A nutraceutical oil with a unique fatty acid profile

“Take back your weekend” movements have somewhat stalled, as consumers’ mountainous in-boxes seem to get bigger every day, and double- or triple-income families are more of a rule than an exception. Customers are always looking for that next jolt of quick energy—but they want it without the jitters.

Watson’s BetaClear is ideal for beverages and other solutions when minimum color contribution is desired. BetaClear 15% SD F080263 is an orange-red, free-flowing powder of encapsulated beta-carotene. Upon dissolution in water, BetaClear 15% SD F080263 forms a colloidal crystalline dispersion.

LycoRed Ltd. offers new formulations uniquely designed for hair and nail nutrition, based on vitamin B-complex and amino acids. LycoRed showcased these systems, made with LycoRed’s proprietary microencapsulation technology, at VitaFoods Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. Consumers recognize that vitamin B and amino acids build hair protein and protect nails.

Prepared food and beverage processors can identify new weight management product formulation ideas in the latest tech paper from Fortitech. The article, “In Demand Nutrients Targeting Weight Management,” is available free by visiting www.fortitech.com.

Gelita’s PEPTIPLUS provides the healthy, purine-free nutrients required for the many processes that take place in muscles and cells.

A high intake of dietary selenium -- but not selenium from supplements -- might reduce the risk for ovarian cancer.

This two-article series focuses on the different nutritional stages of a consumer’s life. Part 2, this article, provides an overview of the nutrition needs of teenagers, Baby Boomers and seniors. Part 1 touches on needs during pregnancy, infancy and childhood. Please see the link in the article.

Vitamin K was discovered in 1929, and it was deemed essential, due to its ability to prevent a decrease in prothrombin, a coagulation factor necessary for normal clotting of blood. Over the past decade, vitamin K has also been linked to bone health and cardiovascular health.

Cardiovascular health is not just a senior concern. With children as young as age 10 showing signs of arterial plaque, effective heart health begins early.