Omega-3

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.

The company will address needs in personal nutrition, aquaculture, and biofuel with a single crop.

Food frequency questionnaires showed that lower omega-6 to omega-3 ratios were best for improving asthma control.

Researchers calculated U.S. consumption patterns from 1909 to 1999 by following the availability of essential fatty acids in 373 food commodities over the course of that time.

OptiSol 5000 is a natural flax-based ingredient designed to improve the texture of pizza dough by enhancing extensibility and workability.

A research group based in Italy has found that krill oil may be more efficient in activating fat metabolism than fish oil.

Emerging research is unlocking the cognitive-health potential of numerous dietary supplement ingredients.

Emerging delivery systems are spicing things up for functional ingredients.

As of March, the company is handling its own direct distribution for its Superba krill ingredients in North America.

The trial is called EVOLVE and will evaluate the efficacy and safety of the drug, geared to patients with very high triglycerides.

Reflections from the first annual GOED Exchange.

Reflections from the first annual GOED Exchange.

Probiomega is a new, unique probiotic ingredient that features an omega-3 “shield” that helps protect the bacteria.

Nordic Naturals is promoting its Kenai Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil, which the company says is the first salmon oil in the market to pass all international standards for purity.

The new website does not appear to attack industry over contaminants, but rather provides information to educate consumers.

An assessment of the diets of 38,022 women has concluded that higher fish consumption is associated with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by as much as 42%.

Wilmar recently developed Arawana 3A+ cooking oil enriched with ONC’s MEG-3 fish oil for the Chinese market.

Aker Biomarine A/S has attained Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for krill oil in foods.

Bioarmor Labs Inc. is making a name for its Heartshield cardiovascular supplements with celebrity support from food author and television personality Charles Mattocks.

SaviSeeds are a new product being marketed as a natural nut alternative high in omega-3 fatty acids.

Trends in omega-3 fatty acid applications will be a focus of a session held at the 6th Nutra India Summit in Mumbai, taking place February 15-17.

A study comparing krill oil with fish oil has found that krill may effectively influence the human endocannabinoid system in obese persons, which could influence physiological processes like mood and appetite.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) hosted its first GOED Exchange conference on omega-3s on January 13 to 14 in Salt Lake City.

Omega-3s from krill oil may be more bioefficient than omega-3s from fish oil, according to research published in the January issue of the journal Lipids.