Nutritional Outlook Vol. 19 No. 8

How to control costs while optimizing capsule-filling productivity and performance

How well do you know some of today’s most common botanical adulterants?

Top trends like paleo and gluten-free continue driving the healthy-snacks market.

Following the New York Attorney General investigation and subsequent negative media attention, the dietary supplement industry is taking the right road.

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

Can dietary supplements help manage the widespread effects of heightened inflammation?

As glucosamine and chondroitin sales struggle in the U.S., some of those lost dollars are now being taken up both by other familiar joint-health ingredients and lesser-known alternatives (like botanicals).

Google Trends confirms that consumer understanding of branched-chain amino acids is more advanced than ever before.

Puffed ancient grains bring a satisfying texture to snacks and cereals.

Attorney General Schneiderman’s action “still raised important questions about supply-chain transparency and, in many cases, the authenticity of supplements sold in the market.”

It’s important to talk about a problem we see happening today: Certificate of Analysis adulteration.

Superstar minerals often overshadow zinc, but here’s why you shouldn’t underestimate this crucial nutrient.

Ayurvedic products must still comply with FDA and FTC regulations.

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

Next-generation DNA testing can help identify the presence of other plant species in a botanical sample.

“To battle pointlessly only gives the industry’s critics further ammunition that we oppose any effort to rein in the bad actors that lurk around the fringes of the industry,” says CRN’s Steve Mister.

The warnings span everything from products for hangover relief to picamilon-containing dietary supplements.

The digestive-health market is thriving. Experts explain why probiotics and low-FODMAP diets are growing their slice of the pie.