Stevia has been long cultivated as a sweetener. The extracts of the leaves, steviol glycosides, are responsible for its sweet characteristics; the main two steviol glycosides are stevioside and rebaudioside A (reb A).
Read More

This white paper focuses on pycnogenol, a natural ingredient extracted from French maritime pine bark. Although there are many potential uses for pycnogenol, the most well-studied use is for improving vascular health, as a result of improved endothelial function and venous insufficiency.
Read More

Aker BioMarine adheres to the highest environmental standards in all aspects of operations and is focused on managing our fishery in a manner which emphasizes sustainable harvesting practices and minimizes environmental impact.
Read More

Consumers are hungry for recipe, health and food information, stated Phil Lempert, “The Supermarket Guru” and author of the Lempert Report, at the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI) 2011 Health and Wellness Conference, held in April in Orlando, Fla.
Read More

Calcium is an essential macronutrient whose primary function is the mineralisation of the skeleton (it is about 25% of bone dry weight and represents an average of 1,5% body weight). Calcium enrichment helps to compensate for diets deficient in calcium and helps fight against osteoporosis.
Read More

July 2011 - Hempseed is a novel functional food and nutraceutical that contains several health-promoting bioactive ingredients that show promise in disease prevention and reduction. Due to its positive nutritional characteristics, there is potentially a large market for its use in food products and dietary supplements.
Read More

There are almost 3.5 billion males in the world, and 57% are between the ages of 20-65 years old. This huge market of almost 2 billion adult men is in the prime of their productivity.
Read More

Research looks at the benefits of isomaltulose, a full-calorie carbohydrate with a low impact on blood glucose levels.
Read More

This White Paper details fundamental research on the nutritional benefits of pea protein and wheat protein in order to characterize products and target specific areas of potential interest for human nutrition (notably sports nutrition).

Read More

NutraSolutions.com continues to provide information found only on its website. The following highlights a few recent web-exclusive articles and news items:
Read More