Denmark has withdrawn the herbal supplement saw palmetto because it believes it to be in violation of Europe's novel foods and food ingredients laws...
EFSA approves two nutrients for European use The European Commission has presented two nutrient proposals to the 25 European Union member states for addition to the Food Supplements Directive's (FSD) 'positive list' of vitamins and minerals...
The first clinical study to demonstrate oats exerting a hypolipidaemic effect was published in The Lancet in August 1963. The Dutch research team replaced 300g/day of conventional bread with an equal portion of bread containing 140g of rolled oat...
Aloe vera for joints, heart and skinSince it was founded in 1988, Aloecorp has been dedicated to one ingredient: Aloe vera. And over these 17 years, it has become a leader as a vertically integrated supplier of raw Aloe vera materials â€...
Habanero, jalapeno, Scotch bonnet — those hot but tasty varieties of the capsicum frutescens have multiple health benefits — including the ability to drive prostate cancer cells to kill themselves, according to a report in The...
If you regularly read a major newspaper you could be forgiven for wondering how supplements like glucosamine, chondroitin, calcium and the herbs saw palmetto, echinacea and St. John's wort notch sales of about $2 billion annually. After all...
The sugar alternatives market is hot, growing at more than twice the rate of the food ingredients sector as a whole. Shane Starling canvasses the sweet prospects for these super-selling ingredients
While low-calorie sugar alternatives have been...
After reviewing 22 studies published since 2000, the American Heart Association says soy is ineffective at lowering cholesterol, despite years of recommendations to the contrary. It found that on average, soy protein reduced LDL cholesterol by on...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a health claim for whole-grain and barley-containing products, linking their consumption to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease.
To qualify, barley-containing foods must provide at least 0.7...
Ingredient to cut salt content By using WILD Flavors' new SaltTrim salt enhancer, food formulators can remove up to 50 per cent of the salt content in their products, replace it with potassium choloride, and use the salt enhancer to maintain the ...