Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has reported a strong start to the year, driven by the success of new products for various markets, such as a cake containing probiotics for China and a protein-packed adult milk powder that targets muscle loss in Japan.
People who consumed foods with medium and high levels of live microbes had better health markers, including decreased blood pressure, BMI and insulin levels, says a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
The global nutrition specialist has partnered with the bioactives company to decipher the molecular interactions between plants and gut microbes, and their potential impact on human health.
Ingredients specialist Eurostar Commodities picks out the biggest positive trends in food that we will see in 2022, which include clean label, climate change and probiotic pizza.
Studies have suggested that some consumers may find sourdough easier to digest due to the slow fermentation time, which has renewed interest again in bread.
While probiotics are increasingly in demand by consumers to support their health and wellness journey, they are also increasingly seeking information and clinical support that the products they are consuming are safe and efficacious.
Kerry Applied Health & Nutrition has finalised the acquisition of Spanish biotech firm Biosearch Life, which creates innovative science-backed functional ingredients.
The London-based producer of Europe’s first probiotics and nootropics (so-called smart drugs that boost mental performance and brain health) snack bars – is hoping to raise £200,000 to progress its mission to get true functional nutrition into the hands...
Not long after probiotics became the big buzzword, prebiotics became a thing. More recently, postbiotics have begun circulating – and are now slated to be the next mega trend.
Cargill has joined a network of investors in Seventure Partners’ Health for Life Capital II fund – which includes Lesaffre, ADM’s corporate venture capital arm, Danone and Novartis – to drive the creation of next generation ingredient solutions that will...
The ingredients specialist has announced plans to construct a new facility in Valencia, Spain, to expand its capabilities to meet the growing demand for probiotics.
The founders of a gut health education startup have taken their quest to improve consumer knowledge one step further with the launch of their own fibre-full snack bars.
Kellogg’s has recruited actress, New York Times bestselling author and host of E!’s Busy Tonight Busy Philipps to challenge Americans to take a #GutCheck on their digestive wellness.
Kellogg’s has introduced a cereal called Hi! Happy Inside geared towards consumers in search of enhancing their overall health and specifically, their digestive health.
The headlines are sensationalist: twenty-four people have died in a
probiotic trial. Therefore, probiotics may be fatal. Throw those
yoghurt shots away!
Probiotics, unheard of a year ago, are now being added to more and
more products in China, and look set to see rapid growth in demand,
according to key supplier Chr Hansen.
Probiotics, the bacteria thought to help gut health disorders,
allergies and even some forms of cancer, contain immune
system-stimulating DNA, which makes them just as effective when
inactivated as when consumed as live microorganisms...
