Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two-thirds) of global launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.

Global launch activity with a specific diabetic positioning recorded by Innova Market Insights slightly declined in 2013.

FutureCeuticals announced the issuance of a patent in Japan covering the production of products from whole coffee fruit or portions thereof, including coffee fruit powders, extracts and concentrates.

Prepared Foods and its NutraSolutions brand present this annual “Ingredients for Health” reference.

Draco Natural Products’ Shiitake Mushroom extract is a powerful immune and health tonic ingredient for food and beverages.

Digestive health has long been one of the major drivers of the functional foods market globally, although probiotic products, one of the key areas, have recently come under pressure from regulatory difficulties with regard to claims in some parts of the world, particularly the EU, where the word “probiotic” is no longer allowed.

After static growth involving antioxidant claims from 2011 to 2012, the numbers of food and beverages with antioxidant claims did grow in 2013, as recorded by Innova Market Insights.

Quest Nutrition LLC, El Segundo, Calif., says its latest new product is “the first s'more you can enjoy guilt-free” with 20g of protein and only 1g of sugar per bar.

KeVita Inc. says new KeVita Cleansing Probiotic Tonics offer restorative benefits and feature significant doses of functional ingredients known to promote cleansing.