Delivery Systems

Demand and sales for functional food are up. What’s not to love?

Incense Specialities Inc., the brand that markets the melatonin-containing brownie popularly known as “Lazy Cakes” (and since renamed “Lazy Larry”), received an FDA warning letter on July 28.

The company says that the tinctures are quickly absorbed by the body.

Dysphasia may affect as many as 22% of those 50 years or older.

Gumlink A/S will showcase two brand-new bi-layered compressed chewing gum concepts at Vitafoods 2011.

Emerging research is unlocking the cognitive-health potential of numerous dietary supplement ingredients.

Microencapsulation: Extending the functional capabilities of dietary ingredients

Capsule options are satisfying today’s dietary supplement formulation-and consumer-needs.

Emerging delivery systems are spicing things up for functional ingredients.

DRcaps protect ingredients from early activation due to stomach acid-without the use of synthetic chemicals, solvents, or other coating ingredients.

New Nutrition Business market expert Julian Mellentin provides some sound bites on ingredients and trends to watch.

ProTarget, a patented enteric capsule-coating technology from Bifodan A/S (Hundested, Denmark), has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2010 Global Probiotics Technology Differentiation Award.

Imagine a shopper in the supplements aisle debating buying brand A over brand B. Brand A says, “More bioavailable!” Brand B does not. To most consumers, the choice seems obvious. But is it really?

Microencapsulation firm Maxx Performance announced plans to open an R&D and manufacturing facility in Roanoke, VA, at the former Valley Rich Dairy Building on Aerial Way Dr.

Danish firm Gumlink says it has made further investments in its nutraceutical gum technology, aimed at expanding global applications.

Like any good partnership, delivery systems and ingredients must work together seamlessly.

Excipients might not always be the star of a dietary supplement product-that role most likely goes to the active ingredient-but make no mistake that excipients are more than just “filler.” And, excipients will need to answer to stricter FDA regulation in the near future, according to David Schoneker, director of global regulatory affairs for Colorcon (Harleysville, PA) and past chairman of the International Pharamceutical Excipients Council (IPEC). Schoneker spoke at a recent webcast sponsored by the Council for Responsible Nutrition and Virgo Publishing.

Nestlé, PepsiCo Invest in Nutrition Research

Beneo (Mannheim, Germany) announced it is expanding its product-development capabilities for chewing gum. Research will focus on replacing sugar with the company’s Isomalt sugar replacer, which is derived from pure sugar beet.

Frost & Sullivan has awarded Nutraceutix (Redmond, WA) its 2010 Technology Innovation of the Year award for the company’s LiveBac production process and BIO-tract delivery system for probiotics.

Gum may not be the first thought that comes to mind as a nutritional delivery system, but it’s being considered more and more, these days.

Organic Balance (Tulsa, OK), which sells a line of eight nutraceutical supplements, says that 'no upset stomachs' is the top benefit reported by its customers. The company claims that its Serum Specific Process technology can prevent stomachaches that often result from supplementing on an empty stomach.

Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC; Dartmouth, NS) announced today that the company has reached an exclusive agreement with Oxford Nutrascience Group (Oxford; Yarnton, England) to market its omega-3 ingredients in chewable forms.

Dietary supplement contract manufacturer Sirio Pharma Company, Ltd., has begun operating its new soft-gel plant in China capable of producing eight billion soft-gel capsules per year. The plant...s opening ceremony in Shantou, China, was observed by nearly 300 health food brands, dealers, suppliers, and raw material suppliers from around the world.

ProSynbiotic, a new probiotic product from Standard Process, is a synergistic blend of four research-supported beneficial probiotic strains and two prebiotic fibers that supports gut and overall intestinal health.