Delivery Systems

MCTs are increasingly popular among consumers and product makers, in part due to their ease of use as well as their health benefits.

Food and drink formulators are leveraging the health benefits of probiotics, prebiotics-and, increasingly, both together as synbiotics.

The biggest shift in multivitamin thinking involves meeting consumers where they are-in their lifestyles and their life stages.

The sports nutrition market was going strong even before casual competitors started swelling its ranks, but weekend warriors have surely added to the gains.

Probiotics face a new frontier as sports supplements.

Supplement products brand Reserveage Nutrition has rolled out a brand-new delivery format for its collagen line: Collagen Candy.

Algae’s valuable nutrition stores are prized in today’s human health market.

Tespo launched its Tespo Connect Wi-Fi enabled smart vitamin dispenser and Tespo personalized vitamin and supplement pods. 

What does resveratrol research and delivery innovation look like in 2019? An update.

Trends and product updates for these two complementary categories of better sleep and greater energy.

Eggshell membrane ingredients have had a presence in the joint-health market, as well as in other categories, for years now, but the ingredient still has lots of room for growth.

Suppliers shared their latest in delivery system innovations.

The new ingredient, Curcugen, is said to be a 100% natural, water-dispersible curcumin ingredient.

At SupplySide East, representatives from Evolva discussed the latest developments for the company’s resveratrol ingredients.

Arla Foods ingredients has released a 100% whey protein hydrolysate solution called Lacprodan HYDRO.Clear, which is specially formulated for fortifying sparkling water with protein.

Whole-food supplements, their advocates insist, better deliver the nutrition of whole foods than do isolated, chemically synthesized supplements-an approach fitting with what consumers are looking for today.

Ayanda, the European headquarters of the Sirio Group has secured a European patent for soft gel capsules capable of containing an active probiotic bacteria, as well as one oil, such as omega-3 DHA and EPA, and vitamins in a single soft gel. 

Lipofoods SLU will introduce a high bioavailability, microencapsulated curcumin ingredient for the nutricosmetic market called Curcushine at Vitafoods Europe in Geneva.

L’il Critters and Vitafusion, gummy supplement brands owned by Church & Dwight, Co. Inc. (Ewing, NJ), have launched new USDA certified organic SKUs.

As for which supplements consumers will turn to, the mix comprises both the tried-and-true and newer options heretofore little associated with immune health.

Chemi Nutra has introduced a liquid, 100% water dispersible, stable, and patented form of Mediator Phosphatidic Acid (PA), called VitaSperse-PA. 

Oat milk is the most recent plant milk to take the non-dairy category by storm, offering some advantages over the popular almond milk.

Viva 5 Corp. has partnered with Taura Natural Ingredients to bring a 100% fruit-based gummy supplement to the North American market. 

A lead toxicologist from Herbalife Nutrition discusses how her team conducted a study to measure the presence of hydroxyanthracene compounds in Aloe vera.

The sports nutrition industry is amidst a long-term growth trend unparalleled in recent consumer health history, writes Euromonitor International.