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U.S. consumers typically store fresh fruits and vegetables for up to five days, such as in a refrigerator, before eating them.

A new mouse study indicates that quercetin-a flavonoid derived from onions, apples, and red wine-may boost the bioavailability of green tea polyphenols for fighting prostate cancer.

PhaseLite is a patented extract of Phaseolus vulgaris.

A rat study encourages supplementing with all vitamin E forms found in nature.

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is perhaps best known for its tart taste and penchant for staining clothes. In the past several years, however, the flowering fruit has taken on a different image. With much financial help from product marketer, and now ingredient supplier, POM Wonderful (Los Angeles), pomegranates are increasingly regarded as superfruits. Largely by its own doing, POM Wonderful can now report that “more people were introduced to pomegranate products last year than any year in history.”

Mars Inc. (McLean, VA) earned the 2013 Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award at July’s IFT Food Expo in Chicago.

Researchers say the ingredient could be an alternative to analgesic drugs, which may present side effects such as drowsiness, constipation, and nausea.

The highest dose was found to promote the greatest feeling of fullness, indicating a dose-dependent effect.

Three botanical ingredients with promising results in cholesterol studies.

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolled 70 obese but otherwise healthy subjects.

A healthy prostate and testosterone level-and ingredients that can help.

Two new studies, funded by ingredient supplier Tate & Lyle (Chicago), were presented at the American Society for Nutrition Experimental Biology conference in Boston in late April.

In AREDS2, researchers examined whether adding either lutein plus zeaxanthin, omega-3 fatty acids DHA plus EPA, or both combinations, to the original AREDS formula would help further decrease risk of developing AMD.

Is the ORAC assay still valuable, despite its controversies?

Can anti-inflammatory food ingredients reduce inflammation?

Phospholipid brain-health dietary supplements can be the foundation of a healthy mind.

Beauty antioxidants are in demand for supplements, food, and beverages.

Analysis of 25 vegetable and herb seedlings finds that these microgreens are in some ways much more nutritious than mature vegetables.

Will the wrong trial design make your dietary supplement or functional food an unregistered drug?

Researchers claim this is the "first time proof" of sage's efficacy on menopausal hot flashes.

The researchers say the study shows that whole coffee fruit extracts may provide higher levels of CGA content compared to powder forms in part because processing.

Curcumin Bioavailability is especially important for curcumin, which is notoriously difficult for the body to absorb. Standard curcumin is unstable at intestinal pH levels, resulting in rapid degradation. In addition, studies have shown that regular curcumin has a poor pharmacokinetic profile for oral absorption, a high rate of metabolic conjugation and reduction, as well as a tendency to be rapidly eliminated from the body, says Indena S.p.A. (Milan, Italy).

Iranian researchers witnessed a supportive effect of tomatoes on several blood markers in type 2 diabetes patients.

Science consultant John Wise, PhD; Herbalife’s Bill Frankos; and Virgo Publishing’s Jon Benninger were the 2010 recipients of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN; Washington, DC) annual Apple Awards recognizing those who have made “considerable contributions” to the dietary supplements industry.