Antioxidants shine as natural preservatives and coloring agents in foods, even as researchers support their use as therapeutic agents. Analysis is key.
A compound with multiple health benefits that has been on the U.S. dietary supplement market for 30 years is now available for food products. Natural Health Science (NHS-Hillside, N.J.) has officially launched Pycnogenol® into the functional foods market. Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract, was reviewed by a panel of independent toxicology experts and determined to be GRAS, based on scientific procedures in the self-affirmation process, in accordance with the FDA.
While the benefits of green tea have been well researched and are well accepted, the newest ingredient from the tea family—white tea—is less well known, but has the potential to become a blockbuster ingredient.