A jury in the US has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for
the chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a
trial in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
Opening up new opportunities for functional foods, a powerful
cancer-fighting food compound found in broccoli could also boost
the eyes, find researchers in the US. The naturally-occurring
antioxidant sulforaphane protects the retina...
A new study supports growing evidence that eating fruit - thanks to
the protective antioxidants they contain - can help men and women
fight against the onset of age-related maculopathy (ARM), a
degenerative eye disease that can cause...
A technology that allows the health ingredient lutein to be
delivered to clear beverages has been given GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status from the US Food and Drug
Administration.
Kemin Foods has earned expanded GRAS status for increased amounts
of its lutein in the current GRAS food categories and for use as an
ingredient in new foods such as bottled water, chewing gum and
salad dressings.
US consumers can soon expect to see juices fortified with the
natural ingredient lutein on the supermarket shelves following an
agreement between ingredients company Kemin Foods and the Hain
Celestial group, the US natural foods company.
Ingredients company Kemin Foods to present a new water soluble
formula of its established FloraGLO brand lutein at the upcoming
Vitafoods exhibition in Switzerland.
Natural ingredient company Kemin Foods this week continued its
quest to defend the rights of its purified, crystal lutein
ingredient FloraGLO(TM) when it filed a lawsuit against Pigmentos
Vegetales (PIVEG), a Mexican manufacturer...
The U.S. Tuna Foundation, a trade association representing U.S.
tuna processors and U.S. tuna boat owners, recently released a
statement about a study...
Tomato-based foods and tomatoes may reduce the risk of damage to
the lungs caused by ozone, according to new preliminary findings
presented this week...
