Functional & Fortification
Americas: Probiotic supplement for pregnancy, infants
DuPont Nutrition & Health and Happy Family Brands have developed Happy Mama Prenatal Probiotic Supplement for the infant nutritional supplements category.
The supplement is formulated...
Americas: n-3 PUFA therapy increases muscle mass in the elderly, shares DSM
DSM highlights a new study stating fish oil-derived omega-3s increase muscle mass and function in healthy and older adults.
The paper was published by the...
Americas: Study finds infant cereals lack consistent nutritional content
For parents around the world, premixed infant cereals—also known as complementary foods—can be a vital source of the solid food needed for healthy child...
Americas: RTD coffee drinkers want functionality in beverages, report
US ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee consumers want options that include antioxidants (47%), promote brain health (40%), are anti-inflammatory (35%) or have added probiotics (30%), according...
Americas: SunOpta sells starch, fiber business for US$37.5M
SunOpta has signed a definitive agreement to sell its fiber and starch business to J. Rettenmaier & Söhne Group (JRS) for US$37.5 million, subject...
Europe: Arjuna Launches Indian Gooseberry Ingredient
Arjuna Natural Extracts will launch Trilow, its Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica; amla) ingredient at Hi Europe in Frankfurt, Germany, November 29 to December 1.
It...
Americas: Healthy diet after pregnancy lowers high blood pressure risk
Sticking to a healthy diet in the years after pregnancy may reduce the risk of high blood pressure among women who had pregnancy-related (gestational)...
Americas: Mangos found to benefit blood pressure in women
Two cups of mangoes a day had beneficial effects on systolic blood pressure among healthy postmenopausal women, according to a study conducted by the...
Asia Pacific: DSM opens Nutrition Innovation Center for Asia Pacific in Singapore
DSM Nutritional Products has opened a Nutrition Innovation Center for Asia Pacific as part of DSM’s new S$8.8 million (US$6.43 million) premises at Mapletree...
Europe: Industry hopeful over novel foods approval process, survey
Many people working in the nutrition industry feel positive about the EU’s new process for the approval of novel foods, new research by the...