Articles by Rajiv Leventhal
Arginine Advancements
L-arginine is a semiessential amino acid; although the body normally makes enough of it, supplementation with additional amounts is sometimes needed. Found in foods containing protein, such as red meat, poultry and fish, as well as dairy products, L-arginine changes into nitric oxide (NO), which causes blood vessel relaxation (vasodilation).Early evidence suggests that L-arginine may ...
Quality Deliverance
As today’s regulatory environment tightens, working with a reliable contract manufacturer brings added benefits as companies look to expand.As companies are always looking to grow their product lines, market share, customer base and, of course, sales, there are many factors they take into consideration when looking to contract manufacturers: cost savings, speed, quality and skill ...
Selenium Sufficiency
Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health, but required only in small amounts. According to National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements, plant foods are the major dietary sources of selenium in most countries throughout the world. The content of selenium in food depends on the selenium content of the ...
Considering Curcumin
The benefits of curcumin are now well-known, leading to greater market potential.Curcumin is the main biologically active phytochemical compound of the spice turmeric. It is extracted, concentrated, standardized and researched in supplement form. In Indian and Asian cultures, turmeric and curcumin have a long history of use as a traditional herbal medicine, and Western medicine ...
Crazy for Cacao
When consumers think of healthy foods, chocolate is not something that normally comes to mind.Considered a sweet with an abundance of fat, many see chocolate as a guilty pleasure treat to have infrequently.However, cacao—the dried seeds of a South American evergreen tree used to make cocoa, chocolate and cocoa butter— has been used in Mexico ...
EFAs Enhanced
With awareness of benefits now widespread, EFA suppliers and manufacturers are taking the necessary measures to further develop the market.According to a joint report released by the Food & Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization regarding the role of dietary fats and oils in nutrition, the current recommendations are that we need a minimum ...
Boosting The Brain
People are becoming more concerned about brain deterioration at an early age, putting the onus on consumers to make necessary lifestyle changes, and suppliers to provide ingredients with proven science.According to Kathy Lund, vice president of business development and marketing for California-based AIDP, a supplier of functional ingredients, more than $172 billion was projected to ...
Potent Packaging, Made Naturally
As manufacturers, retailers and consumers all look for more eco-friendly packaging, suppliers continue to innovate environmentally conscious solutions.While the worlds of business, activism and academia use the concept of sustainability to incorporate economic, social and environmental issues into one tidy concept, according to market researcher The Hartman Group, most consumers understand its underlying values to ...
Living Green
Health-conscious consumers today are looking for more than wholesome, Nutritious food to maintain good health—they also want to avoid the ever-increasing levels of pesticides and other chemicals in our environment. According to www.greenfoods. com, “while periodic use of internal cleansing programs may help to eliminate pesticide residues, the best solution is to gently cleanse our ...
Slimming Down, Safely
The weight management category is as strong as ever, and science-based ingredients are a top priority for manufacturers and consumers.Adiverse range of American consumers are Increasingly focused on weight loss and weight maintenance within a broadening context of personal health and lifestyle issues. More specifically, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH), 66 percent ...
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