Trends & Business

Cosun Beet Company, Ingredion Inc., Matsutani Chemical Industry, and Samyang Corp. have formed a new consortium designed to help bring allulose to the European Union and United Kingdom, and support its nutritional labeling as a carbohydrate.

Once the program is complete, Beneo will have increased its capacity by more than 40%.

Here’s what analysts say to expect of healthy drinks as consumers return to their normal schedules post-pandemic.

Through this event, Balchem is seeking innovative technologies, ingredients, and products that can be used with or incorporated into its product line offering—including cognition, sleep, performance, and plant-based solutions.

U.S. Patent #11,147,850, titled: “Synergistic Composition For Osteoarthritis” was awarded in late October.

Global leader of caramel colors for the food and beverage industries, Sethness Roquette, has selected IMCD US Food & Nutrition as the exclusive U.S. distributor of its caramel colors effective Jan. 1, 2022. 

Arla Foods Ingredients introduced a patented method, milk fractionation, that separates milk into its different protein components.

To maintain skin health, brands need to treat causes instead of symptoms.

CK Ingredients is collaborating with The Protein Brewery to commercialize Fermotein in key human nutrition categories such as bakery products, extruded snacks, and breakfast foods.

The combination of KSM-66 with Glanbia's NutraShield Technology will provide functional and application dosage improvements.

Florida Food Products is assuming majority ownership of Comax Flavors from the Calabretta family, which will maintain an ownership stake in the business going forward.

Top social media and digital tools dietary supplement and natural product companies need to use to grow their business in 2022.

The future of fiber ingredients looks bright.

BGG World and its subsidiary Algae Health Sciences (AHS) published a list of 1,200 studies showing the 10 clinically validated health benefits of astaxanthin as well as its emerging benefits with the hope of furthering industry and consumer knowledge.

PLT Health Solutions partnered with a carbon-reduction and offset organization, Carbonfund.org Foundation, Inc., and received Carbonfree-partner designation.

Solabia-Algatech Nutrition introduced a multi-blend AstaPure Max, which is centered around its Astapure Arava whole-algae astaxanthin complex, designed to reduce post-exercise muscle pain and fatigue.

Collactive Collagen Complex, a 100% marine-based ingredient of collagen and elastin peptides, received non-GMO verification from The Non-GMO Project.

Roquette launched a ready-to-use, pharmaceutical-grade solution, called Lycagel Premix, for vegetarian softgel capsule formulation using the company’s pea starch technology.

FDA has issued a “tentative response” to a citizen petition submitted by CRN for the agency to reverse its decision to prohibit manufacturers from marketing products containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as dietary supplements.

The study's co-author Ken A. Thomspon could no longer stand behind the results because the study's DNA data was not posted at the time of the article’s publication in 2014, and that when the data was uploaded eventually in September 2020, review of this data was unable to confirm that it was actually derived from the research described in the article.

J-Oil Mills developed menatto vitamin K2 (MK-7), made from a bacterial strain isolated from the traditional fermented Japanese food natto using a natural fermentation process.

Asiros Nordic A/S launched CherryShield, as part of a range of premium and organic fruit powders that support well-being, immunity, and digestion. Its health benefits are based on using prebiotic fibers such as Taiyo's 100% natural dietary fiber Sunfiber.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, in partnership with Trust Transparency Center, published a report, Consumer Perceptions on Omega-3 Supplements, with market research on supplement consumers in the United States.

Flavorchem launched the first ingredient in its new line of high-performance flavor modulators, called taste mod, designed to mask the off-notes associated with plant-based protein.

New entrants are raising the bar for creativity and even nutrition. But can they go commercial?

Sensient Flavors & Extracts launched Boundless, a multifaceted line of chili-based extracts that delivers consistent heat, color, and taste.

The proprietary ingredient controls gelling behavior and maintains stable pH throughout the formulation process.

AIDP Inc. is introducing the Cognilipid portfolio of brands to its portfolio of nootropic ingredients. This includes CogniPLUS, CogniPS, and CogniPA.