Jennifer Prince

OmniActive is sponsoring a session about curcumin’s health benefits for sports nutrition and its market potential in the sports nutrition category at this year’s Vitafoods Europe trade show.

Polaris will be introducing its new Omegavie DHA 650 Qualitysilver5 highly concentrated omega-3 algal oil, which harnesses the company’s Qualitysilver technology to prevent oxidation and rancidity.

Allmicroalgae Natural Products S.A. says that the European Union organic certification makes the company one of “very few” European manufacturers of organic chlorella microalgae.

Organic Technologies, the supplier of AlaskOmega omega-3 and omega-7 concentrates, says that this new company serves a European customer base looking for MSC-certified AlaskOmega ingredients.

In the study, Herbagut was shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms and overall quality of life in subjects with “unsatisfactory bowel habits.”

Balchem Corp. said that its VitaCholine line of choline chloride and choline bitartrate ingredients have been verified non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project.

According to the Robertet Health & Beauty, Holimel is a melon juice concentrate that helps protect the skin against oxidative stress and inflammation caused by environmental factors as well as natural aging processes.

New Zealand is the first country to launch the 100%-stevia-sweetened Coke, which the company says it was able to sweeten with stevia alone and not in combination with other types of sweeteners or sugar.

A company representative from Verdure says that Neuralum, a blend of the company’s Longvida curcumin ingredient and Lutevida lutein eye-health ingredient, was developed to “harness the synergistic opportunities in support of brain and eye health.”

Design experts also explain why a unique brand identity is so crucial and why thinking small is thinking big.

This year’s Nutrition and Health Summit is scheduled to take place the day before the Healthplex Nutraceutical China (HNC) Expo.

Now Foods was named one of the best places to work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business, a weekly business newspaper.

Results from recent clinical studies suggest that Euromed’s pomegranate extract, Pomanox, possesses a variety of health benefits related to healthy aging.

ExcelVite says that its new vitamin E ingredient is the only non-soy, non-GMO, allergen-free vitamin E on the market to contain all eight vitamin E isoforms.

Protein is a hot new ingredient in chocolate, but as chocolate manufacturers explain, fortifying chocolate with protein comes with its own set of challenges.

NPA says that FDA’s stated goal to crack down on high-risk drugs labeled as homeopathic products is unnecessary given existing regulatory requirements and that the agency should go through formal rulemaking, not draft guidance, if it wishes to enact stricter regulations for homeopathics.

Nutritional Outlook interviewed Duffy MacKay, ND, senior vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition, about some of the biggest regulatory hurdles and ingredients to watch in the sports nutrition category.

Ellen Schutt, formerly GOED’s vice president of communications and education, has been appointed executive director of the omega-3 organization.

Some of the first products to be featured in the online store include standard laboratory mixers, batch and inline high-shear mixers, and production-scale high-speed dispersers, with additional options for variable frequency drives.

The new Laboratory Guidance Document from the nonprofit ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) examines several common pomegranate adulteration methods, including diluting those juices and extracts with lower-cost fruit juices or adding ellagic acid from non-pomegranate sources, as well as methods for detecting adulteration in pomegranate juices and extracts.

New study results support the development of a new bone-health probiotic category for the company, Probi says.

In the published studies, Florigyn was shown to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties the helped control vaginal candidiasis symptoms.

AIDP will distribute Kappa Bioscience’s patented vitamin K2 MK-7 Ingredient, K2Vital, to the U.S. dietary supplements market.

Healthy aging continues to be a key category for companies hoping to attract Baby Boomer business.

The study found that administration of Sucrosomial, a magnesium oxide ingredient protected by a liposomal-like structure, resulted in faster magnesium absorption at higher rates compared with standard magnesium oxide.

Sabinsa says that the results from this animal study add to the company’s existing research highlighting the synergistic effects of piperine combined with curcumin.

The survey found that men were significantly more open to the idea of ingestible skincare than women.

Palmitoylethanolamide, or PEA, is a naturally occurring bioactive lipid that helps the body combat reduce pain and inflammation.

Verdure Sciences’ Longvida-brand lipid-encapsulated curcumin ingredient was found to be more effective than standard curcumin in conferring neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory support in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Emergen-C Probiotics+, which comprises Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12 probiotic strains, provides immune support by feeding good bacteria to the gut microbiome, a company representative says.