Botanicals

Evolution Fresh Expands Refrigerated Organic Tea Line Nationwide

Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Evolution Fresh is expanding its refrigerated ready-to-drink Organic Tea line nationwide at select Whole Foods Market locations. Combining brewed tea with cold-pressed juice, the products reflect growing interest in functional beverages that deliver wellness positioning, lower sugar content and premium flavor experiences in the refrigerated beverage aisle.

Botanicals Suffer Blurred Line Between Immune Boosters, 'Boasters'

danamccurdy@hotmail.com (Dana McCurdy, PhD) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Botanical ingredients like curcumin, ashwagandha and quercetin continue to gain traction in immune health, but questions remain around efficacy, dosing and bioavailability. For product developers, the research underscores the importance of formulation strategies, standardization and ingredient synergies to deliver meaningful functional benefits.

Gunpowder Irish Gin Debuts Italian Fig & Laurel Expression

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0500

Gunpowder Irish Gin teamed with world champion mixologist Bruno Vanzan to create a new expression featuring Italian fig, laurel and Tuscan juniper. The limited release, retailing for $37.99, is available nationwide and exclusively at Publix stores in Florida and Kentucky.

Torani Names Forest Pine as 2026 Flavor of the Year

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:15:00 -0500

Torani is introducing Puremade Forest Pine Syrup, a botanical flavor rooted in the rise of foraged and aromatic ingredients across cafés and beverage menus. Selected after extensive trend research, the new syrup supports workforce initiatives and is available now online and at World Market.

Celestial Seasonings Expands Wellness Tea Portfolio with New Functional Blends

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The new blends incorporate botanical ingredients tied to trending wellness benefits—such as mood support, detoxification, hormonal balance, and immune function.

BRĒZ Expands to Sprouts Stores with New Line of Functional Tonics

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Launching alongside the brand's largest retail expansion to date, BRĒZ now offers its functional beverage lineup - including FLOW, DREAM, and ELEVATE

Adaptaphoria Functional Hemp-Based Beverage

Sat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Adaptaphoria blends adaptogens, botanicals, and hemp-based cannabinoids creating an experience that aligns with the growing sober-curious movement.

GLP-1’s Botanical Boosters

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

In this interview, Dr. McCurdy discusses many other natural botanical boosters of GLP-1 and the science behind how they do their metabolic magic.

Kemin: Natural Brain Boost

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500

This proprietary botanical blend of spearmint and green tea extracts works while users sleep, providing them with post-sleep benefits for sharper cognitive daytime performance.

Botanicals of Newtopia

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Discover the hottest trends in natural products from Newtopia Now 2024, where botanical innovations, functional mushrooms, and sustainable ingredients took center stage in Denver’s dynamic new expo.

Trip Drinks

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500

After helping people find calm, selling tens of millions of cans, TRIP aims to take functional beverages to a new level. TRIP has partnered with Calm to evolve the product experience they are bringing to American customers through a functional drink with a digital experience.

Modifying Flavor with Biodiversity

kerry@ethnopharm.com (Kerry Hughes) — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Botanical ingredients have been key components in culinary traditions worldwide for centuries, not only for their unique flavors but also for their ability to enhance and balance the taste profiles of various dishes. Spices and herbs, in particular, are powerful tools for both flavor enhancement and masking off-flavors.

Fable’s THC-Infused Botanical Cocktails

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Available in three varieties — Into the Woods, Best Zest and Night Flight — each can of Fable contains a 5mg micro dose of Delta-9 THC and 3mg CBD.

Combining AI Technology with Functional Ingredients for Personalized Nutrition

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Prepared Foods interviews Rachel Yarcony, founder and CEO of myAir, Ltd. Yarcony pioneered the myAir system, an AI-driven personalized platform that combines advanced technology with functional ingredients to offer tailor-made nutrition that “enhances stress resilience.”

PLT Health Solutions: Functional Beverages

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0400

PLT markets more than a dozen water-dispersible and water-soluble solutions, primarily botanical ingredients across key health categories. At IFT, PLT will be focusing on three major health and wellness segments: energy, active nutrition and stress/mood management.

Battling Bad Bugs with Botanicals

kantha@corvusblue.net (Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:30:00 -0400

While natural and botanical methods of preservation have been in use for centuries, the modern food processing system has relied heavily on synthetic food preservatives, such as nitrates, benzoates, sulfites, sorbates, and others.

