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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 | Claudia Adrien |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
Niagen Bioscience is the new name for ChromaDex, a company which had its beginnings as a standards testing service with a focus on chromatography. It built brand recognition in that area and later as an analytical testing service, but the name no longer reflects the business that it is today, said company CEO Rob Fried. ChromaDex will now appear as ‘NAGE’ at stock market open on Wednesday.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
The trial also reported that children taking probiotics demonstrated a balanced cytokine response as compared to those taking placebo, as seen from the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α found in their oral swab. Findings of the study were published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences recently.
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nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
The six-month clinical trial is taking place in Australia and is expected to be completed later this year. It will assess the use of Bio-Gen Extracts' patented lutein and zeaxanthin ingredient Lute-Gen on the visuocognitive impacts of the teenage population. The parameters that the trial will assess include memory, executive function, and processing speed time.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
Holland & Barrett’s business, including its brick-and-mortar stores and eponymous e-commerce platform in Singapore, is operated by franchise partner Jay Gee Health (PTE) Ltd for 16 years. Responding to queries from NutraIngredients-Asia on March 10, a spokeswoman from Holland & Barrett confirmed that all its stores in Singapore have closed, and that the Singapore website has been taken offline.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Claudia Adrien |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
That was the takeaway from a panel discussion titled “Beyond Digestion: Your Microbiome’s Hidden Impact on Whole-Body Health” at last week’s Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA. The talk was sponsored by the supplement company MegaFood. The experts said the microbiome thrives on microbial diversity in the gut, but that same principle may not apply to other organs in the body. Take the vagina for example.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
The awards seek to recognise and reward outstanding nutrition research, nutraceutical products and functional ingredients commercially available in the Asia-Pacific region. Submissions are now open to ingredients, products or businesses that are active in APAC’s nutraceutical and functional foods and beverages sector. The highly successful awards is into its eighth edition this year. There are a total of 17 award categories that companies can participate in.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
Sigma Healthcare completes merger with Chemist WarehouseSigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse have completed the merger process and the merged group has started trading on the Australian Securities Exchange on February 13. The merger has been the talk of the town as it will lead to the creation of a “full-service” company running wholesaler, distributor, and retail pharmacy franchiser businesses.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
Taiwan FDA announced that it has drafted a new list of health functional claims that health foods can make, with the addition of knee join protection claim. Once finalised, there will be a total of 14 functional claims that health foods can make. Existing claims include anti-fatigue, bone protection, blood lipids regulation, and liver protection. At the same time, it has drafted a set of methods for companies to evaluate the efficacy of their products making “knee joint protection” claims.
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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe |Horphag Research |Ennature Biopharma |Mibelle Biochemistry
The company announced the above during its FY25 first half financial presentation on February 26. So far, 11 of its products are already registered with the US FDA. Its US entry will be a digital and influencer-driven one, as it seeks to replicate its current strategy in regions like China. As such, it has developed products for the US market based on the bestselling charts off Amazon and TikTok.
