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RIBUS Expands to Pet Supplies, Supplements, Food and Beverage
Last year was a busy year for St. Louis, MO-based RIBUS, Inc., a leader in GMO (genetically modified organism)-free and organic rice-based alternatives to synthetic ingredients. The company expanded into the pet business (both nutrition and treats) and added two new managers and several international distributors. RIBUS achieved double-digit sales growth, with organic products increasing ...
Testing Lab of the Month with Danica Harbaugh Reynaud
Danica Harbaugh Reynaud, PhD, Global Director of Scientific Innovation, NSF International and founder, NSFAuthenTechnologies NSF International 789 N. Dixboro Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone: (734) 769-8010 NSF AuthenTechnologies 2600 Hilltop Dr. Ste. C346, Bldg. B Richmond, CA 94806 Phone: (510) 914-3290 AuthenTechnologies LLC was founded in 2010 by Danica Harbaugh Reynaud, PhD, and her husband ...
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 ...
The State of Sourcing and Ingredient Purity, continued.
Industry leaders discuss the recent challenges, as well as advances, to provide pure, safe and efficacious ingredients. The participants are: • Rikka Cornelia Product Manager BI Nutraceuticals Rancho Dominguez, CA (310) 669-2162 • Deanne Dolnick Science Director TR Nutritionals Alpharetta, GA (404) 935-5761 • Dr. Cheryl Luther General Manager Dietary Supplements and Beverage Quality NSF ...
Fizzy Delivery
Love Pop Rocks? Well, Pink Ice Energy (and this type of delivery system) may be just right for female consumers! American Science Products, Inc. (ASP) is a nutraceutical company based in California, that has developed Pink Ice utilizing its gasified crystal delivery platform. Consumers have to just pour the packet contents into their mouth to ...
Gut on a Chip
Microchips lined by human intestinal cells revolutionizes microbiome analyses. A human gut-on-a-chip micro-device was used to co-culture multiple commensal microbes in contact with living human intestinal epithelial cells for more than a week in vitro and to analyze how gut microbiome, inflammatory cells, and peristalsis-associated mechanical deformations independently contribute to intestinal bacterial overgrowth and inflammation. ...
About AmealPeptide
“Maypro uses a patented fermentation and enzymatic process to release two key tripeptides, Valyl-Prolyl-Proline (VPP) and Isoleucyl-Prolyl-Proline (IPP) from the milk protein casein,” noted Dan Lifton, president of Proprietary Branded Ingredients for Purchase, New York-based ingredient supplier, Maypro. “These tripeptides inhibit the action of a specific enzyme that constricts blood vessels. By limiting this constriction, ...
Omega-3 Index for Heart Health
“Omega-3 fatty acids are important nutrients for a healthy heart. The omega-3s found in krill provide mainly phospholipid-bound EPA and DHA meaning that they are better recognized and utilized by the body, yielding significant heart health benefits,” said Becky Wright, marketing director for Norway-based, Aker BioMarine AS. “They have also been shown to raise the ...
Obese Children’s Health Rapidly Improves With Sugar Reduction Unrelated to Calories
Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days, according to a study by researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Touro University California. “This ...
The Future of Omega-3s
So what does the future of the omega-3 category look like? According to Aker BioMarine’s (Oslo, Norway) Becky Wright, “The decline in sales due to various negative studies and media exposure around these studies have presented a challenge for the marine omega-3 category.” “To help mitigate this negativity, GOED (the Global Organization for EPA and ...
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