PhenoFarm says its natural olive juice concentrate aids brain health and anti-aging.
Italy’s PhenoFarm has developed several new ingredients based on olives, a major component of Mediterranean diet.
One is Phenolea® Active Complex, a natural olive juice concentrate that aids brain health and anti-aging. Recent clinical research shows it can increase the levels of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in the mouse limbic system and in the olfactory bulbs. NGF, a soluble protein that promotes the growth of nerve cell processes and survival of neurons, was first discovered in Italy by Rita Levi-Montalcini, who received a Nobel Prize in 1986.