Vitamins & Minerals

The Vitamin Shoppe has announced the launch of the Pure Encapsulations brand of professional supplements in The Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements stores, and online.

A recent study showed that a supplement product marketed by Pharmalinea as >Your< UTI Free Sachets may help reduce the frequency of relapse of urinary tract infections and improve quality of life when paired with an antibiotic treatment.

Balchem and Stauber Performance Ingredients have jointly announced a new distribution partnership for the US and Canada.

Magnesium's trajectory is similar to ashwagandha in that its reach is extending across multiple categories.

Originally launched in May of 2021 as a source of information on vitamin D in relationship to COVID-19 and immune health, the new website will serve as an educational resource about vitamin D’s broader health benefits.

Over two years, supplementation with multivitamin mineral improved episodic memory and global cognition.

Nutritional Outlook’s Editorial Advisory Board shares its predictions and tips for success in 2024.

A look at the state of science on nutrition’s relationship with eczema.

A recent study found that CoQ10 phytosomes, marketed by Indena as Ubiqsome, improve cellular uniquinone uptake in skeletal muscle cells.

Compared to healthy controls, patients with IBD saw a higher prevalence of in vitamin D deficiency (32.6%) and vitamin D insufficiency (66.3%).

The committee met in November to discuss the future of vitamin K2 science and health benefits.

New areas of growth and more scientific research are on the horizon for biotin.

Formulating children’s supplements requires balancing the tried-and-true and innovation.

This means that the ingredient can be used in Brazil to fortify food and beverage products. Prior to food and beverage approval, the ingredient received ANVISA approval for retail supplement use in 2020.

One expert explains how liposomal technology improves vitamin C delivery.

Companies discussed how their branded-ingredient portfolios help customers address multiple in-demand need states.

Tips on how to grow the bone health supplements market from experts in the know.

The company surveyed 1277 consumers in five of Europe’s biggest sports nutrition markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK.

The first ingredients to launch under the Refortify brand are magnesium malate, mono-sodium malate, and mono-potassium malate.

North American Reishi Ltd. is launching two new mushroom ingredients, ErgoGold, and mushroom-derived vitamin D.

The study found that supplementation with vitamin K2 menaquinone-7 significantly reduced dephosphorylated undercarboxylated MGP in hemodialysis patients. However, the dosage did not translate to a reduction in vascular calcification.

Lubrizol reports that results showed the study volunteers said the Lipofer formulations had the mildest metallic aftertaste, lingering for a much shorter duration compared the conventional iron salts.

The company first introduced the ImprovD3 ingredient at the Vitafoods Asia trade show this year.

Concepts offered at the show include UpLift Mood Melts, Accentuate Beauty Stick, and the UpCharge Bar.

The systematic review and meta-analysis was published in Nutrition Reviews.

As the sports and active nutrition market reclaims its glory, which ingredients and products are the champions?

Mineral supplements are better than ever.

Gnosis by Lesaffre has announced the results of a recent study that found menaquinone-7 (MK-7), marketed as MenaQ7, may attenuate arterial stiffness in post-menopausal women.

The four-year industrial PhD program will take place at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Premixes offer an effective and efficient way for nutrition and supplement manufacturers to formulate their products.