NIE Features
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 ...
Inflammation Watch
Suppliers and manufacturers consider multi-faceted natural approaches for supporting the inflammatory response.Normal healthy inflammation is an integral part of the body’s immune response to injury and the attack of irritants or pathogens. Just like a wellprepared and alert army sends out warriors to capture and isolate foreign invaders and wall off damaged areas so they ...
2012 Science Of Supplements: Winter Issue
The Science of Supplements section of Nutrition Industry Executive has been offered for a decade to help manufacturers gain a better understanding of the ingredients available that can make their products stand out.This second installment for the year gives advertisers an opportunity to describe in some detail the research that substantiates their branded ingredients, products ...
Progress In The Cholesterol Puzzle
While omegas and CoQ10 dominate store shelves for heart health, there are other strong contenders addressing cholesterol.According to the American Heart Association, 34 percent of women and 52 percent of men have significant plaque buildup in their arteries (AHA, 2012). High cholesterol is inter-related with a number of other conditions (diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure) ...
Beyond Digestion
A continuously growing category, enzymes have a number of benefits in addition to aiding digestive health.Enzymes are not a new concept; German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne first used the term in 1877. In 2012, the enzyme market is flourishing.According to the Nutrition Business Journal’s (NBJ) 2011 Supplement Business Report, digestive enzymes rank fourth of the top ...
Delivering Immune Ingredients
Innovation for natural immune health ingredients continues as sales in this category see strong growth.Our immune system continually faces challenges, either from lack of sleep, hectic schedules, poor nutrition, stress or a combination of each of these factors.“Recent threats include viral and bacterial epidemics that can be easily spread from the original territories by air ...
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 ...
Human Clinical Studies
While human clinical studies have long been accepted as the “gold standard” of scientific research, the advent of dietary supplement ingredients being supported by human clinical trials is relatively new.This expensive and time-consuming process did not become common practice in the dietary supplement industry until the last 10 years, when regulatory requirements in the United ...
2012 Company Profiles
Whether you’re looking for an ingredient supplier, a contract manufacturer, a packaging partner or simply general knowledge about companies serving the industry, Nutrition Industry Executive’s Company Profiles should serve as a vital reference tool.Each participating company in this special section has provided valuable insight about its products, special services, contact information, key executives, company history ...
Keep It Clean
Clean label,” a term used by food manufacturers and marketers, has increased its frequency in product development conversations. Not intended to be used in marketing messages, “clean” represents a constellation of attributes.Ivan J. Wasserman, a partner with Washington, D.C.-based Manatt Phelps Phillips LLC, said there is no legal definition of “clean label,” and the term ...
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