The line promises to boost fruits' nutrition levels even further, with the addition of five vitamins, including B1, B6, D, E and K.

The acquisition includes certain assets of the Rising Beverage Company (RBC), including the Activate Brand and trademark.

Among other things, FDA is proposing to change some of the nutrients of public health significance that must be declared on the label.

The star of Bump Water is folic acid, essential to the healthy development of children, before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

Researchers found that without fortification, the diets of a large number of children and teens would be nutritionally inadequate.

The changing consumer trends with increasing health awareness are driving the market for functional and fortified foods.

Among the arguments, multivitamins are not intended to cure chronic disease or prevent death solely on their own.

Details of a unique, infrared drying method by Vivid Harvest that preserves the vitamin and antioxidant content and capacity of fruits and vegetables was presented by Rodger Jonas, director of national sales, PL Thomas Inc., in his Prepared Foods’ R&D Application Seminar titled “Effects of Drying Methods on Vitamin C Content.”

Today’s sports nutrition formulations provide sophisticated ingredients, alone and in combination, for not only athletes and weekend warriors -- but also those engaged in the grueling competition of simply getting through the stressful marathon that is modern living.

Around 7% of pupils do not know which food group cheese belongs to, while a fifth could not identify sources of protein such as meat or fish.