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1 month ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Liza Laws |Nikki Hancocks |Wai Lang Chu |Horphag Research
The supplement, supplied by Nektium Pharma S.L., Gran Canaria, Spain, is a soluble formulation standardized to contain at least 60% of the active ingredient mangiferin. It is reportedly more easily incorporated into food products such as drinks and shakes.
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2 months ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Louisa Richards |Stephen Daniells |Nikki Hancocks |Horphag Research
The company said the new range combines growing demand for gummies as convenient delivery format and high-strength supplements that deliver maximum nutritional impact in minimal doses. “Thanks to our advanced gummy technology and deep formulation expertise, 17 years in the making, we’re able to offer customers these fully customizable concepts,” Sara Lesina, general manager of Sirio Europe & Americas, said in a press release.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
foodnavigator-usa.com | Nikki Hancocks
Citrus supply chain constraints and upcoming sodium regulations are pressuring food and beverage brands to innovate faster — a challenge that ingredient company Kerry says it is meeting head on with its CPG clients. During the Consumer Analysts Group of New York (CAGNY) conference this week, Kerry representatives outlined a broad strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities facing the food and beverage industry while meeting consumer demands for great-tasting products.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
nutraingredients.com | Cassandra Stern |Lauren Nicolle |Asia Sherman |Nikki Hancocks
Writing in the journal Plants, researchers fromChiang Mai University’s Faculty of Pharmacy in Thailand examined the extracts' combined antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and their potential application in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) for improved stability and bioavailability in dietary supplements. The study was funded by Fundamental Fund, Chiang Mai University and Thailand Science Research and Innovation.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
nutraingredients-usa.com | Stephen Daniells |Nikki Hancocks |Citribel NV
IPA Europe made an official request to the EU Ombudsman in December 2023 to examine how the European Commission addressed concerns about its stance on probiotic foods and supplements being systematically classified as health claims, which is based on a non-binding 2007 guidance. The association sought clarification on the rationale behind this position and more specifically what factors support it beyond the 2001 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation’s definition of probiotics.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
nutraingredients.com | Stephen Daniells |Nikki Hancocks |LEHVOSS Nutrition |Nutraceutical Trends
IPA Europe made an official request to the EU Ombudsman in December 2023 to examine how the European Commission addressed concerns about its stance on probiotic foods and supplements being systematically classified as health claims, which is based on a non-binding 2007 guidance. The association sought clarification on the rationale behind this position and more specifically what factors support it beyond the 2001 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation’s definition of probiotics.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
nutraingredients.com | Olivia Haslam |Danielle Masterson |Nikki Hancocks |LEHVOSS Nutrition
The challenges of gut microbiome clinical trials, including individual variability, strain-specific effects and stringent regulatory standards, were spotlighted during a panel discussion at the recent Yakult symposium held in Amsterdam. As Dr. Emily Prpa, science manager at Yakult UK and Ireland, explained during her introduction, there are multiple complexities to clinical trials in gut microbiome research.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
nutraingredients.com | Louisa Richards |Claudia Adrien |Nikki Hancocks |Nathan Gray
The modeling analysis, published in The Lancet Global Health, is reportedly the first to use dietary estimates to evaluate global inadequacies in micronutrient intakes. Led by scientists from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the study revealed inadequate intakes of key nutrients, including folate, vitamin C, calcium, iron and magnesium. According to the researchers, it shows “empirically that most of the global population has inadequate intake of at least one micronutrient.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nutraingredients.com | Ellen Schutt |Tingmin Koe |Nikki Hancocks |Danielle Masterson
On the supply front, the Peruvian anchovy fishery, the largest source of EPA and DHA omega-3s for the dietary supplement industry, saw a strong rebound from a dismal supply situation in 2023. The Peruvian fishery has two fishing seasons per year. The quote for the first one in 2024, which took place in the April-June time frame, was 2.475 million metric tons, and almost all of it was landed.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nutraingredients.com | Louisa Richards |Nikki Hancocks |Stephen Daniells |LEHVOSS Nutrition
Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists from the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare reported that foods such as oats, rye, wheat, potatoes and berries were associated with bacterial diversity, emphasizing the importance of a healthy diet in the first year of life. “Our data suggests that introducing fiber-rich, plant-based foods support the early life microbiota during weaning,” they wrote.
