Functional & Fortification
World: Consumers favor healthy, natural products, finds global study
A healthy diet is a major concern for consumers worldwide.
When asked about the role of food in their life, 66% of Europeans, Asians, Americans...
Europe: Green tea, apples found to prevent damage in blood vessels, say researchers
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have found evidence for a mechanism by which certain food compounds could help protect our health.
Dietary...
Asia Pacific: Health, rising income, children drive nutraceuticals demand, says Frost & Sullivan
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” said Hippocrates, the father of medicine.
Two and a half millennia on, the global nutraceutical...
Asia Pacific: China to hold health food show HNC 2017
The trade show for nutraceutical, health food and dietary supplement business, Healthplex Expo, Natural & Nutraceutical Products China (HNC) will be held in Shanghai,...
Asia Pacific: Ingredion gets GLHC claim in Australia for resistant starch
Ingredion has a self-substantiated General Level Health Claim (GLHC) for Hi-Maize resistant starch based on digestive health.
A systematic literature review was undertaken and updated...
Europe: Analyst shares tips on successful new functional product launches, finds FNI
Relying too much on a health benefit to differentiate a new food or beverage is the most common reason for failure in functional foods...
Asia Pacific: DSM inaugurates new Fortitech Premixes plant in Vadodara, India
Royal DSM has inaugurated its Fortitech Premixes plant in Vadodara, Gujarat.
The plant is spread across 10,000 sqm and will be one-stop source for food,...
Americas: BioHarvest releases red grape powder to boost health
After a decade of research, consumer health and wellness company BioHarvest has launched from US its Vinia Red Grape Powder.
It says the first-ever biofood...
Asia Pacific: BASF, AHB to produce L-alanie in China
BASF and China-based Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (AHB) have signed a Letter of Intent to confirm the feasibility of a joint operation for amino acid...
Americas: Ganeden Biotech, CapAble AB to create probiotic straws for easy consumption by children
Ganeden Biotech and CapAble AB will partner to create a new telescoping GanedenBC30 LifeTop Probiotic Straw that can be used in both refrigerated and...