Articles by Corinne Anderson
High Purity Calcium Salts by Jost
Jost Chemical Co. (St. Louis, MO) manufactures calcium salts with very low levels of aluminum, lead, manganese, iron and other vagrant metals for the nutrition and the clinical nutrition markets. The family of products include calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium hydroxide, calcium phosphate dibasic anhydrous (DCPA), and calcium phosphate tribasic (TCP). For more information, visit www.jostchemical.com/tech_info/HiPurCa.pdf.
Calcium Magnesium Citrate Co-Salt
Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO) has developed a co-salt in a 2:1 Ca:Mg molar ratio, which is a unique compound and not a dry blend. The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved this new product as a new dietary ingredient (NDI). Jost offers both a granular product for improved directly compressible tablet manufacturing ...
Expanding Applications for Pre- & Probiotics
Probiotics are mainstream, prebiotics are on the rise, and synbiotics are the next big thing. Data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) shows that approximately four million U.S. adults had used probiotics in the past 30 days. “Among adults, probiotics or prebiotics were the third most commonly used dietary supplement other than vitamins ...
Lactic Acid Bacteria for Functional Foods
Investigators reporting in the Journal of Dairy Science review the scientific basis of reported claims and identify opportunities for developing products based on new lactic acid bacteria. The study’s abstract noted that over the past decade, interest has grown in fermented diary foods that promote health, and could prevent diseases such as hypertension. “The biological ...
Perfecting Functional Foods & Beverages
Consumer expectations for cleaner, healthier and tastier products are changing the category. “Natural has become the watchword across the whole food and beverage industry,” said Wayne Lutomski, vice president of International and Welch’s Global Ingredients Group, based in Massachusetts. When the functional food and beverage category first emerged it was viewed as a distinct entity. ...
Protein Demands
Innovation drives protein’s appeal to a wider audience. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the value of adding protein to their diet, whether it is related to satiety effects, weight management or a more balanced diet, said Brent Petersen, associate director of research at California-based Glanbia Nutritionals. “Diversification isn’t the only approach we can see ...
Remember Natural, Easy and Proven
The cognitive health market is seeing a surge in consumer demand for products that are portable, reliable and edible. The unprecedented declines in mortality and fertility have resulted in a rapid population aging process in most developing countries, said the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Dementia has emerged as a public health problem as it ...
Study Says Brain May Show Signs of Aging Earlier than Old Age
A new study published in Physiological Genomics suggests that the brain shows signs of aging earlier than old age. The study found that the microglia cells—the immune cells of the brain—in middle-aged mice already showed altered activity seen in microglia from older mice. Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other aging-related neurodegenerative disorders are associated with excessive inflammation ...
Calcium Magnesium Citrate Co-Salt
Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO) has developed a co-salt in a 2:1 Ca:Mg molar ratio, which is a unique compound and not a dry blend. The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved this new product as a new dietary ingredient (NDI). Jost offers both a granular product for improved directly compressible tablet manufacturing ...
JOSTCOTE
Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO), a manufacturer of high purity mineral salts, is now producing JOSTCOTE microencapsulated salts including copper gluconate 20%, ferrous fumarate 60%, ferrous sulfate dried 60%, magnesium oxide 40%, manganese sulfate 50%, reduced iron 70% and zinc oxide 50%. Jost also offers customized products. Applications include chewable tablets, capsules, premixes, nutritional bars ...
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