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Visitors interested in high quality calcium carbonate ingredients should plan to visit the Omya booth and talk to leading experts on Omya-Cal®. The mineral is sustainably sourced in California, certified organic and available in a variety of sizes, adding nutritional and processing benefits to both food and pharmaceutical applications. 

Vitamins, minerals, beta-glucans, antioxidants, oligosaccharides, probiotics, and plant compounds all do their part to help build the immune system and keep us active and replete with the energy needed to get through the day—and life.

Formulating for energy and recovery meets two of the important needs for sports enthusiasts as well as for the casual exerciser.

UCAN is a popular energy source for runners and endurance athletes to fuel their training including professional runner Meb Keflezighi, the only marathoner in history to win the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon, and an Olympic Medal. In recent years, the product's popularity has expanded to a broader set of top professional and collegiate sports teams, thought leaders in fitness and performance, low carb enthusiasts, and weekend warriors seeking a steady, long-lasting energy source without sugar, caffeine, or stimulants.

Bioenergy Life Science, Inc. (BLS) welcomed this news today (May 31) in a published result of the EFSA evaluation of its core ingredient D-Ribose. (EFSA Journal 2018;16(5):5265). EFSA concludes that D-Ribose is safe for the general population including children and that this relates to a value of 36 mg/kg/day, which for a 70Kg adult is equivalent to a daily dosage of 2.5g, which is a strong dose for efficacy.

WinCo Foods currently has over 17,000 employees and operates throughout Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma. This partnership will provide a great opportunity by widening distribution coverage in the USA to promote the science based oral rehydration products.

All of these consumers are looking to improve nutritional intake and/or some aspects of health, wellbeing, performance, muscle growth and recovery from exercise. Of course, the sports nutrition market also is growing because of rising product distribution in mainstream outlets in all major markets. Previously, many products were relegated to sales through specialist health outlets (such as GNC) gyms and health clubs.

FrieslandCampina DMV is helping product manufacturers tap into this important trend by introducing a new premium native protein derived directly from high quality milk. The new native quality protein, named “Nutri Whey Native,” is launched globally and represents a key addition to FrieslandCampina DMV’s growing portfolio of performance nutrition solutions.

EMPACT provides safe energy, replenishing electrolytes, vital nutrients and branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) that help the body stay hydrated during physical activity, helps maintain muscle mass during exercise and weight management and support the development and post-exercise repair and rebuilding of muscle tissue and recovery. It is designed to provide a range of physical and mental enhancements that power its users through workouts, exercise and daily activities.

Like the other CELSIUS HEAT flavors, Jack’d and Orangesicle are thermogenic pre-workout drinks which feature the company’s proprietary MetaPlus formula, along with 2,000mg of L-citrulline and 300 mg of caffeine in each 16-ounce can.