Delivery Systems

For most of its capsule products, NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) is transitioning away from animal-source gelatin to Veg Capsules, and substituting magnesium stearate with stearic acid.

Health-conscious parents are demanding more from children’s nutrition products, driving manufacturers to innovate.

Also called “gummy caps,” center-filled soft gummies give manufacturers the ability to house a broad range of nutrients at an adequate dose in a chewable dosage format.

TopGum Industries, Ltd., a gummy supplement manufacturer, received an investment from AP Partners Fund, a private equity fund.

Plant-based dosing options are in demand as today’s health-and-wellness climate steers consumers toward cleaner, greener options.

While powders continue to be the primary driver in the BCAA market, other formats are quickly growing in response to new interest in the benefits of BCAAs.

The wellness industry faces a double-edged sword: its products have never been more popular, but production hurdles have never been higher.

Dietary supplements are empowering women to take charge of their wellness.

Bioriginal launched a new private label offering called Immune Enhance.

Lubrizol Life Science Health launched Astagile microcapsules; a sustainable, organic-certified astaxanthin microencapsulated with spirulina that is designed to promote mental agility and support healthy aging for young and senior adults

Choosing the right active packaging solution for probiotics requires more than gut instinct.

Sabinsa has been granted three new patents as well as an additional Natural Products Number (NPN) issued by Health Canada, bringing Sabinsa’s total number of products with health claims in Canada to 37.

Sirio Europe installed new HVAC systems, individual drying chambers, vegetarian softgel manufacturing equipment, and a block heat and power plant in its Brandenburg site.

Lonza announced a CHF85 million (93 million USD) investment in its Capsules and Health Ingredients (CHI) Division, a dosage-form delivery partner, which will allow the company to expand its overall production capacity of capsules.

Celltrient is a three-product line that addresses three key aspects of cellular health: cellular energy, cellular protection, and cellular strength.

One market researcher talks about emerging categories for turmeric.

Catalent launched a delayed-release technology called OptiGel DR, which allows softgel capsules to be formed by combining pectin with gelatin to eliminate the need for a separate capsule-coating step.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition released detailed results of its latest consumer surveys on U.S. dietary supplement usage in 2020 during its virtual “NOW, NEW, NEXT” conference last week.

Omega-3 innovation is high, from plant-based options to better delivery, boosted bioavailability, and higher concentrations made easier.

Specialty grains, such as ancient and heirloom grains, attract consumers and offer formulation advantages to food manufacturers.

Gencor launched VeriSperse, a cold-water dispersible resveratrol powder featuring Veri-te.

ACG has new case study for the flexibility of its capsule-in-capsule technology after helping an India-based probiotics manufacturer produce a vitamin C-infused, powder-based dietary supplement with incompatible ingredients.

A recent study found a synergistic supplement formula containing mixed tocotrienols, curcumin, omega-3s, astaxanthin, and other nutrients significantly reduced inflammatory markers and systolic blood pressure in healthy subjects.

PLT Health Solutions and Laila Nutraceuticals launched a botanically based ingredient that provides a range of clinically supported benefits for athletes and the active/sports nutrition consumer called RipFACTOR Muscle Accelerator.

Geocann and Nestlé Health Science launched broad-spectrum CBD soft-gel formulations with VESIsorb drug delivery system for improved absorption and bioavailability in the European market.