NIE 2025
Beyond the Bottle: The Evolution of Supplement Packaging
Packaging plays a crucial role in the supplement industry, acting as both a protective barrier and a powerful tool for consumer engagement. While formulations and efficacy remain the focus of a supplement’s success, packaging delivers critical elements like safety, shelf-life, convenience and branding. As consumers increasingly prioritize sustainability and innovation, packaging has evolved to meet ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Ingredients Get Smarter
Ingredients are evolving in a variety of ways, with emerging ingredient trends focusing on sustainability and added health benefits. Specialty enzyme manufacturer Biocatalysts has identified eight trends that will dominate the market in 2025. First and foremost, the plant-based movement continues to trend upward, with emerging work in new alternative proteins bringing innovative new protein ...
Leadership Forum: Improving Quality
Industry experts discuss the current state of the natural ingredients market and how suppliers can meet high expectations for quality. The panel: David Alcaraz, Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance, Vitaquest, West Caldwell, NJ, https://vitaquest.com Elan Sudberg, CEO, Alkemist Labs, Garden Grove, CA, www.alkemist.com Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, PhD, Co-founder and CEO, Canomiks, Rochester, MN, www.canomiks.com Rocco ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Study Shows Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Infant Death
In a new study, lead researcher Dongqing Wang, an assistant professor of Global and Community Health at George Mason College of Public Health (Virginia), identifies prenatal supplements that reduce health risks to small and vulnerable babies. Wang and his team found that compared to folic acid and iron alone, a multiple micronutrient supplement led to ...
Pour La Femme
The women’s health supplement market is still blossoming; here are ideas to formulate new products. It’s not the age you’re in, it’s the stage – this is an apt description of women’s health. It all starts in the teens years after menarche, and it appears that today’s teen girls are more proactive about their health. ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Three PLT Ingredients for Healthy Aging
Steve Fink, vice president, marketing at New Jersey-based PLT Health Solutions, elaborated on how AprèsFlex, Strengthera and Nutricog can benefit healthy aging and longevity. AprèsFlex AprèsFlex 5-Day Joint Support is a patented, synergistic Boswellia serrata gum resin extract. In four human clinical studies, it has been shown to enhance joint comfort, improve flexibility, functional mobility ...
Reframing Aging
Natural ingredients aim to provide a longer health span. Worldometer data shows the global life expectancy is now at 73.3 years and the perception of “growing old” is evolving. Today’s consumers are leaving behind the negative concept of “anti-aging” to embrace the natural aging process instead. According to NielsenIQ (NIQ), healthy aging is no longer ...
Janne Prawitt, Scientific Director Health & Nutrition, Rousselot References
References: 1 Grasset, E., Briand, F., Virgilio, N., Schön, C., Wilhelm, M., Cudennec, B., Ravallec, R., Aboubacar, H., Vleminckx, S., Prawitt, J., Sulpice, T. and Gevaert, E. (2024), A Specific Collagen Hydrolysate Improves Postprandial Glucose Tolerance in Normoglycemic and Prediabetic Mice and in a First Proof of Concept Study in Healthy, Normoglycemic and Prediabetic Humans. ...
Janne Prawitt, Scientific Director Health & Nutrition, Rousselot
Rousselot BV Kanaaldijk Noord 20 5691 NM SON – The Netherlands Phone: +31 499 364100 Rousselot, the health brand of Darling’s Ingredients, is a global leader in gelatin- and collagen-based solutions for the food, health & nutrition, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. Working in partnership with its global customer base, Rousselot delivers advanced ingredient solutions that ...
The Future of Gut Health in Functional Foods
Introduction: The Rising Focus on Gut Health The functional food and beverage market continues to grow at a rapid pace as consumer demand for healthy, nutrient dense products increases with evolving lifestyles. The global functional food and beverage market size was $333.34 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from $364.18 billion in 2024 ...
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