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4 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
The rice cereal complementary food contains the HMO 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL). This development comes after China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that 2′-FL could be used as a food fortifier in cereal-based complementary foods and canned complementary foods for infants and young children. Commercially available as Gerber PRO HMO infant cereal, the product, targeted at supporting the immune system, is also rich in protein and contains the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12.
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4 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
These solutions could include nutritional products to support healthy ageing, as well as consumer-friendly health screening and monitoring tools. The idea is to promote early and more health screenings among consumers, in order to address nutritional deficiencies early with proper nutrition. It is also to monitor consumers’ health overtime, and to show how taking nutritional products could benefit their health over time. “Adherence to nutritional intervention is key.
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4 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Biotropics Malaysia is studying how Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) could improve the wellbeing of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women at dosage of 50mg and 100mg for 12 weeks. The randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group involving 150 women aged 40 to 55 years old has concluded last year, with results pending publication in a scientific journal. In the study, the women are randomised into three groups, receiving Tongkat Ali at either 50mg, 100mg, or a placebo.
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5 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Following the success from past editions of the awards, NutraIngredients-Asia is now in its eighth year this year.
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5 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Production of high-protein products was up 24 per cent to KRW568.8bn (US$420.17m), and sugar-free products have increased 20.1 per cent year-on-year last year to KRW572.6bn (US$422.9m). This is according to new data from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on food, livestock, and health functional foods production trends in the country last year.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Tingmin Koe
Japan’s Rohto Pharmaceutical’s latest supplement launch is in the pill-and-shot format that has been popularised in South Korea in the past two years. The beauty-from-within supplement, launched under the brand MOCOLA, contains a 20ml collagen drink and a tablet containing vitamin C, B6, D. The company also announced its 10-year R&D pipeline, where it would be working on new products made from botanicals, as well as those for gut health.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Japan’s Rohto Pharmaceutical’s latest supplement launch is in the pill-and-shot format that has been popularised in South Korea in the past two years. The beauty-from-within supplement, launched under the brand MOCOLA, contains a 20ml collagen drink and a tablet containing vitamin C, B6, D. The company also announced its 10-year R&D pipeline, where it would be working on new products made from botanicals, as well as those for gut health.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
MTick is a program run by GenM. Products such as health supplements, skincare, cosmetics, clothing and apparel that have met the certification criteria will be printed with the MTick symbol on the front-of-package. To qualify, the product must be supported by evidence-based claims, consumer trials, or innovative technology to prove its efficacy in helping with at least one of the 48 recognised menopause signs and symptoms.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Those between 31 and 40 years old reported the strongest interest in engaging with healthy longevity medicine clinics. Some reasons could be that this group of adults are often in the middle of their career paths or family building and may be increasingly aware of the long-term value of optimal health strategies. The above is according to the findings of the HELO survey, which explores Singapore adult residents’ views towards lifespan, healthspan, and healthy longevity medicine.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
The firm is also working on new products made from botanicals, as well as those for gut health for its 10-year R&D pipeline. Through these efforts, the company’s projected revenue for its internal medicines and food business is expected to range between 80 to 90 billion yen (US$550.7m to US$619.7m) by the end of this decade.
