Global launch activity with a specific diabetic positioning recorded by Innova Market Insights actually rose in 2012, following a number of static years.
Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two thirds) of global food and drinks launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.
A number of food and drinks come under the umbrella term of cardiovascular health, and not only with the traditional focus on fat and cholesterol reduction.
Bone and joint health claims featured on less than 1% of global food and drinks launches in 2012, with bone health by far the more popular, used on 80% of the total, compared with 25% for joint health.
Prepared Foods’ “Annual R&D Trends Report on Weight Management Formulation” finds the obesity crisis still going strong. After a quarter of a century, that’s no longer a surprise.
December 20, 2013
What is surprising is the tenacity with which processors and ingredient makers are pooling their expertise to help people get a handle on their love handles.
International Dehydrated Foods, Inc. (IDF), a global leader in IDF poultry ingredients, is continuing to bring chicken to the forefront of the industry through innovative health and wellness applications that the company will feature at SupplySide West.
EnWave Corp. uses proprietary dehydration technology to enrich its line of nutraDRIED fruit products with the enzyme B-galactosidase, an enzyme responsible for breaking down lactose.
December 1, 2013
Older adults commonly develop a reduced ability to digest lactose, the primary sugar found in dairy.
DMV’s Performance and Lifestyle Nutrition researchers are targeting athletes and sports-minded consumers, as well as those wanting to make smarter nutrition and weight management decisions.
December 1, 2013
Observers could say one of the world’s largest dairy ingredient groups is “getting fit” -- all to help global food and beverage processors create the next generation of performance and lifestyle nutrition foods.