Digestive Health

AIDP Inc. has been appointed exclusive U.S. marketing and sales partner for BIOHM FX, a product being introduced by BIOHM Health LLC.

Representatives pointed out that even as demand and awareness for prebiotics increases, chicory root fibers are still one of just a few ingredients that are proven prebiotics.

A newly published peer-reviewed paper written by probiotic supplier DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Wilmington, DE) and other industry stakeholders urges those making probiotic products to better make use of third-party certifications and other tools to boost quality control in the commercial probiotics market.

Does probiotics’ future lie in foods, beverages, supplements-or all three?

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

Probiotics face a new frontier as sports supplements.

A recent double-blind placebo-controlled study found that a daily dose of probiotics improved measures of mood in subjects.

AIDP, Inc. has been appointed the sales and marketing partner for International Agriculture Group’s NuBana RS2 green banana flour.

A recently published trial showed that supplementation with chicory root fiber positively impacted the composition of gut microbiota in children during cold season, even when they were taking antibiotics. 

The use of bacteriophage is the future of fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria. 

A recently published pilot study found that supplementation of soluble guar fiber (Sunfiber from Taiyo International) helped alleviate constipation and the resulting irritability in children with autism.

Manufacturers of prebiotic ingredients are now being more selective about the probiotic bacteria that’s targeted.

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. 

In fact, the digestive health category is constantly “reinventing itself as new science and products appear,” explains Joana Maricato, market research manager for New Nutrition Business.

A recent study published in Nutrients, tested the efficacy of a bacteriophage cocktail called PreforPro, a prebiotic, manufactured by Deerland Probiotics and Enzymes. 

A clinical trial recently published in Nutrients studied the effect of bacterial count on the transient colonization in the human intestinal tract of a formulation containing four probiotic strains at two doses, 7 billion and 70 billion colony forming units (CFUs). 

Nutralliance is now exclusive sales and marketing partner for South Korean Ildong Biosciences’ probiotic line in the U.S. and Canada. 

DuPont Nutrition & Health has reached an agreement with Lonza Specialty Ingredients in which Lonza will manufacture and supply CARE4U 2’-FL, a human milk oligosaccharide. 

There is no singular sports nutrition shopper today. For sports nutrition brands, this fact is as exciting as it is challenging.

Chicory root fiber’s versatility and health halo benefit a variety of food and beverage applications.

Country Life has launched a new line of digestive health products called Gut Connection. 

Market research indicates that today’s consumers are spending more on immune-health supplements than ever. Ahead, a look at some of the latest studies on immune-health ingredients.

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