Published: Oct 08, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

Manufacturers need to tackle the lack of iron in women's diets by"tickling their fancy" with the more innovative use of red meat, according to a member of the Meat Advisory Panel, an independent body which provides information about the dietary benefits o

Published: Oct 08, 2012 By: Lynda Searby

Clean-label reformulation of food is not always black or white, as Lynda Searby discovers

Published: Oct 08, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A new ingredient enables manufacturers to substitute nuts and save money at the same time.

Published: Oct 06, 2012 By: Foodmate team

Biothera has named Ryusendoas its exclusive distributor in Japan of Wellmune WGP and its other immune health ingredients for foods, beverages, and supplements.

Published: Oct 06, 2012 By: Nathan Gray+

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has offered a positive safety opinion for the use of synthetic zeaxanthin in food supplements at levels of up to 0.75mg per kilogram per day.

Published: Oct 06, 2012 By: Nathan Gray+

Low level supplementation with curcumin could have a ‘diverse’ range or potentially beneficial health effects, according to the findings of a new study.

Published: Oct 05, 2012 By: Foodmate team

Fragrance and flavour company Givaudan has opened a new manufacturing facility dedicated to savoury flavours in Makó, Hungary.

Published: Oct 04, 2012 By: Hank Schultz

The structure function claims on many dietary supplement products do not comply with federal law, a government report released today concluded. The report recommends greater regulatory powers for FDA to bring products into compliance.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Food giant Nestlé has teamed up with a US life sciences company, Chromocell Corporation, to identify compounds with the potential to be used as “taste-giving ingredients” as replacements for salt in a range of foods.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Hank Schultz

Nutragenesis, a Brattleboro, Vt.-based ingredient supplier with a history of experience with Ayurvedic ingredients, has obtained a U.S. patent in the area of women’s health for an ashwagandha/Indian gooseberry combination called Sendara.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Foodmate team

Taking a retinol supplement may cut the risk of developing melanoma, according to a new study.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Nathan Gray+

Intestinal enzymes responsible for breaking down starchy foods could soon be ‘toggled’ to be on or off, leading to foods that might help battle obesity and diabetes by better controlling blood sugar levels, say researchers.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Market research firm RTS has identified a burgeoning market for natural flavour materials as companies increasingly move away from artificial ingredients – but its first report on the market is intended to open discussion rather than clearly define market

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Mühlenchemie's line of functional flours enable vital gluten reduction as prices begin to soar and availability becomes limited, its R&D manager says.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Government of Canada is investing more than $150,000 to assist an apple grower and wholesaler in the development of an experimental commercial process and production chain prototype to extract the natural sugars from lower-quality apples.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The company’s performance in its Specialty Food Ingredients sector improved during the second quarter; however due to difficult trading conditions in Europe, operating profit in this division will be lower than the prior year period.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected two health claims dossiers for food supplements that claim to ‘improve transit’ and ‘reduction of vaginal dryness’.

Published: Sep 28, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with added herbal ingredients may boost performance accuracy and enhance neural efficiency in older women, suggest data from a randomized controlled trial from Australia.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Fried seafood with reduced fat? It's not just a fish story. Researchers at Oregon State University have been working on a project that drastically reduces the fat content in fried seafood using fish protein found in surimi.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Swiss food company Nestlé has opened CHF15m ($15.96m) factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company’s first factory in the country.