Heart Health

The Ahiflower pioneer is showing the world how plant-based omegas can provide needed nutrition, sustainably.

Sulforaphane is found in cruciferous vegetables such as arugula, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, and radish, to name a few, and is associated with supporting metabolic health, digestion, heart health, and cognitive health.

A recent animal study found that a proprietary carob seed and pod extract from Pharmactive, called CSAT+, may support cardiometabolic health when paired with aerobic exercise and a balanced diet.

Kerry’s Niamh Hunt discusses the role of consumer demographics in the functional food and beverage markets.

The company is marketing the ingredients on behalf of California Natural Color, which is a division of E. & J. Gallo Winery.

On November 17, the agency sent warning letters to Essential Elements, Calroy Health Sciences, Iwi, BergaMet North America, Healthy Trends Worldwide, Chambers’ Apothecary, and Anabolic Laboratories.

Rich in long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids (LC-MUFA), the ingredient contains cetoleic acid, an omega-11 marine lipid, and gondoic acid (omega-9). Cetoleic acid’s potential health benefits include skin and metabolic health.

The clinical trial showed significant benefits from a combination of vitamin K2 and vitamin D supplementation on coronary artery calcification (CAC).

Long-chain menaquinones like vitamin K2 MK-7 can present stability challenges, the company says.

Supplement solutions need to support metabolic and liver health and not just weight management, the company says.

Results from a recent study funded by AstraZeneca, called the “Supplements, Placebo, or Rosuvastatin (SPORT)” Study, compared the effects of its prescription low-dose statin (Rosuvastatin) to placebo and six common dietary supplements, including fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice, over a four-week period.

To stay relevant moving forward, products must evolve to meet today’s consumer needs.

The vitamin K2 MK-7 ingredient has been studied in 10 human clinical trials, including studies on bioavailability, bone health, and heart health.

The company, which specializes in producing ingredients using precision fermentation and enzymatic bioconversion, says its process can produce any long-chain menaquinone, including 6, 7, 8, and 9.

The ingredient combines inulin, the company’s newly launched OptiXOS xylo-oligosaccharide prebiotic fiber, and magnesium.

BGG will showcase its flagship apple polyphenol and astaxathin ingredients in a variety of delivery formats at the SupplySide West trade show.

The ingredient, SelectSIEVE OptiChol, comprises standardized polyphenols from olive.

The company says K2Vital MCT Organic is the “first USDA organic–certified, all-trans, all-bioactive vitamin K2 MK-7 for oil-based health applications to the U.S. market.”

The ingredient is delivered in the company’s Matrix technology that protects particles of MK-7 without coating, additives, or additional ingredients.

The more attention our microbiomes get from the research community, the more benefits consumers may one day reap, and the more inspiration wellness brands can tap for probiotic product development.

Called bio+Quercitrin, the ingredient is said to be up to six times more bioavailable than standard quercetin.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has determined that there is moderate evidence that flavan-3-ol intake in the range of 400-600 mg/d provide cardiometabolic protection

A subgroup analysis of the Aortic Valve Decalcification Trial (AVADEC study) observed that vitamin K2 MK-7 (720 µg/day) and D (25 µg/day) supplementation for two years helped slow the progression of coronary plaque development in individuals at high risk of developing coronary artery calcification

AIDP will be responsible for the sales and marketing efforts to promote the company’s GG-Gold and DuoQuinol ingredients from American River Nutrition.

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