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[Extra! Extra!] Key Takeaways From Probiota 2025
The digestive health ingredients space is seeing significant scientific innovation, bringing sophistication to ingredients that previously did not exist. In March 2025, DSM-Firmenich published a blog article chronicling the five breakthrough trends from Probiota 2025 in Copenhagen. First and foremost, the conference highlighted how age-related changes in the gut microbiome are influencing health across all ...
Easy to Digest
The digestive health ingredients market is becoming more sophisticated thanks to innovation, new research and consumer demand for clinically validated ingredients. The digestive health ingredients space remains one of the strongest categories for ingredient suppliers and supplement manufacturers. One February 2026 Market Research Future analysis found that the digestive health ingredients market, estimated at $13.51 ...
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[Extra! Extra!] The Impact American Tariffs Have on Imports of Indian Nutraceuticals
India is a rich source of several important nutraceuticals for the American market, many of which cannot be sourced elsewhere. Ingredients like ashwagandha, shilajit and boswellia are exclusive to India, while holy basil and moringa are primarily sourced from the country. That’s why the Trump Administration’s new tariffs on Indian nutraceuticals are crippling the natural ...
Leadership Forum: Tariffs & Supply Chain Issues
NIE’s panel of experts discusses tariffs and supply chain pressures facing the natural products industry. The panel: Devendra Soman, Marketing Director, NuAxon Research, Satara, India, www.nuaxonresearch.com Lauren Clardy, Senior Director of Branded Ingredients, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Luke Huber, ND, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org Shaheen ...
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[Extra! Extra!] New Study Finds Link Between Gut Microbiome and Heart Health
Gut health seems to be implicated in just about everything these days. Now, emerging research is showing a link between the gut microbiome and mechanisms associated with coronary artery disease. According to a Nov. 6, 2025 press release from the American Society for Microbiology, researchers in Seoul, South Korea compared fecal samples from 14 people ...
Hearty Ingredients
Here are some of the emerging advancements in ingredients that support heart health. Heart health has become a prominent concern for consumers, with aging individuals looking for cardiovascular support in a variety of forms. As a result, ingredient suppliers are bringing to market a bevy of new ingredients that have been validated in clinical studies. ...
Industry Update: Winter 2025
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) talks to industry leaders about the most pressing issues facing the natural products niche today. The panel: Chase Johnston, Vice President of Operations, Arjuna Naturals, Irving, TX, https://arjunanatural.com Daniel Fabricant, President & CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Doug Lynch, CEO & Founder, Marketwell Nutrition, Princeton, NJ, www.marketwellnutrition.com Graham ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Glanbia Nutritionals’ 2025 Nutrition Trends for Active Adults Report
Active nutrition products come in many forms, from protein shakes to hydration packs and more. As more consumers continue to embrace active lifestyles, Glanbia Nutritionals noted in its 2025 Nutrition Trends for Active Adults report that clean-label claims and functional ingredients are influencing consumers’ purchasing decisions. Glanbia cited the top emerging nutrition trends for active ...
Fueling Performance
Active nutrition ingredients go beyond the physical. Active nutrition ingredients are rapidly growing in popularity among consumers, and have even crossed over into other health categories. While these ingredients have long focused on physical endurance and exercise performance, emerging active nutrition ingredients are now being applied for mental and emotional health as well as everyday ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Omega-7 Fatty Acids and the Nutricosmetics Market
The nutricosmetics, or beauty-from-within, market, is a diverse one with a wide range of applications. Nutricosmetics consumers are frequently interested in skin health, hair health and nail health, seeking natural ways to improve their appearance using nutritional supplements. Now, emerging clinical research is finding that omega-7 fatty acids, in particular, could be the next big ...
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