Nutrition Industry Executive
Microen Capsulation: Perfect Little Nutrition Worlds
For centuries, the idea of a microcosm fascinated scientists and dreamers alike. In the modern era of dietary supplements, that concept has triggered a magnificent technology, microencapsulation, which has multiple benefits for not only production, but for the end-user. And more than ever, an increasing number of consumers are quite discerning about the supplements they ...
Growing For The Future
Companies share their insights on investing in their infrastructure and capabilities to meet growing and changing consumer demands.Florida-based Enzymedica has been an industry leading innovator of enzyme-based products since its founding in 1998. The company provides a wide range of products representing complete digestive health, food intolerances and a host of therapeutic formulas. In 2008, ...
The Path To Digestive Wellness
A rapidly growing category, digestive health ingredients are proving that their benefits reach beyond the GI tract.According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), 60 to 70 million people are affected by digestive disease. At the same time, the market is showing that the digestive health category is growing rapidly. In fact, in 2010, ...
The Heart Of The Matter
As heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in the U.S., consumers are in search of heart health supplements that utilize natural ingredients backed by clinical research.About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and coronary heart disease is the most ...
Fermentation: Probiotics & Beyond for Targeted Health
Intuitively, people have been eating healthy, fermented foods for thousands of years. As the natural health products market has grown in technological innovation and research, fermentation- based supplements have earned their place in promoting human health and wellness.The (Not-So) Basics In its simplest form, explained Hartley Pond, vice president of technical sales with California-based FutureCeuticals, Inc., ...
Filling the Fiber Gap
Women younger than 50 need about 25 g of fiber per day, and men younger than 50 need 38 g (the daily values are a few grams lower for adults older than 50). But on average, American women get about 13 g and men 17 g, according to a 2005 report by the Food and ...
Steering Public Perceptions
Here in the Northwest, our families prepare for earthquakes. We know that we live in an area prone to plates shifting, so we live in a state of readiness. Schools teach children to duck under desks, protecting their heads; at home we keep emergency food, water and critical medical supplies close.Yet across the supplement industry, ...
The Benefits Of Certification
While attaining certifications may take a considerable investment, the effort is worthwhile with the opportunities they afford companies.In any type of business, companies do whatever they can to separate from the pack and stand out from the crowd. For suppliers, attaining certifications is one way to show manufacturers as well as consumers that they have ...
Natural Beauty Preferred
As more consumers seek out natural ingredients in their cosmetic products, suppliers continue to study what works best while staying within regulatory guidelines in the U.S. and overseas.According to a Datamonitor 2013 consumer survey, North American female consumers of skincare products indicate that naturalness in products is important (at least 75 percent ranked as either ...
Ingredient Technology
NIE highlights proven, cost-effective ingredient innovations driving industry growth by revolutionizing finished product potential.Aloe AdvancementOver the course of his career, Santiago Rodriguez, CEO of Texas-based Lorand Laboratories, helped develop novel materials, and observed a void in the market.“There are many aloe products in the market, but I realized there was no high acemannan product that ...
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