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1 day ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Blackmores saw an increase in revenue in all its major markets. The biggest growth came from the South East Asian and South Korean markets, where revenue climbed 15.9 per cent from AUD$36 million (US$23.1m) to AUD$42 million (US$26.9m). Australia and New Zealand followed next, as revenue growth went up 6.1 per cent from AUD$68 million (US$43.6m) to AUD$72 million (US$46.2m). China’s revenue also increased 5.9 per cent from AUD$45 million (US$28.9m) to AUD$48 million (US$30.8m).
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2 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Entry submission closes on June 16, 2025 and you can submit your entries here. The awards are open to any companies active in Asia-Pacific’s nutraceutical and functional foods market. Entries are judged by an independent panel of 17 industry experts, with the exception of the NutraChampion and Editor’s Award, which are judged by the NutraIngredients-Asia editorial team. You can see the full profile of the judging panel here.
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2 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
The KPA claimed on May 8 that MFDS’s decision in extending the pilot program was made without prior improvements to the program. Some of the areas which the association believes require urgent attention include sales of unlicensed products and sales of products with opened packaging - which are not permitted under the pilot program. The association believes that it is important to address these issues first before extending the pilot program.
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2 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen highlighted the above in a national conference held on May 7. The conference was aimed at discussing methods in strengthening the regulatory compliance of pharmaceuticals and food safety, in response of recent high profile cases of illegal milk production ring and sale of counterfeits nutritional products.
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3 days ago | 
foodnavigator-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Writing in the European Journal of Nutrition, the researchers from National University of Singapore, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Nestle reported that managing post-meal blood glucose spike could be a novel approach to improving sleep. This is because their findings have shown that a lower post-meal blood glucose spike could significantly shorten the amount of time needed to fall asleep.
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3 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Dr Cheryl Kam, creator of Singapore-based CALM Supplements, has developed her own magnesium glycinate supplements to help patients sleep better. She started formulating the products five years ago, after noticing common complaints around sleep and anxiety amongst patients visiting her clinic. While these patients came from different demographics, many of them were also women at the age of menopause - and sleep disturbance was one of the common complaints.
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3 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Writing in the European Journal of Nutrition, the researchers from National University of Singapore, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Nestle reported that managing post-meal blood glucose spike could be a novel approach to improving sleep. This is because their findings have shown that a lower post-meal blood glucose spike could significantly shorten the amount of time needed to fall asleep.
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6 days ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
A Singapore start-up has set sights on making a name for itself in the mood-boosting functional snacks space. hue has so far developed products for four mood types, namely “uplifting”, “energising”, “calming”, and “fulfilling” using botanicals such as tiger milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus), moringa leaf, and wild Alaskan fish oil. Its product format is also where it seeks to differentiate itself from competitors.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Tingmin Koe
Poor sleep was more commonly experienced by adults in their 30s than seniors in their 60s. Among the former, 66.7 per cent said that they did not feel energised after waking up. This is more prevalent than seniors in their 60s, where only 26.7 per cent of them said they have the same experience, according to the survey findings. The survey was conducted by major Japanese company Asahi Group Foods which operates business across foods, infant formula to health supplements.
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1 week ago | 
nutraingredients-asia.com | Tingmin Koe
Poor sleep was more commonly experienced by adults in their 30s than seniors in their 60s. Among the former, 66.7 per cent said that they did not feel energised after waking up. This is more prevalent than seniors in their 60s, where only 26.7 per cent of them said they have the same experience, according to the survey findings. The survey was conducted by major Japanese company Asahi Group Foods which operates business across foods, infant formula to health supplements.
