Jennifer Grebow

Research is pushing lesser-known ingredients to the forefront of sports nutrition.

The scientists at probiotic supplier Dupont Nutrition & Health (Wilmington, DE) say they have developed testing methodology that makes it easier to identify the bacterial strains in a multi-strain blend.

The company exhibited on its own for the first time at this year’s SupplySide West trade show, where it promoted to the U.S. audience recently launched chia powders designed specifically for beverages as well as for food.

Consumer demand for curcumin is skyrocketing, but that demand comes at an unfortunate price-adulteration.

Suppliers are now looking forward with a focus on new research, new applications, and even new algae strains.

At this year’s SupplySide West trade show, two suppliers talked to us about increasing demand for plant-based vitamin and mineral ingredients.

If FDA can revoke the NDI status of vinpocetine as it considered doing this September, can it do the same to other ingredients, too?

Nutritional Outlook interviewed the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s to find out if conditions have improved at all for omega-3 firms under FDA's new NDI draft guidance document.

GRAS consultants discuss criticisms of GRAS experts.

Would an official, FDA-created grandfathered list help or hurt the industry?

Due to uncertainties over the NDI draft guidance, some wonder whether the popular GRAS system will still be a viable option for supplement manufacturers looking to exempt themselves from submitting NDI notifications to FDA.

Questions still remain about how practical master files will be in practice.

How should the dietary supplements industry respond to FDA's new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance, especially in a time of negative criticism?

Plus: Will FDA now step up its game of NDI enforcement?

Industry should remain on high alert over whether FDA's "chemical alteration" language in its revised new dietary ingredient draft guidance will require a broad swath of industry companies to submit NDI notifications, expert says.

Just one day after FDA finally issued its revised new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance for dietary supplements, the agency today released its Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) final rule for food ingredients.

FDA today released its long-awaited revised new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance with two major changes the dietary supplement industry will likely hail as good news.

At IFT, TerraVia (San Francisco) showed show visitors how its algae-based powders and oils can work in everything from French fries to cookies.

At IFT 2016, dairy experts spoke about how the high-protein trend needs to extend to consumers young and old.

Has Reb A been eclipsed by newer stevia superstars? Stevia suppliers talked about this and other stevia trends at IFT 2016.

Tate & Lyle and Beneo both unveiled new ingredients that meet the demands for label transparency while providing food formulators with rigorous performance and good sensory attributes.

Forget chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla! Sports nutrition products are exploring advanced, dessert-style flavors.

From cat scans to particle structure, ingredient suppliers are using advanced methods to help food formulators cut sodium.

How does industry feel about the new U.S. GMO-labeling law? We took the temperature at last week's IFT trade show.

Everyone wants a piece of the growing plant protein market.

Hot ingredients cocoa and probiotics are looking to cash in on another ingredient superstar: high protein.

Fiber suppliers at this year’s Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo told Nutritional Outlook that while they are confident FDA will eventually consider their ingredients to be dietary fibers, the path to FDA approval is unclear.

The FTC accused Herbalife of misleading consumers by suggesting those consumers could earn significant income by selling Herbalife products when in fact most did not.

Companies who choose to invest in in-house manufacturing may see unique dividends, says one equipment supplier.

Market researcher Euromonitor International took a look at how “Brexit” could negatively affect the consumer packaged foods industry.