NIE 2026
Quantifying Credibility: The NScore Framework for Scientific Integrity
How objective scoring models can benchmark and elevate the credibility of nutrition products. The Credibility Problem Has a Measurement Problem The nutrition industry has never had more science at its disposal—clinical trials, mechanistic studies, real-world evidence, biomarker data and increasingly sophisticated analytics are expanding the evidence base behind ingredients and finished products. Yet greater access ...
Electrolytes & Hydration—The New Daily Ritual
The popularity of electrolyte products has shifted them from specialized athletic recovery tools into everyday wellness essentials. Paramita Mondal, senior export executive with Eskag Pharma Pvt Ltd/West Bengal Chemical Industries Limited in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted that the global electrolyte category is expanding briskly. She pointed to Grand View Research, 2026; Fact.MR, 2026; and ...
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[Extra! Extra!] U.S. Private Label Industry Reaches $282.2 Billion in Sales in 2025
According to a report from the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), in 2025, U.S. sales of private label store brands increased slightly more than $9 billion to a record $282.8 billion in all outlets compared to 2024. Store brand dollar sales increased nearly three times the rate of national brands, climbing by 3.3 percent, compared ...
Trends in Contract Manufacturing
The latest advancements and innovations for contract manufacturers and private labelers. According to Grand View Research, the global dietary supplement contract manufacturing market size is projected to reach $121.2 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6 percent from 2025-2030.1 Contract manufacturers offer international market expertise and support. They can ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Immunometabolism
Immune cells are some of the body’s most energy-hungry cells. When the immune system detects a virus, bacterium, or other threat, immune cells rapidly change the way they produce and use energy in order to mount an effective response. The study of these metabolic processes is called immunometabolism. Researchers now recognize that immune function depends ...
Not Immune to Evolution
The immune health ingredients market is diversifying thanks to emerging research into novel ingredients. The immune health ingredients space is undergoing rapid evolution as new ingredients come to market. Immune health remains an important niche for the industry and for consumers, with Millennials in particular driving demand. Experts say this category has evolved from the ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Study Shows Vitamin C May Lead to Healthier, Thicker Skin
As part of a two-phase study, scientists at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi have found a relationship between the amount of vitamin C people consumed and how well their skin thickened. Results show that vitamin c, when ingested, and not just applied topically, measurably improved skin health. In phase one, scientists examined ...
Beauty-From-Within Category Gets a Makeover
Focus moves onto new science-backed ingredients that connect overall wellness and beauty needs. Collagen and biotin may still anchor the beauty-from-within aisle, but the opportunity to innovate with new and specialty ingredients is expanding quickly. Today’s consumers are looking for clinically validated, multi-functional and personalized solutions that support hair, skin and nails from the inside ...
Dr. Nora Khaldi, Founder and CEO, Nuritas
Nuritas New Canaan, CT Email: [email protected] Website: www.nuritas.com Nuritas is a biotechnology company pioneering the discovery of clinically proven peptides from food sources through AI. The company’s proprietary platform identifies naturally occurring peptides with the potential to improve human health across multiple health aspects and applications. Dr. Nora Khaldi is a mathematician with a PhD in ...
Ingredient Advances in Blood Glucose & Metabolic Health
It wasn’t that long ago that blood glucose was a number most people thought about once a year, if that. A value that showed up on your annual labs, and your doctor never mentioned it unless it flagged a problem. Now, more people are wearing it on their arms and watching it on their phone ...
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