Trends & Business

More companies and ingredients are targeting the pet-supplements market.

Is it really true that you need to own your entire supply chain before you can achieve full traceability?

The quick answer is yes. It can be done, and it has been done. Here's how.

Life Extension’s label for Mediterranean Whole Food Blend promotes PhytoClean front and Center, advertising the product as a “farm-to-capsule blend using PhytoClean technology.”

The process patent lets Applied Food Sciences create a highly water-soluble energy ingredient.

Market researcher Mintel and beverage specialist Flavorman talk about the evolution of sports drinks.

Experts discuss emerging adulterants, strategies for catching adulteration, and whether the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act has made a difference.

Anagenix specializes in New Zealand-grown kiwifruit-based ingredients that support digestive health.

Finnish organic ingredient supplier Eevia and ingredient distributor Barrington Nutritionals (Harrison, NY) have signed a distribution deal that sees Barrington Nutritionals distributing Eevia’s organic-certified portfolio in North America.

Called Digestible, the portal focuses on two ingredient categories for digestive health: probiotics and enzymes.

Consumers looking for products containing Kyowa’s ingredients can also look for the Kyowa Quality seal on packaging.

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA; Silver Spring, MD) has adopted a new guidance policy specifically to assist its members in complying with label regulations for products containing fungal ingredients.

How do you design packaging to stand out on a crowded shelf?

Turmeric is on a tear-but for how long?

Products putting turmeric in the spotlight

Opportunities in the children’s health products market.

The founder of natural products industry giant Now Foods passed away but leaves a legacy.

Superfruits are still going strong in the U.S.

We spoke to Erika Whitman, RD, CSSD, team sports dietitian at The Madison Square Garden Company in New York, about the role supplementation plays in professional sports today.

A new analysis finds that more widespread use of calcium and vitamin D supplements could save nearly $4.3 billion per year in EU healthcare costs stemming from bone fractures caused by osteoporosis.

While agave syrup rose to popularity a decade ago as a sugar replacement, in recent years agave syrup has also come under fire from detractors concerned about the syrup’s high fructose content. 

Sports powders are expected to grow in popularity as their user base broadens.

In a recent survey of Vitafoods Europe attendees and exhibitors, those surveyed said that stricter EU regulations are their top concern-even more so than the state of the global economy.

Glanbia Nutritionals and Nutrition 21 LLC have extended their agreement to co-market Nutrition 21’s protein-optimizing ingredient, Velositol.

Beverages continue to be the next frontier for marine ingredients. What progress have fish oil and algal-ingredient suppliers made?

Why Cargill thinks one particular star ingredient, chicory root fiber, can play a greater role in the sugar-reduction movement.

At March's Natural Products Expo West trade show, Cargill (Minneapolis) announced major moves aimed to demonstrate the company’s growing commitment to non-GMO traceability.

The latest nutricosmetics and cosmeceuticals get back to nature, harnessing everything from Ayurvedic spices to snow mushroom.