The American diet lacks sufficient fruits and vegetables. But Evolution Fresh (owned by Starbucks) and Jamba Juice, along with little guys like New York's Juice Press, are helping close the gap, while also pointing to an emerging category in sports nutrition. ...More
Although the global functional foods market continues to expand in size, growth rates in parts of the world have dipped over the last couple of years, especially compared with the last decade, according to a new market report from Leatherhead Foods. Due mostly to economic ...More
Archer Daniels Midland Company opened its commercial-scale plant to produce its signature CLARISOY product, a transparent, isolated soy protein that offers clarity and high-quality protein nutrition. Production is expected to begin in June. ...More
The sold-out exhibit hall at SupplySide MarketPlace offered up myriad new and otherwise forward-trending ingredients currently available to diversify food and beverage lines. ...More
Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.’s new PepForm™ Leucine Peptides are formulated for more efficient nutrient delivery to contribute to muscle synthesis and growth. ...More
Consuming a blend of proteins (isolated soy protein, whey protein and casein) provides a prolonged delivery of amino acids to the muscles, making it optimal for consumption following resistance exercise compared to intake of whey protein alone, according to new research ...More
Energy drinks were put squarely in Sen. Dick Durbin's (D.-Ill.) crosshairs this week when he asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate the popular beverages and clarify the definition of conventional food and beverages verses supplements. He also ...More
Fueled by consumers who are more conscious about overall health and healthy eating, the global nutraceuticals market, including functional food, functional beverages and dietary supplements, is on track for continued steady growth through 2017, according to a new report ...More
The role of dairy intake in reducing the prevalence of health conditions like obesity, metabolic syndrome and heart disease is central to the Dairy Research Institute research initiatives, which saw several advances in work in 2011, as more and more research identified the ...More