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Personalized Nutrition Through Functional Foods
The Rise of Personalized Nutrition Personalized nutrition (PN) is no longer a fringe idea—it’s entering the mainstream. Studies as early as two-week interventions with twins revealed dramatically different blood sugar and insulin responses to the same meals, underscoring the need to tailor dietary advice to the individual rather than rely on one-size-fits-all guidelines.1,2 The U.S. ...
Fab Fiber
Here’s how fiber and biotic ingredients are evolving. Fiber and biotic ingredients are having a moment. The fiber/biotic ingredient market is experiencing remarkable growth as consumers increasingly discover the benefits of biotics, driven by an expanding knowledge among consumers of the importance of a robust microbiome. One recent survey found that fiber ranks second on ...
The Future of Gut Health in Functional Foods
Introduction: The Rising Focus on Gut Health The functional food and beverage market continues to grow at a rapid pace as consumer demand for healthy, nutrient dense products increases with evolving lifestyles. The global functional food and beverage market size was $333.34 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from $364.18 billion in 2024 ...
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. ...
Regenerating the Force Field
Immune support remains a priority for consumers—keep it fresh with science-backed ingredients. Feeling blah for a bit is either a signal that something wicked this way comes (an immune assault by an opportunistic virus) or it can be the result of a sluggish immune system. Being overworked and overstressed can open the door to bouts ...
What Product-Savvy Pet Owners Want
Did you know 66 percent of U.S. households own a pet? That’s about 86.9 million homes with one (or more) pets. Most of these pet owners are millennials (33 percent), followed by Gen X (25 percent) and Baby Boomers (24 percent),1 and as many of us know, most of these people tend to think of ...
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 ...
Prebiotics Could Chart New Immune Category Growth, Says Clasado
Clasado Biosciences (U.K.) has shared its perspective on the evolving immune health product market and the expanding role of prebiotics, shedding light on potential immune health market movement in 2024. The immune health category saw an intense period of growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and still holds strong potential. Research firm Future Market Insights for ...
Asiros Nordic Partners With Gummynology to Roll Out Prebiotic Gummies
Asiros Nordic, a Danish grower, manufacturer and supplier of farm-to-finish Nordic berries, has announced a partnership with Clearwater, FL-based Gummynology to offer the first-ever prebiotic gummies into the U.S. market. The gummies are infused with prebiotics, are maltodextrin-free and are free of any added sugar. Asiros Nordic is a vertically integrated company that controls the ...
Talking Digestive and Microbiome Health Ingredients with Artemis International’s Melanie Bush
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Melanie Bush, vice president of science and research at Fort Wayne, IA-based Artemis International, about ingredients for digestive health and the microbiome. NIE: Early in the 20th century, health products for digestion mainly consisted of bitters and digestive tonics. What sub-categories or types of ingredients are the biggest today, ...
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