Health & Wellness
Europe: Probi Select debuts at show
The Probi Select range will be available through partners worldwide and the first scientific resume is presented at Vitafoods in May 2017.
Through the acquisition...
Europe: Reviving the pro/prebiotic drinking yogurt market
Analysts expect a loss in retail value sales for the pro/prebiotic drinking yoghurt market of about €500 million since 2012 in Austria, Belgium, France,...
Asia Pacific: Vitafoods Asia exhibitors on SEA market, health & wellness sectors
The seventh edition of Vitafoods Asia will be held in Singapore from September 5 to 6, 2017.
With lifestyle trends and changing consumer demand, what...
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...
Asia Pacific: Turmeric extract found to benefit colitis sufferers
A new study confirms that turmeric extract BCM-95 is significantly more effective than standard curcumin in reducing the disease activity and inflammatory burden of...
Americas: Report finds frozen foods go for healthy makeover
Frozen foods have been feeling the heat lately in the US largely due to a shift in consumer preferences to fresh and refrigerated foods....
Europe: Lipofoods introduces palm-free ingredient for heart health
Lipofoods launches its palm-free Lipophytol phytosterol system, a highly concentrated, water-dispersible source of plant sterols in an easy-to-use format for cardiovascular health.
It will...
Americas: Younger US consumers want clean label fats, report
Millennials and Generation Z consumers in the US are the most inclined to view any type of fat not only as permissible, but as...
Europe: Researchers find strawberries inhibit lab-grown breast cancer cells
A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast cancer cells, even when...
Americas: Research finds beetroot juice energizes aging brains
Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain,...