Omega-3

Following the Israeli Health Ministry’s recommendation of omega-3 fatty acids and phytosterols for cardiovascular health, dietary supplement marketer Ta’am Teva Altman has launched No-Sterol, a supplement formulated by Soft Gel Technologies.

A meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that omega-3’s could influence heart health by reducing stiffness of the arteries.

Krill oil supplier Aker BioMarine has inked an agreement with Schiff Nutrition to supply the company with its Superba krill oil through June 2016.

Coromega put an omega-3 product to the test, measuring blood omega-3 levels after patient supplementation.

Omega Protein has brought new innovation to omega-3s.

Two scientific posters by Metagenics Inc. suggest that nutritional supplementation can improve on the benefits of a Mediterranean diet.

In a new review of eight studies published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers say that a 250-mg dose of omega-3 fatty acids can help lower the risk of fatal coronary heart disease.

The market researcher attributes potential growth to novel production technologies that are enabling the addition of omega-3s to an expanding range of food and beverages.

Omevital oils have an excellent sensory profile that makes them easy to integrate in a number of food formulations, without compromising taste or smell.

Pet ingredients for overall health and common conditions.

Omega-3s in Food and Beverage

Enzymotec (Migdal HaEmeq, Israel) and Mercola.com have co-launched Krill-IQ, a product containing krill-derived phosphatidylserine (PS) and an omega-3/astaxanthin complex of krill and alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (Alpha-GPC).

The new omega-3 player is producing algae-based omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

For an omega-3 market increasing in variety, NP Nutra (Rancho Dominguez, CA) has now introduced SachaOmega oil, a certified organic and cold-pressed oil containing omega-3s, omega-6s, and omega-9s along with a 1.4-to-1 ratio of omega-3 to omega-6.

As the functional food industry grows at a rapid pace, Leatherhead Food Research (Leatherhead, UK) is proposing that marine-derived ingredients could be the answer for product distinction in competitive food and beverage markets.

IOM recommends the Department of Defense prioritize research on these interventions.

Summarized here are some of the studies relevant to carotenoids and omega-3 fatty acids.

A look at today’s options in a growing omega-3 market.

EPAX AS (Aalesund, Norway), a global supplier of omega-3 fish oils, has been named a 2011 top supplier by soft-gelatin specialist Banner Pharmacaps Inc. (High Point, NC) at Banner’s recent “Partners in Success” awards ceremony.

Omega-3 ingredient supplier EPAX AS (Aalesund, Norway) has received a “Friend of the Sea” award (in the omega-3 category) from Friend of the Sea (FOS), a nonprofit certifier of sustainable fishing and aquaculture projects.

A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has associated omega-3 intake with an increased risk of prostate cancer-results that even surprised the researchers, who urged that their findings not be taken too seriously yet.

After a successful 2010 market test with its Arctic Wonder krill oil brand, Bayer Healthcare LLC’s (Morristown, NJ) consumer care division has officially launched its Arctic Wonder krill oil dietary supplement.

The organization cites limitations to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found no benefit of maternal DHA supplementation on infant visual acuity.

The New Zealand-based company is gearing up for industrial production of pharmaceutical-grade algal omega-3.

Pharmaceutical company Amarin Corp. (Mystic, CN) will present data from its MARINE trial, a Phase III study investigating omega-3 drug AMR101 as a treatment for very high triglycerides.