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Components of a Successful BeverageA manufactured beverage’s taste is its raison d’etre-its purpose for being. In the words of Scott Backman, market development manager, functional food and food technology for global ingredient supplier Cognis Nutrition & Health (La Grange, IL), “Taste is the most important factor in a beverage. The consumer has an expectation when consuming a beverage. If that expectation is not met, the beverage will fail.”
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The Importance of a Trustworthy Certificate of AnalysisWe all know the importance of raw materials to a high-quality product. Raw materials are in fact the foundation of a qualified final product.
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Daily-Value DilemmaCould potential legislative changes affect what Daily Values mean on nutrition labels?
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Ingredient Spotlight: 7-Keto-DHEA, Raspberry KetonesIt is extremely important to assess whether current research on these ingredients lives up to media hype.
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Soy Protein IngredientsThe soy ingredient industry has seen dramatic improvements in both process and application technologies, particularly over the last decade. Food and beverage manufacturers are defining specific issues as they include soy ingredients in formulations.
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Curcumin Complexities: Do Consumers Understand Claims Made for Turmeric versus Curcumin?As demand for curcumin supplements rises, so can consumer confusion.
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EU Health Claims Transition: Why So Little Time?Companies need a workable time frame in which to comply with the European Commission's Article 13.1 health claims regulation.
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Food Additives: Slow Progress (Reflections on the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives’ recent meeting)Progress on the GSFA at the 43rd session was very slow, and a number of agenda items were held over until next year. However, some items relevant to supplements were discussed.
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The Future of NutrigenomicsNutrigenomics, the science of how chemicals in food affect health by altering the expression and/or structure of an individual’s genetic makeup, was chosen to be the premier emerging issue to be addressed by CEIS.
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The EU Novel Food System Aims to Become Faster-and BetterHow the European Union’s new novel food regulation aims to quicken time to market and boost innovation.
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From Our Brand Director: Behind a Great Industry Lies Great PeopleHappy Holidays, and welcome to Nutritional Outlook’s premier Best of Industry issue and People to Watch Directory!
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Move Over, Gluten-Free. Ancient Grains Are Back!A primer on ancient grains, courtesy of grain miller Honeyville Inc.
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Regulatory Changes in CanadaCrucial transition periods related to Canada’s Natural Health Products Regulation.
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Smart Dietary Supplement Marketing: Leverage Both Ingredient Suppliers and RetailersCollaboration is the name of the natural products game, with you-the product marketer-quarterbacking the campaign.
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Enzymes and DigestionThere is little doubt that digestive issues have reached epidemic proportions.Though many suffer, few have to. Nearly every digestive complaint is caused by an inability to properly digest food. The natural solution in such cases is enzymes, which are responsible for breaking down the foods we eat, delivering the nutrients found in those foods to every cell of the body, and removing any toxins or ingredients that may be in the food, and from which the body will not derive any benefit.
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Weight Management: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease--Cause and EffectThe liver is one of the largest organs, charged with many tasks, including metabolizing food-based derivatives and hormones, assimilating and storing fat-soluble vitamins, and purifying and clearing waste products, toxins, and drugs.
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Heavy Metal BasicsCurrent events, safety concerns, and analytical challenges of heavy metal detection in foods and dietary supplements.
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Powerful PotionsFunctional beverages continue to ride the wave of consumer popularity, and the swell doesn't look to end any time soon. By 2010, the U.S. market for the drinks is expected to be valued at $9.9 billion, an increase of 39.3% since 2005, according to Datamonitor (New York City).
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Contract Manufacturing: Rolling with the ChangesContract manufacturing plays a vital role in the production of nutritional supplements, as it does in the pharmaceutical and over-the-counter segments. It enables brand owners to have access to state-of-the art, validated manufacturing capability, without the need to make the heavy capital investment of buying, maintaining, and servicing their own production facility. It also gives brand owners a partner in meeting FDA’s new current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements for supplement makers.
