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Understanding Free Radical Scavengers
Neutralizing oxidative stress for overall health and wellness. Free radical scavengers, also known as antioxidants, are molecules that neutralize unstable free radicals before they can damage cells, protein and DNA. The body maintains a delicate balance of free radicals, which are produced naturally during metabolism. However, stressors such as pollution and poor diet can skew ...
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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 ...
PLANT Act Introduced Into Congress
On July 28, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Peas, Legumes and Nuts Today (PLANT) Act, which would help ensure that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs support farmers and companies producing plant-based foods. The PLANT Act would establish the Office of Plant-Based Foods and Innovative Production at the USDA; increase USDA incentives for ...
Health & Wellness Trends: Balancing Science With Consumer Appeal
When it comes to health and wellness in the food industry, a challenge we all face is to deliver on quickly changing consumer trends while still ensuring products meet the appropriate regulations and do not deceive consumers. This is especially daunting because consumer trends change at a much faster pace than science. We might see ...
Pectin Market to Exceed $1.8 Billion by 2026
Driven by the growing need for plant-based ingredients, the global pectin market is projected to observe significant gains over the forthcoming years. According to a research report by Global Market Insights, Inc., the global pectin market is estimated to gross $1.8 billion through 2026. Apart from plant-based ingredients, rising demand for clean label processed and ...
Focusing on Functional Ingredient Trends
Functional and super ingredient trends offer new product opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers. When it comes to nutrition, healthy diets and weight loss, it’s evident that consumers are looking for nutritious options and giving careful consideration to their diets. However, a saturated marketplace is leaving consumers unsure. In fact, 64 percent of Americans are ...
Healthy and Amazing Aging
Wellness, science and technology are merging and becoming a mainstream way to deliver dramatic improvements for healthy aging and longevity. As indicated by the tale of Ponce de Leon searching for the fountain of youth, to the recent fascination with the secrets from the “Blue Zones,” a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where ...
Extracting Health Benefits
Many companies are formulating products with vegetable extracts to fill the growing nutritional void in the Standard American Diet.As kids, we were all told to “eat our vegetables.” And yet even though Americans are aware of the health benefits offered by a balanced diet, so few truly get all of the necessary daily nutrients. A ...
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