Label-friendly, Non-allergenic Flaxseed
Pizzey’s SelectGrad and BevGrad Milled Flaxseed ingredients offer a complex matrix of ALA omega-3 fatty acids (22%), lignans, dietary fiber, antioxidants and other natural nutraceutical compounds.
View ArticleMood Food to Women's Health
Studies report on topics from consumers’ moods toward food to a few of particular significance to women’s health.
View ArticleTea Time
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the major catechin in green tea, is associated with reduced risk of cancer; improved gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health, glucose metabolism; and alleviation of...
View ArticleSatiety: Feeling Full
Satiety-enhancing foods include some that are able to fill the gut but be markedly reduced (e.g., fiber, polydextrose), while others will affect the release of gut hormones, influencing satiety and...
View ArticleProducts -- July 2009
A new study indicates hair attributes and condition can benefit from a flax ingredient. Consumption of Glanbia Nutritionals’ proprietary, beauty-from-within, enriched flax ingredient increased the...
View Article2010 Ingredients for Health REFERENCE
Manufacturers weigh in on upcoming ingredient and formulations trends, from dietary fiber to green tea extracts, low-fat to satiety-enhancing foods.
View ArticleNUTRITIONAL Product Opportunities
Regulators begin to impact functional food efforts, yet opportunities remain, as we explore nutritional ingredient trends.
View ArticleNutraNews: Products -- June 2010
Consumers equate blueberries with antioxidant power and readily accept them incorporated into any product. Based on data from the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, blueberries are...
View ArticleResearch Updates on ANTIOXIDANTS TO OMEGA-3S
Continuing scientific studies investigate the ability of omega-3s and antioxidant foods -- such as chocolate, spices, green tea, soy and fruit -- to assist with a range of health issues, including...
View ArticleBioactives for Foods
Some suppliers have long delivered safe, high-quality nutraceutical ingredients for the pharmaceutical and dietary supplement industries, but interest is growing among food companies. Some attendees...
View Article2011 Ingredients for Health Reference
As marketers of conventional foods, functional foods and dietary supplements pore over data looking for new product opportunities that answer consumer needs, foods and beverages that address health...
View ArticleEmerging Health Benefits for TRADITIONAL NUTRIENTS
Research supports new health advantages for well-established vitamins, minerals, pre- and probiotics, and omega fatty acids. Such health conditions range from weight management and eye health to...
View ArticleCancer-fighting Potential of Black Raspberries
Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing colorectal tumors in two mouse models of the disease, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.
View ArticleGlutathione for Health
Glutathione is an endogenously produced compound that protects the body against the bombardment of free radicals. Lifestyle choices may put the population at risk for glutathione deficiency.
View ArticleDietary Selenium on Ovarian Cancer
A high intake of dietary selenium -- but not selenium from supplements -- might reduce the risk for ovarian cancer.
View ArticleCancer: Reducing Risk
The term “Superfood” has been coined to convey foods which have a high phytonutrient content and may confer health benefits, such as cancer risk reduction. Foods with inherently high nutrition...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Fighter?
Already one of the world’s most popular fruits, mangos might also be one of the healthiest. New research, presented at the FASEB Experimental Biology 2012 meeting, not only suggests people who eat...
View ArticleGreen Tea May Reduce Cancer Risk
Older women who regularly drink green tea may have slightly lower risks of colon, stomach and throat cancers than women who make no time for tea.
View Article2013 Ingredients for Health Reference – Cancer: Reducing Risk
“Raw” food product launches are gaining momentum worldwide, whereby ingredients contained within are not processed and remain intact for superior nutrition benefits. The “superfood” notion also...
View ArticleFiber Compound Could Stop Progression of Cancer
A compound found in fiber could play a part in stopping the progression of cancer, according to a new study in mice.
View ArticleHealthy Prostate, Bladder
Kemin describes new AssuriTEA Men’s Health as a proprietary formula of catechins and theaflavins that supports urological health—a top health concern for older men.
View ArticleHeart Health, Cancer Fighter
Nutraceuticals International Group has begun distributing SelectSIEVE Olive, an extract containing highly concentrated flavonoids from the olive.
View ArticleNutraceutical Health Benefits
Although most micronutrients are anything but new, some have been newly emphasized as a result of recent studies.
View ArticleAntioxidants: New Food Science, Ingredients
Details of a unique, infrared drying method by Vivid Harvest that preserves the vitamin and antioxidant content and capacity of fruits and vegetables was presented by Rodger Jonas, director of national...
View Article2014 Ingredients for Health Reference - Antioxidants for Health
Prepared Foods and its NutraSolutions brand present this annual “Ingredients for Health” reference.
View ArticleBioavailability of Antioxidants in Whole Grains
The link between whole grain consumption and the reduction of chronic disease risk is well-documented.
View Article2014 Ingredients for Health Reference
Prepared Foods and its NutraSolutions brand present this annual “Ingredients for Health” reference.
View ArticleCancer Patient Nutrition
Designed specifically to support the unique nutritional needs of cancer patients, the product portfolio is power-packed with nutrition, providing a much-needed balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
View ArticleSay No To Cancer… with Diet
The big picture of cancer risk reduction hasn’t changed much in decades, and the dietary prescription remains, “increase the proportion of fruits and vegetables in the diet and maintain a healthy body...
View ArticleBlue California: Healthy Aging
An in-vitro study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements, demonstrated how Blue California’s ErgoActive® ergothioneine helped to preserve telomere length and reduced the rate of telomere...
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