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[Extra! Extra!] Key Takeaways From Probiota 2025
The digestive health ingredients space is seeing significant scientific innovation, bringing sophistication to ingredients that previously did not exist. In March 2025, DSM-Firmenich published a blog article chronicling the five breakthrough trends from Probiota 2025 in Copenhagen. First and foremost, the conference highlighted how age-related changes in the gut microbiome are influencing health across all ...
Easy to Digest
The digestive health ingredients market is becoming more sophisticated thanks to innovation, new research and consumer demand for clinically validated ingredients. The digestive health ingredients space remains one of the strongest categories for ingredient suppliers and supplement manufacturers. One February 2026 Market Research Future analysis found that the digestive health ingredients market, estimated at $13.51 ...
[Extra! Extra!] The Gut and Immune Health Benefits of Benicaros
Benicaros is a plant-based precision prebiotic fiber ingredient from Netherlands-based NutriLeads BV. “Benicaros is supported by multiple clinical, mechanistic and safety studies that demonstrates this multifunctional ingredient strengthens gut health and trains faster, smarter and stronger immune responses,” said Dr. Joana Carneiro-Wakefield, CEO of NutriLeads. NutriLeads conducted a 10-week randomized, double-blind, clinically controlled study with ...
The Digestive Power of Biotics & Enzymes
Biotics vs. Enzymes Biotics and enzymes are both used for digestive and gut health. However, there is often confusion as to their roles and functions. “Biotics are the ‘distance runners’ of gut health often requiring days or even weeks before noticing a benefit. In contrast, microbial enzymes demonstrate digestive health benefits within minutes and hours. ...
Gut-Brain Axis Ingredients Emerge
The panel: Hannah Ackermann, RD, Director of Marketing & Communications, COMET, London, ON, Canada and Schaumberg, IL, https://comet-bio.com Denis Alimonti, Director of U.S. Nutrition, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Jordi Riera, Chief Business Development Officer, Kaneka Probiotics, Pasadena, TX and Newark, CA, www.floradapt.com and https://kanekaprobiotics.com Hariom Yadav, PhD, Director, University of South Florida Center for Microbiome ...
The Digestive Health Market: Much More than a Gut Feeling
The panel: Denis Alimonti, Director of U.S. Nutrition, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, https://ingredientsbynature.com Melanie Bush, Vice President of Science and Research, Artemis International, Fort Wayne, IN, https://artemis-nutraceuticals.com Anurag Pande, PhD, Vice President Scientific Affairs, Sabinsa, East Windsor, NJ, https://sabinsa.com Jordi Riera, Chief Business Officer, Kaneka Probiotics, Pasadena, ...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Unveils 5 Key Nutrition Trends For 2024
FrieslandCampina Ingredients (The Netherlands) has released its fourth annual magazine detailing five key trends that will drive the evolution of the food, drink and supplement industries in 2024. “Nutritional Trends 2024” offers expert insights from the FrieslandCampina Ingredients team on the latest consumer research and market trends to help brands unlock new areas for innovation ...
Talking Immune Health With Kerry’s Dr. Niamh Hunt
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Dr. Niamh Hunt, PhD, manager, immune health, for Beloit, WI-based Kerry, with a few questions about immune nutrition, and here’s what she had to say. NIE: Bringing the gut microbiome into the mix, how important are pre-, pro-, post- and synbiotics, and why? The gut microbiome is essential ...
PanTheryx Acquires TruBiotics Brand from Bayer HealthCare
PanTheryx (Boulder, CO) has acquired TruBiotics, a daily probiotic supplement brand, and its trademarks from New Jersey-based Bayer HealthCare LLC. The TruBiotics brand will join PanTheryx’s current brands and ingredient offerings, including Life’s First Naturals, dairy colostrum, and prebiotics, to create a full spectrum of nutritional supplements that support comprehensive digestive and immune health at ...
Follow Your Gut
Delayed release & digestive health product growth The expression “follow your gut” is derived from a feeling a person experiences in the stomach area. Similar to the brain in terms of nerves, scientists refer to it as the “little brain” or the enteric nervous system (ENS), but little it is not. Comprised of two thin ...
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