East Windsor, NJ—A new comprehensive book about curcumin is now available. Written by Muhammed Majeed, Ph.D., founder of Sabinsa Corp., and co-authors, Curry Powder to Clinical Significance (NutriScience Publishers, 2015) discusses the clinical use of curcumin and the history of Sabinsa’s Curcumin C3 Complex. The two-part book begins with a...
Rouen, France-based Nexira announced that its Fibregum acacia fiber and Instantgum acacia gum ingredients are now Non-GMO Project Verified. AIDP of City of Industry, CA, and HP Ingredients of Bradenton, FL, joined the American Herbal Products Association. New data about the weight management benefits of Meratrim (from InterHealth Nutraceuticals...
Hoboken, NJ—Baby Boomers looking to support normal memory and cognitive function may want to hear about the latest data on a branded French maritime extract (Pycnogenol, distributed by Horphag Research, based here). Researchers from Chieti-Pescara University in Italy conducted a year-long study involving 77 healthy men and women ages 55–70.
Vancouver, WA—Many people know about the health benefits of MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) for joint health and exercise recovery, but new research has shown its additional potential as a supplement for skin health. In a recent study published in the Nature Medicine Journal, a branded MSM (Bergstrom Nutrition’s OptiMSM) was found to...
Sergeant Bluff, IA—Later in life, some individuals have trouble with muscle loss as a natural part of the aging process. New research suggests supplementation with branded collagen peptides (BodyBalance from Gelita) may help. Fifty-three older men with sarcopenia (i.e., age-related muscle loss) participated in a 12-week resistance-training program and also...
The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund (AWR) recently announced the first three projects to receive research grants. The projects are intended to better understand the Antarctic marine ecosystem. One project will study the foraging behavior of humpback whales, while another will explore how penguins rely on small crustaceans (like krill) during...
Maypro Industries, based in Purchase, NY, has completed a structured financing of Good Superfoods, LLC, a functional chocolate maker. It will operate as NutriWelle, and will have a division dedicated to private label manufacturing and one devoted to finished products. The finished products will offer branded product lines including...
Fruit d’Or Nutraceuticals of Quebec, Canada, released a scientific dossier devoted to cranberry for industry members. Stephen Lukawski, the firm’s director of global sales and development, believes the dossier, will “help debunk the junk in the cranberry industry and set higher quality standards for both cranberry ingredients and cranberry products.”...
The Methods Development group from NOW Foods of Bloomingdale, IL, made two poster presentations at the 129th AOAC International Annual Meeting. The first was about “Rapid Screening of Illicit Steroids in Dietary Supplements by uHPLC-TOF Mass Spectrometry,” while the second involved “Streamlined Multi residue Pesticide Analysis of Dried Botanical...
SupplySide West 2015 CoverageIn a panel discussion about botanical testing methods during SupplySide West, industry experts addressed a top-of-mind issue: DNA testing. Elan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Laboratories, noted that DNA-Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is “newer and better than DNA barcoding.” Danica Harbaugh Reynaud, Ph.D., CEO, CSO of Authentechnologies, also...
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