using Monteloeder’s Metabolaid, reported that participants experienced improvement with weight management and overall mindset.

Nutritional Outlook's 2025 Best of the Industry Supplier, Artemis International, is an example of a company committed to quality, sustainability, and advancing innovative nutraceutical solutions.

The 12-week study showed improvements in winkle depth, skin gloss, and skin tone, compared with placebo.

Layn Natural Ingredients monk fruit received Gold level status from SAI’s FSA program.

A 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed supplementation with the olive leaf extract resulted in positive trends in systemic markers of tissue aging.

REJIMUS, Inc. confirmed digestive regularity claims for NXT USA’s Digexin ingredient.

At SupplySide Global 2025, Arjuna Natural’s Shoden-R ingredient won the Ingredient Idol award for relaxation.

Nektium announced their new initiative called Smartek which is a group of delivery technologies that will be used to help with new botanical formulations.

Nutritional Outlook spoke with Julie Daoust, who is the chief commercial officer for M2 Ingredients, a grower and supplier of functional mushrooms, as well as the chairperson the Functional Mushroom Council, which was recently-formed trade organization for North American growers of functional mushrooms.

Eagle Diagnostics announced recently that RedLeaf Biologics ReDaxin ingredient, has become the first ingredient to earn a TruShield certification.

CarobWay has recently entered into a distribution agreement with GRA Nutra Corp., where they will debut their CarobBiome ingredient to the US.

Waleria has partnered with New Chapter where their aspurus Sharavari extract is featured in New Chapter’s Shatavari Force supplement.

NOW’s testing of St. John’s Wort supplements sold on Amazon found most failed potency and some contained synthetic dyes.

At SupplySide Global 2025, NuAxon Bioscience Inc. disclosed that the company would be highlighting new research on their BacoZen ingredient.

The low-dose water-dispersible turmeric extract improves skin health in women, according to the placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.

An 8-week clinical study shows Q-actin cucumber extract reduces mild to moderate joint pain in adults and supports mobility with a 20 mg daily dose.

Greenvit launches Aronvit, a clean-label aronia berry extract, in the US and will showcase the ingredient at SupplySide Global 2025.

Arjuna Natural will be launching a root-only version of its Shoden ashwagandha ingredient, called Shoden-R.

Nonpsychoactive cannabinoids like CBN, CBG, and CBDA support sleep, pain relief, and metabolism. Learn about their science, safety, and potential in functional foods and supplements.

Tariff relief is key to supporting U.S. herbal product manufacturing, says the American Herbal Products Association's Graham Rigby.

Certified organic mushroom extract supplier Nammex will discuss sensory analysis, chaga authenticity, and more to advance mushroom supplement quality and transparency.

Novella launches Novella Strawberry, a potent, whole-cell bioactive ingredient and will be showcased at SupplySide West 2025.

Herbalist & Alchemist, a Certified B Corp details its responsible botanical sourcing, emissions tracking, and other sustainability efforts in herbal supplements manufacturing.