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Health claims 'simply not credible'

22-May-2007 - The marketing hype surrounding the vast majority of weight management ingredients "precedes or grossly outweighs the evidence" backing them, according to a leading scientist in...

Beauty foods: fact or fiction?

22-May-2007 - Only a handful of foods, drinks and supplements that claim to arrest premature ageing of the skin are supported by sound clinical data, experts have...

Food that tastes good enough to eat

08-May-2007 - DHA omega-3 specialist Martek claims it is ahead of the game when it comes to masking the taste of algae-derived omega-3. "It has gained increasing...

Traffic and traffic lights drive debate in Egyptian capital

08-May-2007 - I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Cairo recently, after having been invited to speak at a conference on oils and fats. I...

Beyond the bunsen burner

08-May-2007 - Ingredients suppliers get very excited about science but fail to look at the commercial side of business, according to a new functional foods report. "Only 5%...

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Slow burn

27-Apr-2007 - When will consumers start getting to grips with their blood glucose? Elaine Watson investigates whether the average punter will ever know his glycaemic response from his elbow

Weapons of mass reduction

27-Apr-2007 - Leading the weight management pack is Lipid Nutrition, which will showcasing two major ingredients designed to tackle the rising obesity epidemic: Clarinol CLA and PinnoThin. Clarinol,...

Beauty from within

27-Apr-2007 - Feeding your face is big business, with more than 500 new beauty foods and drinks launched globally between January 2004 and September 2006, and double...

Feeling fruity

27-Apr-2007 - While the European market for functional foods remains smaller than many people think, it continues to outperform the food and drinks market as a whole,...

The fats of life

27-Apr-2007 - Healthy lipids suppliers will top the billing at this year's show.First up is Croda, which is launching Incromega Trio, a new product containing concentrated amounts...

V for vitality

27-Apr-2007 - FIHN finds out what's on offer at Vitafoods: the biggest health ingredients show in Europe

The future of flavour

27-Apr-2007 - Flavour houses are increasingly collaborating with universities and research institutes to tap into their primary research, says Justin Pugsley

Botanical odyssey

27-Apr-2007 - Twenty years of drug discovery work at Bayer have paved the way for the best kept secret in botanicals, says John Dunn

Sweet ambition

27-Apr-2007 - There is now a dazzling array of alternatives to sugar available to food manufacturers, but the game isn't up for the white stuff just yet, says Bill Lavers

What women want

27-Apr-2007 - With the insecurities health and beauty issues bring, women as consumers remain a target for a quick fix. The functional market is planning for a life, reports Sue Scott

Muscling in

27-Apr-2007 - The sports nutrition sector continues to expand and seek out new markets; a growth accompanied by important new research developments in Europe and the US, says Paul Gander

Flavour of the month

27-Apr-2007 - Manufacturers must seek pockets of opportunity in a market that is growing only modestly overall, says RTS Resource

Whey to go!

27-Apr-2007 - The nutritionals market is still in the 'embryonic stages', the boss of Glanbia Nutritionals tells Elaine Watson

Functional overdrive

27-Apr-2007 - Being diagnosed with diabetes stoked Jens Bleiel 's interest in food science from an early age, says Elaine Watson

The bottom line

27-Apr-2007 - The ingredients supply industry faces numerous significant challenges in the new millennium, but which are key to future prosperity? Elaine Watson finds out

Eastern promise

27-Apr-2007 - Japan has a unique, culturally-based relationship with functional foods. But how many will translate into the European market? Michael Fitzpatrick investigates

Recipe for Disaster

27-Apr-2007 - From a regulatory perspective, 2007 will be a busy year for the EU food sector. European legislators are absorbed with additives, enzymes and flavourings legislation,...

nutrient absorption

27-Apr-2007 - Enzymotec's phytosterol-based ingredient CardiaBeat increased the absorption of key nutrients such as beta carotene and other fat soluble vitamins by 16% compared to standard sterol...

nutritional texturiser

27-Apr-2007 - French hydrocolloids maker Colloids Naturels International has launched Equacia, a new nutritional texturiser, in a bid to cash in on the fast growing fat replacement...

the future is green

27-Apr-2007 - Danisco has launched Guardian Green Tea Extracts, a new range of natural antioxidants designed to preserve the flavour and shelf-life of meat and poultry products....

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