China's 'new retail' phenomenon — whereby companies like Alibaba seek to converge e-commerce insights with bricks-and-mortar retail operations — could provide as many opportunities for supplement brands as it has done for food firms, Blackmores...
DuPont has set out its stall to help food firms make nutritious, but just as importantly, pleasurable foods that the elderly population would want to eat.
Japan's Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. has attained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status in the US for its LAC-Shield immunogenic ingredient.
In an examination of the vitamin D intake of UK South Asian adults, researchers have called on better public health strategies to tackle the chronically low intake in this population.
The number of muscle health products is likely to grow in APAC as the region ages and consumers become better educated about conditions such as sarcopenia.
Ingredients firm AAK has been rapidly growing its footprint in Asia-Pacific across a number of categories, backed by plans for a new plant in the Philippines and a customer innovation centre in Japan.
Yashili has announced deals in China and New Zealand to strengthen supply and service agreements with two of its biggest shareholders, Mengniu and Danone, while also bolstering its relationship with Australia's Burra Foods.
Dietary supplements containing anthocyanins — polyphenolic pigments found in plants such as berries — may improve insulin resistance, as well as cholesterol levels, according to a meta-analysis of 19 clinical trials.
Here's a recap of our 10 most read nutrition stories in June, featuring the latest on personalised nutrition, paediatric health, alternative protein sources, and probiotics.
Chemical by-products produced by gut bacteria could form the basis of a test to detect the early stages of liver disease, according to a European-based study published in Nature.
China's supplement market will continue to experience double-digit annual growth for the next couple of years, but longer-term success hinges on regulatory reform, says the executive director of Health Products Association – China.
From the rise of plant-based protein products to consumers taking nutritional products actively, the line between sports and wellness products has blurred.
Following the Australian beverage industry's recent commitment to a 20% sugar reduction across its portfolio by 2025, New Zealand's drinks sector says it is open to similar measures.
Australia's five fastest-growing supplement ingredients have been revealed, with the board president of industry trade body Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) telling a summit in Shanghai that "much of these are destined for Asia, and China...
Health & Happiness International (H&H, formerly Biostime International) — and owner of Swisse — has announced it is seeking a loan of up to US$350m through Goldman Sachs.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notification detailing its updated directions for a list of ingredients it deems unsuitable for further use in health foods and supplements.
With one billion users and accounting for 35% of Chinese consumers' time spent on mobile devices, supplement brands trying to break into China can ill-afford to ignore WeChat...but how do they start to shape a successful strategy on the platform?
Human health will suffer when climate change strips back the nutritional content of crops, according to new research, which has stated that South East Asia will bear the brunt of the burden.
Two key elements of many Asian cuisines—garlic and onions—were shown to blunt the effects of a high fat diet in a rat study using oils extracted from the two botanicals.
A new beverage line with a unique beauty-from-within and vision support positioning has launched based on a little-employed superfruit: The Gac fruit from southeast Asia.
Research in Thailand looked at the potential cognitive function benefits of protein and peptides derived from chicken in a newly published randomized controlled trial.
A traditional Chinese therapeutic method could be useful against hay fever, according to a study by Beijing's Capital Medical University, and the Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Otolaryngology.
TSI's Australia MD Ross Norris urged firms operating in China to diversify their sales channels, such as venturing into domestic manufacturing and trade, instead of betting all stakes on e-commerce.
The long-running saga of proposed new regulations for New Zealand's supplement industry has taken another turn, with a new Members' Bill being laid out in parliament detailing a whole new set of proposals.
BASF's human nutrition brand Newtrition has gained exclusive distribution rights to market Aussie consumer healthcare firm Xerion's omega-3 test kits, thanks to a new three-year agreement between the two companies.
An Australian senate inquiry has recommended a nationwide ban on all single-use plastics, which will include plastic bags, takeaway containers, plastic-lined coffee cups and chip packets, by 2023.
Increasing demand for one of its signature products has led low-profile company Botanic Innovations to more than double the size of its Wisconsin facility.
Researchers in Thailand suggest that long-term consumption of a probiotic and prebiotic combo may improve obesity-related metabolic symptoms like insulin resistance, based on their study on rats.
A new report has highlighted the role of the private sector in tackling global malnutrition, calling on businesses to be responsible and incentivised to reduce the 3 million deaths annually from malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies.
China has cemented its status as one of the world’s most important global players, according to industry body the International Probiotics Association (IPA), with data revealing that nearly half of all APAC sales come from the country.
The Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that health warnings may soon be placed on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), within the next one to two months.
NutraIngredients-Asia is delighted to announce that the second Asia edition of the global probiotics and prebiotics summit, Probiota, will be held in Singapore in October.
Fonterra has denied allegations that its China partner Beingmate's infant formula contains additives from unlicensed suppliers, insisting that recent case was a 'technical issue' and not a food safety issue.