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Fortifying with Tomato Nutrients

January 1, 2004

The healthful benefits of the world’s foremost natural tomato lycopene complex easily can be added to foods and supplements, giving the public even more widespread access to its preventive and therapeutic properties.

The Real Thing

January 1, 2004

Rats fed diets including whole tomato powder have a lower risk of prostate cancer than rats fed diets containing synthetic lycopene.

New Natto Extract

January 1, 2004

A traditional Japanese food that has been linked to significantly higher bone density, natto is fermented from soybeans.

Growing Grapes

January 1, 2004

A giant step toward expanding the use of grape extracts in functional food applications has been taken by a leading ingredients manufacturer.

Grape Seed and Smoking

January 1, 2004

A recent study published in the journal Metabolism indicates that grape seed extract may be an efficient means of preventing cardiovascular problems, particularly in high-risk individuals.

Eye on Lutein

January 1, 2004

Lutein awareness is growing among American consumers, according to a new consumer market study involving 2,000 U.S. adults.

Ingredients for Weight Control

January 1, 2004

A backlash against Ephedra has spawned a new arsenal of weight control ingredients winding their way into foods and supplements. New scientific evidence makes a case for some, while others continue to be controversial.

Mounting an Immune Defense

December 1, 2003

Immune-enhancing ingredients, such as probiotics, dairy peptides, vitamins, minerals and botanicals, are gaining increasing recognition.

The Premix Advantage

November 20, 2003

Exclusively dedicated to the manufacturer of custom nutrient premixes, blends from Fortitech offer multiple advantages.

Tea-based Ingredients

November 20, 2003

Decaffeinated teas, tea extracts and fruit tea extracts show Plantextrakt’s competency in the field of green and black tea. The company produces 500 different tea extracts, made from more than 200 different kinds of herbs, fruits, green and black teas.