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FI talks to hot shot beverage guru Jim Tonkin

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Beverage industry expert Jim Tonkin pours out his thoughts on why this sparkling category is still in the black during a red economy.

Fish oils becoming a lexicon among health-minded consumers

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Will the recent Prop 65 lawsuit about fish oil affect sales? Retailers and oil experts think the fallout will be minimal.

You say stee-vee-ah, I say steh-vee-ah

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Lost in the Reb-A revolution is some basic nomenclature. Specifically, how exactly should the word "stevia" be pronounced?</

Provexis and DSM unveil Fruitflow tie-up

By Richard Clarke

UK-based research and development outfit Provexis - the only company to boast an Article 13.5 health claim approval - has signed a letter of intent to license its Fruitflow blood health ingredient exclusively to DSM Nutritional Products.

Danisco bids to unlock ingredient potential in snakes and spiders

By Richard Clarke

Denmark-based Danisco has begun an extraordinary research project to discover whether enzymes found in &quot;overlooked species&quot; could be used as ingredients in food and drink products.

Vitafoods forecasts another strong year

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More than 500 exhibitors will welcome 8,000 or more attendees to the 14th annual Vitafoods and Finished Products Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland on May 18, 19 and 20.

DSM showcases new health benefit solutions - Booth #742

By Functional Ingredients Staff

M Nutritional Products will launch a range of Health Benefit Solutions at this year's SupplyExpo. Each of the 12 Health Benefit Solutions delivers a combination of nutrients which is aligned with a specific health concern and backed by science.

New Zealand's Best at Expo West - Booth #2043

By Functional Ingredients Staff

By virtue of its clean atmospheric conditions, New Zealand grows some of the world's most nutritionally superior bioactive fruits and vegetables, more than 80 percent of which are found nowhere else in the world... except for Expo West!

New Health And Wellness Website WellWise.Org - Booth #756

By Functional Ingredients Staff

WellWise.org, a nonprofit foundation launched on March 5, provides an authoritative new website on supplements, the science behind them, and other health strategies.

Polyphenolics Grape Seed Extract research may treat metabolic syndrome - Booth #818

By Functional Ingredients Staff

There's exciting news about how a powerful antioxidant — grape seed extract — may help the millions of overweight Americans at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

Sun Chlorella's A Tablets - Booth #1100

By Functional Ingredients Staff

Sun Chlorella experts will be available to discuss the entire product line that includes tablets, granules, beauty cream and pet products, as well as chlorella's researched effect on metabolic syndrome.

Valensa introduces Deep Ocean Krill - Booth #447

By Functional Ingredients Staff

Valensa International announced that it has launched a new premium krill oil ingredient that boosts natural astaxanthin levels found in krill oil in a product that offers a guaranteed shelf-life of two years.

Morinaga Milk probiotic strain achieves GRAS status

By Functional Ingredients Staff

STO SOLUTIONS and AGD Exclusive Marketing Agreement for Vitamin D

By Functional Ingredients Staff

XSTO SOLUTIONS, LLC (XSTO) and ADG NUTRITION, LLC (AGD), jointly announce a new sales and marketing agreement between the two companies. Xsto will market AGD’S full line of Vitamin D products.

Bill Sardi signs new book Down Sizing Your Body, Booth 334

By Functional Ingredients Staff

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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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Diabetes Toolbox: vitamins, minerals, sweeteners find roles

Sweeteners come first to mind here, but Mark J Tallon, PhD, shows how selected vitamins and minerals can add functionality to the fight against this growing problem

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New products - July/August 2010

Cookie line with vegetables; Shelf-ready acai beverage; Vitamin D3 launched by Jarrow; Supplement for mental clarity; Vegan, gluten-free bar made from chia; Liquid fish oil for babies

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New delivery systems: stick packs, powders and straws, oh my!

Joysa Winter

Joysa Winter lays out the latest in deliver systems. Formulators now have more choices than ever, with stick packs, chewable tabs and straws leading the list

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The power of ‘AECES’

Joanna Marchut and Peter JH Jones evaluate how the five tests of acceptability, ease of formatting, cost-effectiveness, efficacy and safety can lead to a product’s commercial success

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Mainstream food fadsEditor's Roundtable: Mainstream food fads

 

In the first of our fortnightly editor's roundtables, check out our observations and opinions on where the mainstream food world is headed: more fiber, less sodium, cleaner labels, more natural — and less.

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Podcast: Attorney Ivan Wasserman on GAO report about tainted supplements

Ivan WassermanFunctional Ingredients' managing editor Hank Schultz spoke with Wasserman at the Natural Marketplace show in Las Vegas.

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Podcast: A conversation with Stratum Nutrition's Dr. Joseph Evans

Dr. Joseph EvansIn a conversation with FI managing editor Hank Schultz, Evans discusses his company's multifunctional fiber ingredient, Artinia.

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Podcast: A conversation with Cyvex president Matt Phillips

Matt PhillipsIn a conversation with FI managing editor Hank Schultz, Phillips discusses Cognisetin, his company's branded fisetin ingredient.

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SabinsaCurcuminoids From Curcuma Longa In Disease Prevention & Treatment


Pre-clinical and clinical studies of curcumin and its derivatives curcuminoids - a yellow pigment commonly known as curry spice, from dried rhizomes of turmeric (Curcuma longa).


Lutemax 2020™Lutemax 2020™ combines lutein and zeaxanthin for sharper results


Lutemax 2020™ combines the two most widely researched and recognized eye health ingredients — lutein and zeaxanthin isomers — into a single source ingredient.

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Lutein & Zeaxanthin:
Taking a new look

Archived Webinar - available until May 13, 2011

Elizabeth J. Johnson, Ph.D., a leading researcher in the area of nutrition and eye disease prevention at Tufts University, discusses the role of lutein and zeaxanthin, separately and in combination, in promoting healthy vision.

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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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