Functional Foods Inc., Long Beach, Calif., says its Green Fit beverages each provide as many as six essential health benefits including protein, antioxidants, fiber, green superfoods, energy and electrolytes. Varieties include Tropical Citrus, Lime Coconut, Pomegranate and Dragonfruit.

Initial research into the effects of Beneo’s functional carbohydrate, Palatinose (isomaltulose), suggests its use can enhance a person’s mood and memory.

Developed by a board-certified clinical neuroscientist, ON Beverages’ ON Powered Refreshment functional drinks feature a blend of ornithine, caffeine from tea leaf extract, and B vitamins for energy.

Italy’s PhenoFarm has developed several new ingredients based on olives, a major component of Mediterranean diet.

More than three decades of research into the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids have gone a long way to establish the myriad benefits of this lipid group

Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two thirds) of global food and drinks 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.

In late 2010, the Life Sciences Research Organization (LSRO), Bethesda, Md., conducted a review of the scientific evidence on more than 35 food ingredients, dietary supplements and dietary factors to determine whether claims could be linked to the ingredients’ effects on mental energy.

Baby Boomers coping with today’s fast-paced society find it’s not uncommon to lose one’s concentration and suffer a diminishment in the ability to remember everything.

Although most micronutrients are anything but new, some have been newly emphasized as a result of recent studies.

When the push to remove saturated fats in the 1980s led to widespread use of trans fats (later found to be worse than what they replaced), there was some initial confusion.