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What's Selling: September 2024

What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at natural products stores across the U.S.

September 3, 2024

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Get the scoop on products driving sales in the natural products industry!

Chef Adonis Witt on 5 Plant-Based Trends, the Benefits of Chia & Why Regenerative Agriculture is Key

April 29, 2022

Nancy Trent

[caption id="attachment_88816" align="alignright" width="265"] Chef Adonis Witt[/caption] When it comes to plant-based trends, Adonis Witt is in-the-know. A classically trained chef with 20 years of experience, Witt has worked with a wide range of cuisines utilizing local farms and artisans. His interest is in scratch kitchens focusing on seasonal, market-driven food...

9 Top Plant-Based Sources of Omegas

September 24, 2020

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

It’s a plant-based world—at least that’s what consumers are showing us. New data from SPINS commissioned by Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) found that total plant-based retail sales reached $5 billion and grew 11% in 2019 (1). An important, health-promoting part of those sales belongs...

Chia Seed Powder Ingredient

July 24, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Benexia has introduced Xia Powder-435 LM, a 100% natural chia flour/powder that is plant-based, gluten-free, non-allergenic, non-GMO, dairy-free, and vegan. Xia Powder-435 LM replaces fillers and binders, facilitating a clean label, while its physical properties improve performance with a low environmental footprint impact, the company claims. Designed for bakery applications,...

Benexia Open Lipid Research Center in Belgium

April 21, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Santiago de Chile — Benxia announced that it would be opening the Benexia Lipids Research Center in Ghent, Belgium. The purpose of the center it to “advance new research into the physico-chemical and application properties of Benexia ALA,” says said Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia in a press release. “It...

ALA from Chia Oil Increased DHA Content in Breast Milk

February 3, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Santiago de Chile — A research study published in Nutrition found that supplementation with Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) from chia oil in women during gestation and nursing modified the composition of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in their breast milk. ALA is the precursor to DHA, which is crucial for brain and...