Kerry Hughes’ Spots the Best Botanicals at Natural Products Expo West

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Watch or listen to a Prepared Foods interview with ethnobotanist and contributing editor Kerry Hughes discussing the trending foods, beverages, and ingredients using botanicals featured at 2024 Natural Products Expo West.

Florida Food Products: Natural Appeal

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:30:00 -0400

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leader in clean label food and beverage ingredient solutions, is exhibiting at SupplySide West 2023 (SSW23) in Las Vegas, October 25–26, 2023. FFP is helping inspire SSW attendees to create the next generation of health and wellness products with a menu of great-tasting concepts.

Nutraland: Natural Melatonin

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:15:00 -0400

Nutraland USA, Inc., will use its SupplySide West booth, #6951, to introduce Somato™, a whole-food derived melatonin sourced exclusively from tomatoes. This innovative ingredient is poised to revolutionize the natural products industry, offering an eco-friendly, natural alternative to synthetic melatonin for use in functional foods and dietary supplements.

Rethinking Sugar Reduction, Botanically

kantha@corvusblue.net (Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS) — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:45:00 -0400

With only a couple of exceptions, lower-and zero-calorie sugar alternatives have failed to live up to the multifaceted functionality and flavor of sucrose and its components, glucose and fructose. In fact, great taste remains one of the primary obstacles to overcome with the range of sugar alternatives cropping up in the marketplace. A close second, of course, is performance in a formulation.

Glow Superfood Frozen Desserts

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Made with natural, locally-produced and responsibly-sourced ingredients, GLOW bars are non-GMO, dairy and gluten-free as well as hand-made without any preservatives, gums or additives.

Marquis Botanical-Inspired Lemon Lavender

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Lemon Lavender joins the brand's portfolio as part of its aggressive growth strategy to stay ahead of the curve in the beverage space by keeping consumers engaged with fresh additions.

Sleep Better, Think Smarter with These Ingredients

kerry@ethnopharm.com (Kerry Hughes) — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:45:00 -0400

Some foods and ingredients that can help improve both sleep and brain function. Think favorites from the simple— tart cherries, seeds (especially pumpkin seeds), nuts (almonds and walnuts), and kiwi fruit—to the more exotic, like schisandra, turmeric, and saffron.

Identifying Specific Nutrition Needs for Men

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Today, many men find themselves sedentary during the week, then go out on a weekend morning with the best of intentions at making up for lost time. They might opt for running 5 or 10 miles, or biking 30 miles, or they hit the gym–hard–lifting too much weight or overdoing the treadmill to “feel the burn.”

Formulating Botanicals in New, Better-for-You Products

kerry@ethnopharm.com (Kerry Hughes) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

With the recent surge in attention to immunity, American consumers are now thinking of preventive health less in terms of reaching for “immune boosting” supplements and more about “immune resilience.” Incorporating botanicals into food products can aid significantly in maintaining the many and complex facets of immunity.

Botanicals for Immunity Are Growing

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Botanical ingredients— especially herbs, spices, and rhizomes (ginger, turmeric, galangal) — can help play a big part in helping product developers create new foods and beverages that help the body protect itself against disease and dysfunction.

Florida Food Products: Clean Caffeine

Wed, 03 May 2023 11:30:00 -0400

According to Mintel’s 2023 US Energy Drinks report, total energy drink and energy shot sales increased by 14% from 2021 to 2022.

Zurvita Zeal

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0400

A recent human clinical trial showed that 85% of study subjects drinking two servings of Zeal daily enjoyed a significantly better overall mood, along with improved energy, vitality and vigor after just one month.

Kemin: Health-Forward Solutions

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Kemin Industries will exhibit at SupplySide East on Tuesday, April 18, and Wednesday, April 19, in Secaucus, N.J. Attendees are invited to Kemin Human Nutrition and Health’s Booth #500 to learn about the company’s latest health-forward functional ingredients.

Florida Food Products: Functional Focus, Sleep Benefits

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Florida Food Products’ expanded health and wellness portfolio includes its natural L-theanine. Derived from the leaves of green tea, L-theanine is an amino acid associated with multiple health benefits, from improved focus and sleep1 to decreased blood pressure and promoted relaxation. FFP’s natural L-theanine is an ideal ingredient solution for a wide range of health and wellness applications including beverages, foods, supplements, nutraceuticals, and more.