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Seafood Vs. Functional Foods Vs. Supplements: How do Europeans Get Their Omega-3s?
1 Jul 2013
The market for omega-3s around the globe has been growing rapidly with continued growth in the 10% range predicted for the next 3-4 years. While Europe is a more mature market, growth in 2011 was still a respectable 6% and varied product offerings and ...
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Diabetic Breakfasts – A Key Focus of New Product Development
25 Jun 2013
Almost 350 million people in the world have diabetes, and selecting the right foods to adequately manage the disease is a daily chore for many, particularly where breakfast is concerned. What is required are breakfast options for this demographic that ...
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Strategies of the Probiotics Industry
17 Jun 2013
The probiotics market is thriving, and will continue to thrive, because consumer acceptance and knowledge outweighs the difficulties of obtaining official approval for claims. Today’s hectic lifestyle is increasingly linked to digestive health issues. ...
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Have We Forgotten about Vitamin D Deficiency, While Eating Everything That Runs Across the Serengeti, Instead of Gluten-free Spaghetti?
10 Jun 2013
But will Guerrilla marketing virtually point the finger towards “open” innovation? It’s not even a Vitamin! It’s a hormone, produced in the body, and sufficient levels for health cannot be obtained from outside sources – no matter how many Mackerel or ...
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Vegetable Juice: A Healthier Alternative to Fruit Juice
18 Jul 2012
Vegetables, with their high vitamin and mineral content, are strongly associated with healthy diets. Their share of the fruit/vegetable juice category remains minimal, but with fruit juice gaining a more unhealthy reputation due to its high sugar conte...
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Increasingly, Cereal is Sharing the Fiber Spotlight with Other Products
10 Jun 2012
The US cereal market should be buoyed by consumers’ attitudes towards food and eating habits. Sixty-five percent of adults aged 18+ agree that they are trying to include more fiber in their diets and 46% consider “nutritional value” to be the most impo...
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Moderation: One of the Next Big Things in Health and Wellness?
10 Jun 2012
It’s actually a pretty obvious idea: do not over-consume any one food or drink to help achieve optimal health. However, with all the fad diets, celebrity weight-loss plans, and weight-loss surgery, it seems that, at least in the US market, that idea of...
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Do Smells Lead to a Healthier Diet?
6 Jun 2012
Each food industry professional knows how the colour, appearance, noise, smell … influence gustative pleasure and food preferences. But no one knew that they influenced nutritional choices. The fragrant smells of family recipes are strong enough to tri...
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European Juice-Makers Offer Vegetable Innovation
5 Jun 2012
The Mintel Inspire trend A Simple Balance for Health maintains that “simple, uncomplicated habits are always a good option. Sticking with the basics is a surefire way for brands to score with health-seeking consumers.” In the juice segment, vegetable b...
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Cherries – More Than Just Antioxidants
5 Jun 2012
Like a number of “superfruits”, cherries boast a formidable antioxidant content. However, it appears that they may have more specific health benefits to offer in a number of very promising growth areas, such as sports nutrition, pain management and com...
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Is a Calorie Still a Calorie ? Are all Calories Equal ?
5 Jun 2012
You may think it is, but it is not. Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital[1], have found that all your calories do not act equal, depending on the types of calories you take, the way your body uses them, particularly if you went already on ...
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Intake Recommendations Across the Lifecycle for EPA + DHA
5 Jun 2012
To date, more peer-reviewed published clinical studies have investigated the benefits of the long-chain omega-3s EPA & DHA than any other nutraceutical ingredient. With more than 22,000 peer-reviewed publications, covering research across the life cycl...
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