Herbs & Botanicals

On Tuesday, July 10, the Trump administration released a proposed second list of $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that will face up to a 10% tariff.

In the short time made available for public comments, a number of natural products groups have responded to USDA, citing issues with the proposal.

Pea-ingredients supplier Puris (Oskaloosa, IA) will showcase its range of pea-based ingredients at next week’s Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago.

Innova says that one in three U.S. consumers said, in Innova’s consumer research, that they increased their consumption of plant-based milk or yogurt during the two years ending in December 2017.

The company says that when factoring in both polyphenol properties and price, Concord grape provides the biggest bang for the buck, so to speak.

The companies say Artesa chickpea protein is the first chickpea-based protein concentrate to be available in commercial quantities.

Tea Fat Burner Red is a weight-management beverage formulated with green tea extract (Camellia sinensis), caffeine, and Chromax chromium picolinate.

Nutritional Outlook sought the opinion of few industry stakeholders on whether, in their opinion, the Epidiolex drug approval further threatens the legal status of CBD supplements.

The first-of-its-kind study found that supplementation with Affron, a branded saffron extract ingredient, improved feelings of separation anxiety, social phobia, and depression, in young people.

Hemp industry advocates are rejoicing after the Senate passed the Farm Bill yesterday in an 86-11 vote, legalizing the growing of commercial hemp on U.S. soil.

The Hemp Business Journal estimates that retail sales of hemp food and beverage products, personal care products, supplements, car parts, and more, will grow to $1.9 billion by the year 2022.

At the show, OmniActive highlighted innovative delivery formats for ingredients, including Lutemax 2020, OmniLean, CurcuWin, Gingever, and UltraSol.

The studies found that cranberry seed fiber and fenugreek are able to resist gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme hydrolysis, as well as to support the growth of probiotic bacteria Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 (Sabinsa’s LactoCran and LactoWise, respectively).

The new drug, Epidiolex, comprises cannabidiol (CBD), but does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound in marijuana that causes intoxication.

The bulletin discusses adulteration of turmeric root, turmeric extracts, and curcuminoids with related species, artificial colorants, and synthetic curcuminoids, and details analytical approaches to detect those adulterants.

Fucovital is a patented, all-natural 3% fucoxanthin oleoresin ingredient that the company says is the first fucoxanthin to receive New Dietary Ingredient notification (NDIN) acknowledgment from FDA.

KaempMax, a Kaempferia parviflora ethanol extract, improved self-assessed sexual health in middle-aged men experiencing mild erectile dysfunction.

These men's health ingredients show promise in easing age-related prostate symptoms and supporting an overall healthy and active lifestyle.

Applied Food Sciences says that PurTurmeric can be easily incorporated into a wide range of applications, without imparting unwanted textures or sedimentation.

Taiyo’s SunCran Naturelle ingredient, a combination of Fruit d’Or’s Cran Naturelle cranberry juice powder and Taiyo’s Sunfiber soluble guar fiber, was recognized for its ability to reduce gastrointestinal symptoms from functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The company’s Hosur, India, specialty botanicals and extracts division manufactures natural extracts including green coffee, valerian, turmeric, green tea, boswellia, fenugreek, and guarana, among other ingredients.

Algae offer benefits such as cost-efficient production and multiple harvests during the year, plus future sustainability benefits that cannot be ignored. Learn about the technical advances being made in commercial algae cultivation, from an expert.

The company says that all of its personal care products are now UL (Underwriters Laboratories) ISO 22716:2007 certified for production and quality control. In addition, its entire line of natural foods is now UL Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level II certified, and its Now Sports products are now certified by Informed Sport/Informed Choice.

The newly approved fibers can be listed as dietary fibers on the Nutrition Facts label and be included when calculating the total amount of fiber per serving declared on the Nutrition Facts label.

In honor of Hemp History Week, Nutritional Outlook spoke with John Roulac, founder and chief visionary officer at plant-based organic foods company Nutiva, about the current regulatory landscape for U.S. industrial hemp farming, and what’s next for the hemp category.