Trends & Business

As the natural products industry evolves and matures, scientific research is taking an increasingly prominent role in not only product development but also marketing and branding.

Testing techniques such as UHPLC, HRAM-MS, and NMR provide complementary information to uncover adulteration.

These nutraceutical tablet press, softgel encapsulation, and checkweigher machines are better, faster...smarter.

Ask the expert: Nutraceutical manufacturers, here are five ways to obtain the equipment you need, when you need it.

One company’s choice to bring manufacturing in house...and the equipment-buying decisions involved. Plus, an expert outlines your equipment options.

The patent covers a group of indolealkylamino-withasteroid conjugates isolated from Ashwagandha.

China leads the way, but who is next in line?

Energy drinks have continued to exhibit good growth rates in recent years, even against the backdrop of an overall relatively static soft drinks market.

Revenues for functional dairy beverages may double in the next decade, according to a new report.

The company has partnered with Carlisle Precision Machining (Napma, ID).

Make your nutrition industry website mobile friendly for $100 or less.

Deciding whether or not to go non-GMO? Here are five points to consider.

For the 11th year straight, herbal supplement sales were up, according to the annual HerbalGram report.

The equipment company added 30,000 sq. ft of manufacturing space and increased staffing at its facility in Wuxi, China.

An ingredient supplier’s view of non-GMO certification

Do non-GMO labels benefit from consumers’ inability to distinguish between organic and non-GMO?

Would overlap between USDA Organic and the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act confuse consumers?

High concentrates are taking a slice of the omega-3 pie for both drugs and supplements.

Banana flour arrives on the gluten-free scene.

Learn about advances in HPLC systems that help improve chromatographic results when testing for adulteration of dietary supplements.

Despite running up against a negative New York Times article denouncing scientific support for fish oil, the GOED-led campaign showed positive results.

What are some challenges in switching to non-PHO coating systems for ingredient encapsulation?

Nestlé Health Science launches ENact to promote nutrition-focused quality improvement (QI) initiatives.

Folic acid and vitamin B12 are two ingredients facing supply challenges, says distributor Green Wave Ingredients.

Three hundred farmers in the Philippines now produce copra that meets the standards of the Sustainable Agricultural Network.

The strategic alliance will bring together Fructalose SF75 and Ganeden BC30 to create the new Fructalose PRO.

Fifty-four percent of Americans define gluten incorrectly or are unsure what it is, according to a new survey.

Can banana water reach consumers-namely, mature shoppers-that coconut water can’t?