Weight Management

As plant-protein demand grows, plant-protein ingredients are overcoming growing pains, including challenges of scaling up, as well as formulating hurdles.

A look at the science behind some of today’s most successful weight-management dietary supplement ingredients.

New Zealand is the first country to launch the 100%-stevia-sweetened Coke, which the company says it was able to sweeten with stevia alone and not in combination with other types of sweeteners or sugar.

“It appears…that supply of organic stevia will not catch up with demand for a few more years,” says one industry expert.

Icon Foods’ new KetoseSweet+ ingredients are suited for those controlling blood sugar levels as well as those on low-sugar or ketogenic diets.

Sweet Green Fields announced a new development: its new Optimizer Stevia line that aims to retain the affordability of Reb A but provide a better-tasting ingredient.

Minor glycosides like Reb M and Reb D are still in smaller supply compared to a major glycoside like Reb A. How will suppliers increase the supply of these rarer in-demand glycosides?

Sabinsa says that the results from this animal study add to the company’s existing research highlighting the synergistic effects of piperine combined with curcumin.

In the study, Glucodia was shown to help prevent insulin resistance and visceral fat accumulation, factors that the study authors say can lead to metabolic syndrome.

Appethyl is made from all-natural spinach extract supplied by research and development firm Greenleaf Medical AB.

This U.S. patent is for 3-hydroxy-dibenzo-α-pyrone (3-OH-DBP), also known as urolithin B. Urolithin B is a natural bioactive present in shilajit, a sticky, tarlike substance that may help to regulate weight gain.

The study, performed in Chinese men, found that a low-glycemic diet supplemented with Beneo’s functional carbohydrate isomaltulose Palatinose helped control subjects’ blood sugar levels and support weight management compared with a high-glycemic diet.

According to a new report from Mintel, global launches of food and beverage products containing stevia have grown steadily since 2012, with an 11% increase in beverage launches from 2016 to 2017 and a 10% increase in food product launches from 2016 to 2017.

Research highlights turmeric’s benefits for blood sugar support.

The first-of-its-kind review analyzed more than 40 existing studies on the potential immune and metabolic effects of palmitoleic acid.

Curcumin-no longer merely a culinary spice or folk medicine, but an ingredient with a track record of research-backed health benefits-is set for another big year in 2018.  

Caffeine's myriad benefits for body and brain make the alkaloid a consumer favorite. 

Since its commercial debut in 2008, stevia has become an increasingly popular and natural way to sweeten beverages without calories.

The newest research on blood sugar nutraceuticals is aimed at both at-risk and diabetic individuals where they shop: in the functional food aisle.

According to the company, this third clinical study once again supports Sinetrol's utility in promoting body-fat loss and improved body composition.

According to the company, the ingredients in the Versasweet line will help formulators lower added sugars on Nutrition Facts panels.

The study found that the rare sugar d-allulose may help users manage weight by enhancing post-meal fat oxidation and decreasing carbohydrate oxidation.

Recent studies show whey protein’s benefits in cases of sarcopenia, high blood pressure, and more.

The proposed legislation, introduced by State Representative Kay Khan earlier this year, is an updated version of a bill first introduced in 2015.

The Carbohydrate, Appetite Reduction, Blood Sugar, and Satiety (CARBS) study found that Salacia extract, as OmniActive’s proprietary OmniLean ingredient, may help to control subjects’ appetites and improve overall satiety.