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Sabinsa Corporation 2018 Supply Innovations References
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What is Slack-fill & Why You Need to Know
It seems that we spend so much time thinking about the product that goes inside the bottle or box, that we sometimes give very little thought to the package itself. There are several issues concerning product packaging that deserve your attention, including the question of whether the container itself is potentially “misleading.” The possibility of ...
Embracing Botanical Extracts
While the popularity of certain medicinal plants may ebb and flow, the need for research and clean ingredients remains steady for botanical extracts in finished products. The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements sums up a botanical best in its definition of the item—“a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal or ...
Alanine Shown to Support Glucose Metabolism
According to new research from the Joslin Diabetes Center (Boston, MA), the amino acid alanine alters energy metabolism in the cell, creating a short-term drop in glucose levels. In the mouse study, researchers sought to identify what nutrients would activate AMP kinase (AMPK), an enzyme in cells that is activated in response to exercise or ...
Fish Oil Supplement in Pregnancy Linked to Increase in Lean & Bone Mass by Age 6
Fish oil supplement in the later stages of pregnancy is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in children in the first six years of life, which is explained by an increase in total lean and bone mass at 6 years of age, but with no increase in fat mass, suggest the findings of ...
EFA Essentials
As consumers become more educated, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are creating products that address their concerns. It is widely known that EFAs (essential fatty acids) are “essential” because they cannot be produced by the human body and must be obtained by diet or supplementation. Countless studies have been done on how EFAs benefit a number ...
Blood Sugar Support
Consumers look for the most effective supplements to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Supermarkets are weird in a way, now more than ever. More foods and beverages are on shelves that are healthier, featuring natural ingredients, strong macro- and micronutrient profiles, no added sugars (or other chemicals), and reasonable calories per serving. And then there ...
Sugar Reduction Best Practices
The functional food revolution has changed the way that consumers today eat, as more brands are innovating products with tailored and specific functional benefits, like immune, digestive or heart health. Thirty percent of consumers now eat functional foods at least once a week, and research shows that 85 percent of consumers globally consider food to ...
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