Vitan Ltd. uses a unique process to ferment Blakeslea trispora fungi to produce natural beta-carotene biomass.
Lycopene specialist LycoRed (Beer Sheva, Israel) has acquired Ukraine-based Vitan Ltd., a specialist in fermenting Blakeslea trispora fungi to produce natural beta-carotene biomass and other types of carotenoid biomass. LycoRed said that the acquisition enhances its own position in the global natural carotenoids market.
“LycoRed, which is famous for leading the natural lycopene [market] worldwide, will now have also a clear advantage offering natural beta-carotene and being a fully…integrated manufacturer for natural colors, beadlets for dietary supplements, and more…,” said Morris Zelkha, LycoRed’s CEO, in a press release.
The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.