Tag: health
World: Consumers snack with health, functionality in mind, says Nielsen survey
Globally, consumers spent US$374 billion on snack foods annually between 2013 and 2014, a year-over-year increase of 2%, according to a Nielsen report.
While Europe...
Americas: Purdue University receives US$3.7M grant to study blueberries on bone...
A US$3.7 million grant will allow Purdue University researchers to study how blueberries reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women.
"We are taking a systematic, deep-dive...
Asia Pacific: ASEAN will create single market in traditional medicine, health...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has accomplished 90% harmonisation in the traditional medicine and health supplement sector, and will establish an ASEAN...
Asia Pacific: Chr. Hansen receives Korea’s approval on probiotic health claim
Chr. Hansen’s health claim application related to the probiotic concept Urex, which contains the company’s Probio-Tec strains RC-14 and GR-1, has been reviewed and...
Americas: Glanbia Nutritionals to distribute Nattopharma’s nature-identical synthetic vitamin K2 in...
Nattopharma ASA and Glanbia Nutritionals have formed an exclusive distribution agreement where the latter company will distribute NattoPharma's new ingredient, MenaQ7 PURE, in the...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra, CSIRO partner on dairy innovation
Fonterra Co-operative Group and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have signed a signed a five-year agreement to drive innovation in sustainable...
Asia Pacific: More consumers favor products featuring indulgence, health, Taura Natural...
Taura Natural Ingredients has on July 30, 2014, introduced Mini’s, which the company says they are possibly the world’s smallest real fruit pieces that...
Americas: Zinc found to prevent diseases, say researchers
Researchers identified zinc as one of the most important essential trace metals in human nutrition and lifestyle in a new review article in Comprehensive...
Europe: Kemin, DSM Nutritional Products affirm evidence supporting lutein, zeaxanthin for...
Kemin and DSM Nutritional Products affirm evidence supporting the positive effects of lutein and zeaxanthin on eye health and visual function, both through the...
Americas: Cargill launches oil blend rich in DHA, EPA for heart...
Cargill has launched IngreVita, which is a blend of high oleic canola oil, fish oil and proprietary antioxidants, delivers long-chain omega-3s (docosahexaenoic acid ...