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[Extra! Extra!] Bringing New Ingredients to Market With Nutriventia’s Jennifer Clancy

by James Gormley | August 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked Jennifer Clancy, global marketing director for Nutriventia (Mumbai, India and Westfield, NJ), to share a case study on bringing a new ingredient to market. NIE: Please outline a case study of bringing a new ingredient to market, including pre-launch and post-launch planning. Clancy: When introducing a new ingredient, Nutriventia follows ...

[Extra! Extra!] SlimBiome Research

by Eric Munson | August 1, 2024

The latest results from human studies reinforce findings that mineral-enriched prebiotic fiber complexes can help reduce hunger by 27 percent and support the feeling of fullness by 35 percent, offering a rapid and natural solution for weight management. A study conducted by Adele Costabile, a professor at the University of Roehampton, London, used SlimBiome from ...

[Extra! Extra!] When Contract Manufacturers Need Help

by Eric Munson | June 3, 2024

SG Systems Global is a software company based in Dallas, TX that often works closely with contract and pharmaceutical manufacturers. “We build our own software, and we customize the implementation around the customer,” said Matthew Segawa, director of strategic accounts at SG Systems. “Our software will guide and funnel them to do the correct things, ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Food-Bev Ingredients With Dr. Alvin Berger

by James Gormley | June 3, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Alvin Berger, PhD, MS, Founder of Wayzata, MN-based LifeSense Products. Here’s more of what he had to say: NIE: Broadly speaking, what’s most exciting today about ingredients for foods and beverages? Berger: Twenty-five years ago, we knew functional ingredients like vitamin D, omega-3s, phytosterols, anti-inflammatory ingredients, “carb-blockers,” prebiotics ...

[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Discover New Structural Changes Occurring in Osteoarthritis

by Lisa Schofield | May 1, 2024

Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22 percent of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical perspective, the molecular changes associated with osteoarthritis remain unclear. In a new study, researchers have used a combination of techniques to track the progression of the changes associated with ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Cognitive Health With Kemin’s Chris Sadewasser

by James Gormley | May 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Chris Sadewasser, global product manager for Des Moines, IA-based Kemin Human Nutrition and Health to hear more of his thoughts on the cognitive health category. NIE: What are unique challenges and opportunities that manufacturers have when formulating cognitive-health products? Sadewasser: When it comes to formulating cognitive health products ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Kaneka Probiotics With Jordi Riera

by James Gormley | April 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Jordi Riera, chief business development officer, Kaneka Probiotics (Pasadena, TX and Newark, CA) to talk more about the gut-brain axis. NIE: Talk about ingredient innovation, tips/ideas for manufacturers to keep in mind when selecting ingredients and/or formulating new products. Riera: With research in the gut-brain axis rapidly evolving, ...

[Extra! Extra!] Study Proposes Profitable Ways to Repurpose Industrial Waste

by Lisa Schofield | April 1, 2024

Scientists have taken the first step at estimating the best large-scale uses for food processing waste, first analyzing its contents and based on those findings, proposing production opportunities ranging from sustainable fuels, biogas and electricity to useful chemicals and organic fertilizer. This work is known as valorization or determining the potential value of something “that ...

[Extra! Extra!] Johns Hopkins’ Study Looks at Psilocybin Mushrooms for Major Depression

by Eric Munson | April 1, 2024

A 2022 study from Johns Hopkins Medicine showed substantial antidepressant effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy paired with supportive psychotherapy. The effects may last at least a year in some patients. The report was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. “Our findings add to evidence that, under carefully controlled conditions, this is as promising therapeutic approach that ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Women’s Nutrition With Sébastien Bornet

by James Gormley | March 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Sébastien Bornet, vice president of global sales & marketing at Switzerland-Horphag Research (exclusive worldwide supplier of Pycnogenol) to talk about women’s nutrition. NIE: Female end-users are not defined by hormones formulations catering to PMS or menopause are still important. Briefly talk about ingredients addressing these areas. Bornet: In ...

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