Nutritional and Health Ingredients

Consumers are increasingly adopting flexitarian (meatless diet but occasionally includes meat or fish), vegetarian (meatless diet), or vegan (zero animal product diet) lifestyles due to concerns about health risks, animal welfare (factory farming), and environmental sustainability. This global trend is augmenting demand for alternative or plant-bas...

14 Sep 2022  |  Global

Global Medical Food Growth Opportunities

Collaborative Efforts Between Drug Manufacturers and Medical Food Manufacturers to Boost Growth Opportunities for Medical Food

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The US FDA defines medical food as “a food, which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical eval...

14 Sep 2022  |  Global

Global CBD Ingredients Growth Opportunities

Regulatory Challenges and Product Development to Shape the Market’s Future Growth Potential

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The cannabidiol (CBD) industry’s rapid growth reflects the many needs this compound meets. However, regulatory and health issues related to its use remain unaddressed. This research shines a light on the regulatory landscape and applications related to the global CBD industry. The study’s geographic segmentation reflects the specific realiti...

As per the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), infant formula is defined as a food which purports to be or is represented for special dietary use solely as a food for infants by reason of its simulation of human milk or its suitability as a complete or partial substitute for human milk.” Due to regulation and marketing purposes, infant for...

Coenzyme Q10 also known as ubiquinone, is a fat-soluble vitamin-like compound, which acts as a cofactor and is required by large and complex enzymes to carry out their functions. CoQ10 is available in three redox states: fully oxidized (ubiquinone), semiquinone (ubisemiquinone), and fully reduced (ubiquinol), of which ubiquinone is the most widely-...

Growing consumer demand for naturally derived additives and raw materials and concerns about health issues due to consumption of artificial sweeteners have led to the increasing research activities on sugar substitutes and alternatives. Currently, a major trend in the F&B industry is the “clean label” trend that is being actively pursued by ing...

Magnesium is the second most essential mineral and functions as a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme reactions that regulate various biochemical functions, including muscle and nerve contractions, blood glucose and blood pressure control, and protein synthesis, among others. The mineral is not only essential for maintaining healthy bone and joint he...

Vitamin C, also referred to as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in a number of fresh fruits and vegetables. Though primarily known for its nutritional and pharmaceutical health benefits, vitamin C also has strong antioxidant activities. Commercial vitamin C is manufactured through fermentation of glucose. Conventional manuf...