SK Food International recently added Identity Preserved Certified Organic and Conventional Non-GMO precooked bean, pea and lentil powders and flakes to its extensive line of ingredients.
Two features first posted on NutraSolutions.com look at supporting research behind plant-derived peptides for blood pressure control and beta-glucans for immunity enhancement.
Products with a heart-health positioning continue to show good growth worldwide, with a 13% increase in product launch activity tracked by Innova Market Insights from 2009-2010.
Digestive/gut health ranks as the most popular active health positioning, from global product launch activity tracked by Innova Market Insights in 2010, constituting 26.7% of active health* product launches.
An October 2011 report from the Hudson Institute entitled “Better-For-You Foods--It’s Just Good Business” found food and beverage companies with a high percentage of sales in the better-for-you (BFY) category also do better financially.
New product developments for bone and joint health continue to remain relatively niche, worldwide. According to global new product launch activity tracked by Innova Market Insights in 2010, calcium and vitamin D are the two most widely used ingredients for new products for bone/joint health claims.
The term “Superfood” has been coined to convey foods which have a high phytonutrient content and may confer health benefits, such as cancer risk reduction. Foods with inherently high nutrition benefits, such as acai, blueberries, broccoli and chia, are viewed by consumers as natural remedies to fight disease.
Food manufacturers are responding to the diabetes epidemic facing the world, and the result has been annual growth in new product launches that tout a diabetic positioning, according to global product launch statistics tracked by Innova Market Insights.
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