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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Audrey Yow |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
The company has also outlined its 2025 plans, including the launch of its first OTC product and plans in growing infant nutrition business in South East Asia. BYHEALTH released its FY24 annual results last Friday (March 22). Sales across all its key brands, including its eponymous brand BYHEALTH and bone and joint health brand Keylid had declined by 30 per cent or so. Total revenue was down 27.3 year-on-year from RMB9.41bn (US$1.3bn) to RMB6.84bn (US$943.3m).
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Audrey Yow |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
The China headquartered-company is well-known for hyaluronic acid ingredients. However, it is also expanding its other portfolios, in this case, ingredients supporting mitochondrial function and glycobiology, which are its strategic focus for this year. “Our strategic positioning for this year for Bloomage is to expand from our traditional focus of hyaluronic acid to glycobiology and cell biology,“ Jean Zhao, nutrition and health raw materials deputy general manager told NutraIngredients-Asia.
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IQVIA Asia Pacific has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity (NUS-AHL). Through this partnership, the aim is to advance Healthy Longevity Medicine (HLM) through joint research, information exchange, and development of new technologies, to potentially bring “substantial benefits to society”.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Audrey Yow |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently highlighted a worrying trend of rising pre-diabetics and hypertension rates in the country. It has developed a customised nutrition guide to help individuals control their diet and prevent the onset of diabetes. Two in five of the adult population (46.7 per cent) were “pre-diabetic” as of 2021, which the MFDS described as a “high” rate, based on findings of the National Health and Nutrition Survey published in December 2023.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Claudia Adrien |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
Speaking to NutraIngredients-Asia at the Food Ingredients China 2025 (FIC) tradeshow held in Shanghai on March 17 to 19, Biogrowing said oral health would be one of its key focus for the China market this year. There are a few reasons behind this strategic focus. One is that market demand for oral health product was fast-rising, especially on social commerce such as Douyin - China’s TikTok.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
This was a point highlighted by Professor Che Hui Lian from the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University during her presentation “Current Status and Prospect in Food and Medicine Homology” at Foods Ingredient China (FI-China) held in Shanghai between March 17 and 19. Moving into the future, a trend for the food and beverage products will be the ability to make health benefit claims, she pointed out.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
Already launched in Hong Kong, G-NiiB Happy Child was developed using Asian database accumulated by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) for more than 10 years. “The database is very important because we found significant differences in gut microbiome composition of children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and mood disorders. Based on that, we identified certain probiotic strains that were lacking or increasing in these children.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
Delivery format technologies that enhance the sensory experience of supplements, provide health support tailored to individual needs, and have proven efficacy, are expected to gain momentum this year, says Lonza. The dietary supplements industry across Asia-Pacific is witnessing a surge in innovative format and delivery technologies, driven by evolving consumer expectations and advances in science and technology.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
The white mulberry leaf extract to be studied is an patented ingredient commercially available as Reducose. The ingredient has undergone several research and clinical trials by British lifescience company Phynova, which is also the supplier of the ingredient. Vixxol has been acting as Reducose’s distributor in the South Korean market since late 2022.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Audrey Yow |Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma
Experts at Chi Longevity have cautioned against a one-size-fits-all approach – and stressed the goal is to provide nutrients for neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to change and respond to stimuli. According to Chi Longevity’s senior dietician Denise Teo, there are nutritional interventions that are backed by large-scale clinical studies on diet and cognitive health.
