Delivery Systems

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.

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A new, small study published in the European Journal for Nutraceutical Research says that transdermal application of magnesium may raise magnesium levels in the body over a short period of time-and more effectively than taking magnesium in oral supplements.

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Analysts predict no slowing down of probiotic growth. In September, Markets and Markets forecasted 12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global probiotics market until 2014, when total sales, it says, should reach $32.6 billion. Similarly, in October, Packaged Facts estimated that global probiotics sales will grow at 12% CAGR to exceed $22 billion by 2013.

The new company LiveTheSource (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has announced its launch of \"daily source,\" the first ever nano-encapsulated liquid vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplement.

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The Israeli company Algatechnologies is launching 4 mg softgel astaxanthin capsules at the Vitafoods trade show in Geneva next week.

CapsCanada (Pompano Beach, FL) has announced the launch of Platinum Caps, two-piece metallic capsules available in gelatin or vegetable HPMC.The metallic look is obtained with a light-reflecting pigment, Candurin, composed of titanium dioxide and natural mica.

Nutraceutix (Redmond, WA) received a patent for BIO-tract from the Australian Patent Office. BIO-tract tablets form a protective layer in the body, shielding probiotic organisms from the acidic conditions of the stomach. After passing from the stomach to the intestinal tract, the tablets release the organisms at rates determined by formulation.