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Consumers are increasingly focused on health and healthier eating and are looking for more than great taste in their food.

A wholegrain milled flaxseed, BevGrad™, has been created specifically for beverage and confectionery applications.

The new wave of full-spectrum food supplements offers consumers another way to get their fruits and vegetables.

As the population ages, they look for enhancements—products that make specific health and performance claims, and show concrete results.

Supercritical fluids have very desirable and unique properties when used as solvents. They possess the diffusivity properties of gases, which allow them to easily permeate finely ground solids.

A focus on segments of the supplement market shows keys to a brighter future.

For centuries, blueberries (Vaccinnium) have been touted in folklore and medicine as a valuable functional food.

Supplements and food ingredients availing the diabetic and Syndrome X populations are poised for growth.

Today, good scientific evidence exists to support the ability of probiotics (whether living) to increase a body's resistance to enteric pathogens, speed recovery from antibiotic-associated diarrhea, reduce hypertension, and assist with lactose digestion.

A shortfall of vitamins and minerals among the "well-heeled" is linked to increased health risks. With approximately half of the U.S. population categorized as overweight, one would think that people are consuming more than the recommended amounts of essential nutrients.