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Kaneka Cardio

April 3, 2023

The wide range of supplements bearing the “supports a healthy heart” promise includes an array of ingredients focusing on several mechanisms. One of the newer and very intriguing offerings is probiotics.

Study: Probiotic May Have Positive Effects in COVID Patients

January 18, 2022

Julia Peterman

A new study has found that a branded probiotic formulation may have significant positive effects in COVID-19 patients. The clinical trial, published in Gut Microbes, used the AB21 probiotic formulation from Kaneka Group/AB-Biotics, which consists of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains KABP022, KABP023, and KABP033 and Pediococcus acidilactici strain KABP021. The study...

Kaneka Gut-Brain Probiotic Achieves Self-GRAS

October 18, 2021

Julia Peterman

Pasadena, TX—Kaneka Probiotics has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its Floradapt Brain Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) in accordance with FDA guidance regarding independent GRAS conclusions, according to a press release. DR7 is intended to work along the gut-brain axis, promoting healthy brain metabolism by...

Study: Vegans May Have Lower Ubiquinol Levels than Omnivores

August 31, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Brussels, Belgium—Ubiquinol levels among vegetarians and vegans are significantly lower than those of omnivores, according to a new study conducted by Kaneka and Kaonkai Miura Hospital in Osaka, Japan. According to data from Kaneka, half of the 60 study participants were vegetarians/vegans and the other half were omnivores. None of...

Kaneka to Present Webinar on Heart-Healthy Probiotics

April 16, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Pasadena, TX—Kaneka Probiotics will be presenting a webinar on the cardiovascular benefits of KABP probiotic strains on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 11am EST, according to a press release. The strains: L. plantarum KABP-011, KABP-012, and KABP-013, combined in Kaneka’s Floradapt Cardio Probiotic. The combination has demonstrated the ability to...

Kaneka Heart Health Probiotic Achieves GRAS Certification

February 16, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Pasadena, TX—Kaneka Probiotics has achieved U.S. FDA GRAS Certification for its Cardio Probiotic product, made up of Lactobacillus plantarum KABP-011, L. plantarum KABP-012, and L. plantarum KABP-013. The strains were initially isolated via a screening process designed to identify strains that have a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism, according to...

Kaneka Probiotic Formula Self-Affirmed GRAS

January 7, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Newark, CA—Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc., announced in a press release that the company’s Intensive G.I. probiotic formulation has received self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe status in accordance with FDA safety guidelines. Intensive G.I. is part of the Floradapt Probiotic Portfolio, products based on a mechanistic approach to identify optimal strains...

Reduced CoQ10

November 21, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Soft Gel Technologies, Inc. (SGTI) 6982 Bandini Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90040 www.soft-gel.com Soft Gel Technologies, Inc. has perfected a solution to keep the reduced form of CoQ10 just that—reduced. Our CoQH-CF softgels deliver a stable, solubilized form of Kaneka Ubiquinol™, so the body can effectively use this important antioxidant...

Kaneka's Baby Colic Named as Finalist in Probiotic Product of the Year Awards

May 15, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Newark, CA—Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc., announced in a press release that its Baby Colic probiotic formulation was selected as a finalist in the NutraIngredients Probiotic Product of the Year Awards at this year's VitaFoods convention. Baby Colic is part of the Floradapt Probiotic Portfolio of products, which the company says...

Kaneka Americas Holding Creates Biopolymers Division

April 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Houston, TX—Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. has announced in a press release the creation of a Biopolymers Division based in Houston. Kaneka’s PHBH is a plant-based product that offers both flexibility and heat resistance, produced via a bio-fermentation process which uses renewable plant oils as feed stock, the press release says.