Nutrition Industry Executive
Enzyme Enhancement
With systemic benefits shown, enzymes are forging beyond digestive supplements to create stronger products.With food intolerances on the rise, and a desire to prevent digestive distress, consumers are embracing the importance of healthy digestion, leading to a growing market for enzyme supplements.Digestive enzymes, found naturally in the body, begin to deplete as a person ages, ...
Private Label: Prime Opportunity
As more targeted ingredients backed by quality research become available, and more innovative formulations make a market impact, the fields of potential become more fertile. As brand marketers ponder how to gain traction in new categories, the question arises: contract or private label?Going the contract manufacturing route makes the most sense when a brand marketer ...
Maximum Burn
Suppliers look to safety, efficacy and the internet to support the latest in thermogenic ingredients.Simply put, thermogenesis is the production of heat in the body.Mitch Skop, senior vice president of new product development at Pharmachem Laboratories Inc. in New Jersey, added to that basic definition that thermogenesis is the creation of heat in the body ...
New Beginnings For A Growing Market
Antioxidant sales are higher than ever as new sources are utilized and delivery methods reconceived.The market for antioxidants is fast expanding as consumers strive to slow the aging process and improve their health. According to a recent Food Marketing Institute survey, antioxidants are already among the top five health components U.S. consumers want in their ...
Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Whether sourcing from land or sea, the natural products industry takes its commitment to sustainability practices and its fellow man to new levels.Here, a sampling of companies explains their efforts, which are an undeniable selling point for partnership.Resonating With P. L. ThomasHaving supplied the natural products industry for more than half a century, New Jersey ...
It’s a (Naturally) Flavorful World
“Mmmm!” is the ultimate reaction sought by food, beverage and supplement manufacturers.And for good reason: if a product it is bland or off-tasting and if it has an unpleasant mouthfeel, it will die quickly on store shelves. Getting it right the first time is imperative because American consumers are not willing to give it a ...
The Benefit of Hydroxytyrosol
Olive oil and its uses can be traced throughout history.The ancient Greek poet Homer called it “liquid gold,” while the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, used it in a number of his medicines. And today, the olive oil-centered Mediterranean diet is touted for its ability to decrease the risk of stroke.While the health benefits of ...
Flax & Chia
These healthy seeds are the current “big thing” in functional foods.Flax and chia are considered natural product industry seed allstars, and for good reasons: both flaxseeds and chia seeds are nutrient rich; they are both known as concentrated sources of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linoleic acid (ALA); they contain a significant amount of minerals and ...
Trust, But Verify
As good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements and consumer sophistication pushes the demand on traceability and accountability, the importance of thirdparty testing continues to grow as a viable conduit for companies to demonstrate ingredient stability, purity and lack of contamination. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked the following testing experts about the programs available that help provide ...
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Ingredients for satiety are part of the strategy helping consumers do more than just control their appetites. Part I of NIE’s weight- management coverage.The obesity epidemic has become a global issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, and in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults age 20 ...
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