The company will showcase news and research on many of its technologies and extracts, including lemon balm, berberine, and cranberry. Indena S.p.A. will focus on several of its flagship products at SupplySide West, including Relissa, Berbevis, and Anthocran Phytosome. “We’re happy to be here once again, taking our recent updates to one of the most…
The ingredient—on the supplement market for years—has been in regulatory limbo after FDA declared it was first authorized as an IND. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet reached a decision on how it will respond to a Citizen Petition filed by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) requesting that…
Gencor’s Ivy Gourd Extract Gencinia significantly reduced fasting and postprandial glucose over the course of twelve weeks. An ivy gourd (Coccina cordifolia) extract marketed by Gencor as Gencinia was linked to improved fasting and post-prandial blood glucose measurements in a population of 48 people with prediabetes. Prediabetes, a health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than…
The two suppiers are partnering to capitalize on the rapidly-expanding synbiotics market. At SupplySide West, Probi and Clasado will launch two new synbiotic formulations, to capitalize on the growing trend of combination formulas which feature live microorganisms and substrates selectively utilized by those strains to confer health benefits. The first synbiotic is a combination of…
The nutraceutical arm of SuanFarma will service the North American market through its operations in New Jersey and Utah. SuanNutra, the nutraceutical business arm of SuanFarma which was established earlier this year, has launched its U.S. subsidiary, SuanNutra, Inc. The company will service the American market through its operation in New Jersey and its recently-inaugurated…
The microencapsulated iron ingredient reduces reactivity in the mouth and digestive tract, improving digestibility and taste, according to the company. Lubrizol Life Science announced the results of a consumer study which revealed preference for the melt-in-your-mouth iron supplement Lipofer. The results will be presented at SupplySide West. “Many consumers turn to iron supplements to improve…
The startup’s pilot facility will enable custom compounds, while producing zero waste. Startup company Novella Ltd. is launching its first line of cell-cultivated berry phytonutrients, which are grown using intact berry cells through a technology still in its nascent stages of implementation within the food industry. The platform will eventually ease some bottlenecks in the…
The inconclusive findings suggested that kidney patients may need greater dosages of vitamin K2 in order to achieve cardioprotective benefits. Individuals who are on hemodialysis have an impaired function of matrix GLA protein (MGP), which, when activated by vitamin K, has an inhibitory effect on vascular calcification. As a result, a team of researchers supported…
The new ingredient, life’sOMEGA 03020, serves as a sustainable alternative to fish oil sourced from algae in an enclosed and controlled environment. Ingredient supplier dsm-firmenich is set to launch a new algal omega-3 ingredient, life’sOMEGA 03020, in North America. The single-source omega-3 ingredient is the first on the market to have the same ratio of EPA and…
The new multi-ingredient product by Touchstone Essentials contains a plant-based enzyme evidenced to convert glucose molecules from food into resistant starch. Touchstone Essentials has launched a new supplement formulated to support healthy blood sugar, which, when dysregulated, can cause hunger, cravings for sweet foods, and weight gain. The new product is called Gluco-Control. As sugar consumption has…
