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Kantha Shelke

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February, 2010

Superb ingredients, super functional foods

How do you design a product that's long on nutrition but short on ingredients? Fi contributing editor Kantha Shelke, PhD, shows how nutrient-powerhouse superfoods can stand in for a host of lesser ingredients.

December, 2009

Is nano a no-no?

The very characteristics that promise exciting new possibilities also create unique and unpredictable risks for human health and the environment.

November, 2009

Energy drink sales: anything but tired

Energy drinks, once exclusively designed for physically active outdoor enthusiasts and truck drivers, are now embraced by a wide demographic including teens, adults, seniors, and young moms.

November, 2009

The QT on co-Q10

The recent supply-and-demand rollercoaster ride for coenzyme Q10 (co-Q10) has not dampened its future, which looks bright for growth through expansions into new markets and new product categories.

November, 2009

Taste plays a major role in fibre's rise

The humble fibre category has such a strong following that many food categories are repositioning their health benefits on their fibre content alone.

November, 2009

Nothing fishy about omega-3 science

Omega-3s, particularly DHA, are poised for an unprecedented advance into the prescription and over-the-counter drug sectors even as they proliferate in foods and beverages.

November, 2009

Probiotics power the market

Probiotic products are only successful when the consumer can notice a difference.

January, 2009

Micro-technologies for macro-benefits

Condition-Specific Guide

A complete resource to ingredients for health.

One of the top trends of the year is the move to market condition-specific nutritional products. The whole story — and exclusive Fi directory listing — provides manufacturers with a road map for the terrain ahead.

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Warning on Body Building Products

In this Consumer Update video, FDA Product Safety Expert Deborah Autor, J.D., helps explain the agency's warning, issued July 28, 2009, to stop using body building products that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances.

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Podcast: Maintaining quality from your botanical supplier

George PontiakosHow to avoid getting stung with spiked botanicals: A conversation with George Pontiakos of BI Nutraceuticals.

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SabinsaSaberry, a Multifaceted Antioxidant


Saberry is a proprietary, patent pending, extract of the fruits of Emblica officinalis Gaertn, more commonly known as the Indian Gooseberry. Saberry is a light colored powder, processed from fresh Indian gooseberries by a novel extraction technology to retain the natural goodness of the fruit. Saberry from Sabinsa is standardized to contain a minimum of 10% B-Glucogallin and 50% Gallates.  

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Stemming the Tide
Focus on: Weight Management & Obesity

This Nutracon webinar promises to inspire as experts discuss the latest trends in weight management and the future of the category. Our team of experts will also look at the challenges within this category such as recent adverse events from products such as Hydroxycut, FTC enforcement on misleading weight loss claims and ingredients that show promise for the coming year.

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2009 US Nutrition Industry Overview issue

Dietary-supplement sales grew from 5.8 per cent 6.3 per cent in 2008, shattering the prediction by some that consumers' falling disposable income would drown dietary-supplement sales. Overall, there were $102 billion in nutrition-industry consumer sales last year, the magazine reports. Growth slowed in categories other than dietary supplements, but remained positive nonetheless.
NBJ covers these and other 2008 sales and growth estimates in its 2009 US Nutrition Industry Overview issue.

 

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