Functional & Fortification
Americas: Cargill releases native starches
Cargill launches a portfolio of functional native starches under the new SimPure.
The first product in the SimPure portfolio, SimPure 99560, was created for use...
Europe: Prebiotic chicory root fiber maintains microbiota balance in children
A new study demonstrates that daily consumption of chicory root fiber in children aged three to six years, can keep the level of bifidobacteria...
Americas: ChromaDex initiates second human clinical study for caffeine ingredient, PURENERGY
ChromaDex Corp. has initiated a second human clinical study for PURENERGY, its patented caffeine ingredient.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved, crossover design study will be...
Europe: DSM gains EU health claim for vitamin D
The European Commission has authorized an Article 14 EFSA health claim, submitted by DSM, stating that vitamin D helps to lower the risk of...
Europe: DuPont Nutrition & Health release fives concepts for weight management
DuPont Nutrition & Health has unveiled five concept ideas, each enriched with Litesse polydextrose dietary fiber and SUPRO soy protein, for weight-conscious consumers who...
Americas: Fish oil may help with diabetic neuropathy, says researcher
A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology shows that fish oil supplements can restore the condition of nerves damaged from diabetes in mice.
Fish...
Americas: Morton Salt expands US facility
With growing demand for food grade salts, Morton Salt is introducing food grade manufacturing capabilities at its salt production facility in Port Canaveral, Florida,...
Americas: Organic Moringa Leaf Powders debut at US show
Baobab Foods, creator of nutrient-dense superfood products, has released Baobest Organic Moringa Leaf Powders for wholesale and industrial food formulation at SupplySide West in...
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: Novel form of iron for fortifying food discovered
Two Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich or ETH professors Raffaele Mezzenga and Michael B. Zimmermann from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology have discovered...