Jennifer Grebow

When will consumers tire of collagen? Not soon, it appears.

In comments submitted to FDA on January 25, CRN says the agency continues to fail to address the key question the association asked in a citizen petition last year—whether NAC can be banned as a supplement ingredient under the FD&C Act’s drug preclusion clause—and is now demanding the agency respond within 30 days.

There’s more at stake than just one ingredient in the battle between the supplements industry and FDA over N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC).

Multivitamins and popular ingredients like phosphatidylserine and bacopa will continue driving interest.

Nutritional Outlook’s Editorial Advisory Board shares its predictions and tips for success in 2022.

Dietary supplement industry leaders and associations share their 2022 regulatory predictions.

Experts predict 2022’s hottest food and beverage flavor trends.

The Natural Products Association filed suit against FDA on December 6, calling FDA’s action to “retroactively” apply the drug-exclusion clause of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in order to ban N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) unlawful.

NOW shows how an industry leader can expose bad products in the dietary supplement market, raise public awareness, and make a difference.

BAPP’s crucial mission, warning the botanicals market about adulteration, reaches its 10th year.

Wiley's Finest CEO Greg Lindsey discussed future growth markets for omega-3 ingredients, including a currently underexplored category: mood support.

Within the plant protein space, ingredients are still struggling to achieve the one thing that will make consumers sit up and finally make the switch to eating plant-based: good taste.

The beta-alanine market is primed for growth, bolstered by consumers’ increased focus on health and wellness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.

The company showcased its Gingever high-potency ginger ingredient for digestive health as well as its new Curcumin Ultra+ ingredient.

At the show, the company discussed recent research investigating what makes an ideal composition of black seed oil.

For ingredients supplier Blue California, October’s SupplySide West trade show was the first time the company got to display many of its recently introduced ingredients.

The company discussed its new SophorOx antioxidant ingredient and its expanded line of tea extracts, all geared to the healthy living and healthy aging markets.

Cargill discussed how its new SimPure RF 92260 soluble rice flour offers similar taste, texture, and functionality as maltodextrin.

Ingredient suppliers confirmed that consumers are becoming more interested in eye health supplements for everyday support and not just for age-related problems.

A new study shows nooLVL provides cognitive health benefits that are far more extensive, including enhancing short-term memory, working memory, and concentration.

Some suppliers promoted recently launched immune health ingredients; others showed how their existing ingredients, like collagen, have a seat at the immune health table.

At this October’s SupplySide West trade show, Nutritional Outlook interviewed Kyle Einhorn, HempRise’s vice president of sales, about why the company felt now is the right time to make this significant investment and about what its plans are as the U.S. dietary industry waits to find out whether hemp cannabidiol (CBD) will be made a legal dietary ingredient in the U.S.

Ingredient suppliers Nutritional Outlook interviewed revealed they are actively researching the sleep-health benefits of their ingredients—including teasing out the sleep-support potential of ingredients that previously had not been largely promoted for sleep health.

Hispanics were the leading group of respondents who reported changing their supplement routines during the pandemic, outnumbering the number of white and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders who did so.

Howard D. Sesso, ScD, MPH, researcher in the landmark Physicians’ Health Study I and II and the Women’s Health Study, discussed the need to improve clinical trial designs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Science in Session conference.

Vous says this is the first time a personalized vitamin feature has been integrated into a chronic disease management tool.

This show marks the first time all of IFF’s business divisions—Health & Biosciences, Nourish, Scent, and Pharma Solutions—will combine at one booth to showcase “how IFF brings science and creativity together for the health products market,” the company says.

The drink, called Elix, is the latest milestone in Barry Callebaut’s mission to bring functional, health-supporting cocoa flavanol products to market.

Arla’s ingredient, named Lacprodan BLG-100, contains 45% more leucine compared to commercially available whey protein isolates, the company says.

The rapid test method performs multiplex USP pathogen detection in 24 hours.