US-based Usana Health Sciences has been granted a US patent
covering the extraction of antioxidant-rich compositions from
olives and the solid by-products of olive oil production.
Danish food ingredients company Aarhus Olie launched a nutritional
oil at the Vitafoods International trade fair in Geneva this week.
The product marks the companys first foray into the functional
foods markets.
Teenagers who opt for a vegetarian diet are more likely to get the
recommended doses of vitamins and minerals than their counterparts
who stick to the traditional teenage diet of fatty junk food.
Experts in enzymatic hydrolysates, Spanish company Pevesa is
promoting its latest nutritional ingredient, a rice-bran syrup,
this week at the European nutraceutical event Vitafoods
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition will help create
cost-effective food fortification programmes in developing nations,
but its membership has already come under fire from one consumer
lobby group.
Cerebos Pacific, the Singapore-based company best known for its
BRAND'S Essence of Chicken brand, has launched a new health
supplement which contains no essence of chicken, the first
non-chicken based product made by the company.
A survey of 10,000 adults suggests that people who get enough
folate in their diets have a lower risk of stroke than those who
eat fewer folate-rich foods.
The controversial debate surrounding supposed added health benefits
attributed to organic food looks set to continue this week as the
results of a comprehensive review of international studies were
released in New Zealand.
The UK Consumers' Association sought to "name and shame" food
manufacturers who use misleading labelling this week when it
revealed details of food products which are confusing consumers.
Food authorities and health organisations responding to the release
of unpublished research which links frequently consumed
carbohydrate foods to a cancer-causing chemical, are seeking to
reassure consumers.
Last week's US Senate resolution to declare this week, 21-28 April,
2002, National Biotechnology Week, has been welcomed by The
Alliance for Better Foods. The organisation said that the
unanimously passed Senate Resolution 243...
Daily supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil has
been shown to improve insulin function in overweight individuals
who are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes.
Growing evidence of the nutritional benefits from eating almonds
has been highlighted by six different studies presented this week
at the 2002 Experimental Biology (EB) conference in New Orleans, US
A tin of baked beans has the same healthy eating benefits as a
portion of fruit or vegetables, according to a controversial
marketing campaign from Heinz. In an unusual collaboration, the
British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Colouring foodstuffs are making an impact in the European
colourings market according to new research carried out by market
consultants Frost & Sullivan. The study reveals that the
general shift from synthetic to natural colourings...
Sales of the total fortified foods market in the US reached almost
$18 billion (€20.4bn) in 2001, tripling the sales achieved by the
market in 1997, according to a new report by market analysts,
MarketResearch.com.
Salt, traditionally used to enhance and add flavour to foods, can
pose certain problems in food manufacturing process. A new system
from UK micro-encapsulation company, TasteTech, claims to allow
manufacturers to use salt more effectively,...
Convinced that the principal growth area for dairy lies in
nutraceuticals and that value-added functional foods will shift
from a premium niche to a mainstream category, Irish dairy giant
Glanbia is investing heavily in technological...
There are many ways for consumers to increase their intake of
calcium, a mineral known to help strengthen bone structure and aid
weight loss. But a recent analysis shows that milk, a natural
source of calcium, remains the most cost-effective...
Cholesterol-cutting foods and food ingredients are relatively
common, but the same cannot be said of drinks, largely because of
taste issues. But now consultancy firm Arthur D. Little (ADL)
claims to have developed the first drink...
Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland recently moved further into
health ingredients when it signed an agreement with US company
Nutraceutix for ADM to use Nutraceutix' patented Controlled
Delivery Technology (CDT) to develop...
Consumers who drink a glass of full fat milk a day may be less
likely to suffer from asthma than those who drink a less fatty
dairy alternative. These are the findings from a recent study in
Australia that investigated how dairy products...
Consumers are most concerned about issues such as food poisoning,
BSE and pesticides, reveals a recent consumer survey conducted by
the UK Food Standards Agency. Although they are more aware about
the meaning behind food labels there...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the
voluntary nutrition labelling regulations by updating the names and
the nutrition labelling values for the 20 most frequently consumed
raw fruits, vegetables, and...
Controversy will always surround infant formulas. Only this week a
prominent British MP, Lord Nazir Ahmed, was criticised by baby milk
campaigners over plans to take a paid post advising food giant
Nestlé. Nestle, for some time now,...
US agribusiness giant Cargill announced this week that it is to
open a new soy protein isolate plant in Ohio, US. The plant,
destined to make a wide array of soy protein products, is set for
completion in the autumn of 2002.
Dramatic growth currently experienced by the nutraceuticals market
is forecast to be the biggest driver in the development of the
flavonoids and isoflavones markets in Europe in the next six years.
New research from market analysts...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) this week called
for public comment on a number of proposed changes to the Food
Standards Code, including new requirements for making nutrition
claims, an extension to the folate/neural...
Despite growing trends in the West towards healthier eating
patterns the desire for comfort food appears is still clearly
present. According to a recent report from the US retail sales of
butter increased by a significant 32 per cent...
A recent test of 26 nutrition powders in the US showed that 24 of
them lived up to their claims regarding carbohydrate, fats and
proteins. But the study by independent testers ConsumerLab.com
showed that some products contained unlabelled...
The UK government recently announced the launch of a nationwide
£52million per year (E84.8m) initiative to hand out free fruit to
4-6 year olds. The same government set out recommendations to
school caterers in April to decrease the...
In a recent interview with UK newspaper the Times, Simon Clarkson,
Radio Times's marketing director, explained why he likes the
current ads for Benecol's cholesterol-reducing products.
Consumers may check the calorie and fat content on the food labels
but despite ongoing efforts in the food industry the consumer is
still confused when reading the label.
US health science company Forbes Medi-Tech is currently in active
discussions with several major food manufacturers regarding the
commercialisation of its cholesterol-lowering food ingredients.
A recent report has found that weight control foods now make up
more than two per cent of food and drink sales worldwide. The
sector is growing, with sales increasing by about 25 per cent since
1996.
Dutch food group Wessanen reported reduced 2001 net profit in line
with market expectations and forecast a 15 percent rise in core
earnings this year as its acquisition strategy reaps rewards.
Recent research from Kansas State University suggests that
wholegrain wheat is an important anti-carcinogenic food because of
its powerful antioxidants.
Further evidence to support the idea that a daily dose of extra
virgin olive oil can protect the human body from 'bad' cholesterol
has recently arrived from Spain researchers.
The UK Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI) this week adopted and
published advice from leading scientists promoting the role of
fruit and vegetables in helping to avoid stomach, lung and bowel
cancer. "We will continue to press...
The Food, GI-tract Functionality and Human Health Cluster
(PROEUHEALTH) brings together 64 research partners from 16 European
countries in the quest to obtain greater knowledge of the role of
the intestinal microbiota in human health...
Healthy genes are important for protection against diseases such as
cancer - and the foods we eat play an important role in gene
health, claims the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO).
Eating a decent breakfast each morning could be the key to shedding
the pounds, according to US researchers who published their
findings this week in the journal Obesity Research.
Eat meat. That's the dietary advice given by a team of scientists
who examined the dietary role of fat in a study that combined
nutritional analysis with anthropologic research about the diets of
ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
The constant demand for food which is fresher, more convenient,
more flavoursome and more nutritious will mean an increase in the
use of technology in food preparation in the future, according to
the January issue of Food Technology,...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) this week published the
first national report, aimed at the food industry, on the exposure
of Irish consumers to food additives in their diet.
