Vitamins & Minerals

Adding critical cofactors, including magnesium, collagen, and vitamin K2, to current nutritional recommendations for bone health could go a long way towards helping to reduce the occurrence of osteoporosis and related disorders.

Market researcher IRI provided its insight on which retail channels for dietary supplements are growing, or shrinking, at CRN’s The Conference.

With more U.S. adults taking dietary supplements than ever before, continued consumer confidence in the safety, quality, and efficacy of supplements will remain of utmost importance to those with stakes in the industry.

Gadot Biochemical Industries has launched Gadosport, a new nutrition-specific citrate mineral line for pre-, during, and post-workout. 

Driven by more studies demonstrating choline’s critical benefits for human health, awareness of the nutrient and our low intake of it is increasing each year.

Run-of-the-mill supplements and pinkwashed marketing will not resonate in today’s highly personalized market.

Crystal E, a highly concentrated vitamin E tocopherol powder is launching at SupplySide West through the ingredient's North American distributor Charlse Bowman and Company. 

Kappa Bioscience, maker of K2Vital vitamin K2 MK-7, has announced that it will be unveiling the results of a multi-year global study on vitamin K2 quality at SupplySide West, taking place in Las Vegas, NV. 

Chemi Nutra has launched CholineAid Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline (A-GPC), a 100% natural, tasteless, odorless, water soluble, and FDA GRAS choline source. 

NOW has acquired SuperNutrition, expanding its supplement product lines to include high potency vitamins. 

Ponce De Leon Health has launched a product under that brand name Rejuvant called LifeTabs, a dietary supplement with formulations for men and women designed to “resist aging.” 

Nestlé Health Science is expanding into personalized nutrition with the acquisition of Persona, a personalized vitamin business. 

ExcelVite has announced that it has obtained certification from the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Certification Standard (MSPO SCCS) after an extensive audit by the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia. 

SPINS will be releasing its first-ever “State of the Natural Industry” report.

A meta-analysis recently published in The BMJ found that vitamin D supplementation significantly reduced the risk of cancer death. 

Researchers are finding that dietary supplementation can go a long way toward shoring up ocular health and protecting eyes against the battery of threats they face.

Consumers want science-backed ingredients. Companies are answering the call.

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is dismissive of dietary supplements for preventing mortality and improving cardiovascular disease outcomes. 

A study recently published in Obstetrics and Gynecology provides some useful insights about the dietary intake by pregnant women of important vitamins and minerals. 

According to the company and its U.S. distributor AIDP, the new 1% version provides formulating, storage, and cost-in-use advantages.

Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), as well as Representatives Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and Mike Rogers (R-AL) have introduced a bill called The SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019. 

Nature Made is the first third-party brand to participate in Tespo's licensing program.

Gnosis by Lesaffre is making the case for using folate in sports nutrition supplements. 

The definition of a dietary substance in FDA's New Dietary Ingredient draft guidance differs greatly from the definition of a dietary ingredient under DSHEA, the actual law governing supplements.

The biggest shift in multivitamin thinking involves meeting consumers where they are-in their lifestyles and their life stages.