THAIFEX ANUGA 2024

06 Sep 2024 --- This week in nutrition news, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) received a significant contribution from the Japanese government to help provide school meals to students in... Read More

06 Sep 2024 --- In 2023, 13.5% of US households (18 million households) were food insecure “at least sometime during the year,” according to the 2023 Household Food Security in the US... Read More

06 Sep 2024 --- An international interdisciplinary team of researchers has engineered an aqueous solution — an oil-free super lubricant — from alternative proteins such as potato... Read More

05 Sep 2024 --- Diet-tracking applications using Artificial Intelligence (AI) are gaining popularity, but experts warn of persistent information logging concerns. We continue our conversation on... Read More

05 Sep 2024 --- Ultima Health Products, a manufacturer of sugar-free electrolyte hydration powders, and Nutrition21, an Everwell Health company, are partnering to formulate and launch a new... Read More

03 Sep 2024 --- The well-established pediatrician Dr. Tanya Altmann is joining the ongoing “Eye on a Healthy School Year” campaign by botanicals R&D company OmniActive. She gives us details about the campaign and discusses the importance of nutrition to maintaining a healthy eyesight during childhood. She highlights the benefits of lutein and other tips for parents looking to preserve their children’s eyesight.

30 Aug 2024 --- A recent Action on Salt and Sugar report, “Healthiness Assessment in the UK Out of Home Sector,” reveals that as much as 75% of popular takeaway foods are unhealthy. We sit down with Dr. Monique Tan, Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Public Health and Policy and the lead author of the report, to better understand how nutritional transparency in out of home (OOH) foods could impact public health outcomes.

05 Aug 2024 --- Dutch start-up Vivici has introduced its beta-lactoglobulin whey protein produced via precision fermentation. Beta-lactoglobulin is the most common whey protein in cow’s milk and boasts unique nutritional and functional advantages, in addition to being more sustainably produced. Stephan van Sint Fiet, CEO of Vivici, explains how the ingredient’s higher leucine and branched-chain amino acid content can deliver more value to consumers in the US.

11 Jul 2024 --- At Daesang’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea, we sit down with Angie Jang, the company’s marketing manager for the marketing division of the ingredient business unit, to discuss the multifunctional benefits and versatility of its GoldRella and White Chlorella solutions for plant-based food applications. Jang also details the company’s future vision for these innovative offerings.

27 Jun 2024 --- InGood by Olga’s upcycled yellow pea ingredient Peakara has been designed for active and senior nutrition formulations. We caught up with Charlotte Bastian, business unit manager, who describes the concentrate as having a complex amino acid profile featuring unsaturated fatty acids and fibers with a chemical index of 157 and digestibility of PDCAAS of 1. The company also outlined its Vision 2035 circular business strategy.