Trends & Business

According to a company representative from Seppic, Sepibliss is the first ingredient “designed specifically for reactive skin and…dedicated to bringing skin-soothing benefits to reactive skin by oral route.”

At May’s Vitafoods Europe trade show Subscription Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, representatives from personalized-vitamin brand Vitamin Packs spoke about how companies can leverage growing consumer interest in customized nutrition solutions to form a profitable business model.

Deerland says that the new, highly soluble form of its DE111 spore-forming probiotic strain can be easily incorporated into hot beverages, gummies, and functional drinks.

Symrise’s marketing and consumer insights group found that Millennials and restaurant chefs are driving the fermented food and beverage trend beyond mainstays like picked products and beer.

From flavors to formats, here are some of the trends driving discussion in the probiotic beverages space.

A representative from probiotics supplier Chr. Hansen told Nutritional Outlook that while probiotics are known for their gut-health benefits, this is the first time the company has investigated probiotics’ effects on NSAID-induced gastrointestinal damage.

Thanks to a new encapsulation partnership, a water-soluble powder version of Algatech’s AstaPure asaxanthin ingredient is expected to launch in the coming months.

FrieslandCampina Domo says that its first human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient, which has now been granted EU Novel Food approval and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the U.S., will launch by the end of the year.

FDA announced today that it sent warning letters to four makers of “sun protection” nutricosmetic ingestible supplements for making illegal drug claims related to UV protection and skin cancer.

Janoušek’s expertise in natural Italian flavors, in particular, will help Synergy continue to grow its global business and innovate new flavors in the alcoholic, non-alcoholic, dairy, savory, confectionery, and nutraceutical categories, Synergy says.

Even when DNA barcoding functions in concert with other methods in a comprehensive testing toolbox, it still faces hurdles to optimal utility.

Nutritional Outlook recently spoke with Ellen Schutt, GOED’s new executive director, about how, under her leadership, the organization plans to identify market opportunities to move the omega-3 category forward.

Shaheen Majeed, president, Sabinsa worldwide, spoke to Nutritional Outlook about how Sabinsa has navigated 30 years of regulatory change, and how the company plans to continue to deliver science-backed, innovative ingredients for a growing range of health categories.

The new Greenwood, South Carolina, facility will add 50,000 sq ft of manufacturing space to Lonza’s existing specialty ingredients production.

HB 1195 has been sent to a study by the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health, meaning that it will not be up for passage during this legislative session.

The claims, “Promotes gastrointestinal health in physically active adults” and “Helps reduce the incidence of cold-like symptoms in adults with exercise-induced stress,” have been approved for Lallemand Health Solutions’ Lactobacillus helveticus Lafti L10 strain for active adults.

Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

Cran Naturelle cranberry seed oil, when combined with patented botanical technology from a biotechnology firm called Hydromer, creates an effective antimicrobial/antioxidant ingredient for beauty products, says Fruit d’Or.

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.

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.

“It appears…that supply of organic stevia will not catch up with demand for a few more years,” says one industry expert.

Icon Foods’ new KetoseSweet+ ingredients are suited for those controlling blood sugar levels as well as those on low-sugar or ketogenic diets.

Sweet Green Fields announced a new development: its new Optimizer Stevia line that aims to retain the affordability of Reb A but provide a better-tasting ingredient.