Los Angeles, CA—Supplementing with Kyolic Aged Garlic Extact (AGE) can effectively reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension while also improving arterial stiffness and gut microbiota, according to a review published in Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. The review focused on 12 clinical trials involving 553 people with high blood pressure.
Nexira has launched inavea™ PURE ACACIA, an organic and non-GMO prebiotic ingredient sourced from acacia trees. The ingredient is gradually fermented from transverse to descending colon, according to the company, and is soluble, tasteless, odorless, colorless, and low-carb. Certified FODMAP-friendly. 129 chemin de Croisset, 76723 Rouen cedex, France, www.nexira.com...
New Delhi, India—Taiyo Kagaku India (TKI) has won the Functional Food Ingredient Company of the Year award, according to a press release. The juried award was presented at the India Food Safety Summit & Awards, held in New Delhi. TKI manufactures soluble prebiotic fiber Sunfiber. “TKI and its Japanese parent...
City of Industry, CA—AIDP collaborated with Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, a contract research organization, to achieve pre-market approval for prebiotic claims on PreticX xylooligosaccharide (XOS), according to a press release. AIDP is working to expand internationally the regulatory approval for PreticX; the company worked with Nutrasource to develop a...
Certainly the words probiotic and prebiotic are hot, but what do they mean and why their sudden popularity? In fact, the probiotics concept has been around for at least a century; however, in recent years is increasingly gaining popularity due to advancements in research and a growing understanding of how...
