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Category: Nutrition, Health & Wellness

Beneo launches new ingredient that replaces sugar with fiber in response to consumption trends 

USA-  Functional ingredients specialist Beneo has launched Beneo-scL85, a short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) that promises to reduce the sugar used in snacks and baked products, by enriching them with dietary fiber.  The scFOS are prebiotics and do not undergo digestion in the small intestines. Instead, they are fermented by the microflora in the colon into short-chain fatty acids.  Therefore, they do…

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American VetriScience improves anti-allergy capabilities with new dog supplements launch

USA- FoodScience-owned VetriScience recently debuted two new pet supplements, expanding its line of allergy and immune health offerings for dogs.  The launched Immune Plus and Omega Plus supplements target seasonal and environmental allergies, immune function, and skin and coat health in dogs. “We are excited to offer dog owners this lineup of advanced allergy and immune support supplements formulated to…

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Ÿnsect launches insect-based pet nutrition brand, Sprÿng at the Zoomark International trade show

FRANCE- Paris-based Ÿnsect has launched a B2B2C insect-based brand for the pet food market called Sprÿng, presenting it at the Zoomark International trade show in Bologna, Italy on 9th May 2023.  According to the French insect producer, Sprÿng embodies the company’s strategy to “revolutionize” the food system for humans and pets, with the brand’s ingredients boasting a low environmental impact. …

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DSM completes merger with Firmenich, launches premixes facility in Kansas to bolster pet food production 

NETHERLANDS- DSM and Firmenich have finally completed their ‘merger of equals’ and appointed Dimitri de Vreeze as CEO of the enlarged business company, DSM-Firmenich, to strengthen their footprint in nutrition, beauty, and well-being.  The merger was approved by shareholders during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in January earlier this year,  “This is a momentous day in the long history…

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ADM partners with biotech startup Brightseed on functional synbiotics

USA- Global food processing and commodities trading corporation Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is partnering with California-based biotechnology startup, Brightseed, to develop functional synbiotic products. This partnership will utilize Brightseed’s artificial intelligence platform, Forager, to examine the chemical interactions between dietary plants and gut microbiomes and how those interactions impact human health.  Forager can identify bioactive compounds in plants and provide insights…

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Flour Mills of Nigeria wins the Food Fortification Excellence Award 2023

NIGERIA – Flour brands of Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) – Golden Penny Prime Flour and Classic All-Purpose Flour – have won the ‘Top 5 tier Award for achieving Food Fortification Excellence’ at the 2023 Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI) Annual Awards. The celebrated award followed Nigeria’s MFI Awards ceremony which involved the ranking of 31 participants drawn from the edible oil, wheat…

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IFF launches enzyme blend for enhanced piglet diets  

USA- IFF-owned Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health announced the launch of Axtra PRIME in the US, an optimized enzyme blend designed to address major challenges in piglet production.  Danisco developed this enzyme blend in conjunction with Aarhus University in Denmark, which has a large production of pigs.  IFF developed the blend while the university investigated the impact on pigs’ methane…

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Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research grants US$653K for supplements research 

USA- The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded a US$653,035 Seeding Solutions Grant to Sasya, Inc. to develop sustainable, cost-effective, multi-species feed supplements safe for livestock, the environment, and human consumption.  The FFAR builds public-private partnerships to fund research addressing significant food and agriculture challenges. FFAR’s model matches federal funding from Congress with private funding, advancing actionable science to benefit…

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Nestlé Purina voluntarily recalls prescription dry dog food; cites elevated vitamin D levels

USA- Nestlé Purina Petcare Company recently recalled their Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food, citing potentially elevated vitamin D levels.  The recall has been going on for a month, and it relates to Purina’s Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental dog food in eight-pound and 20-pound bags.  Purina beseeched anyone who purchased the food…

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Consumers are willing to pay more for clean label, natural claims despite inflation, Ingredion study finds

GLOBAL – 78% of global consumers are willing to pay more for products with natural claims irrespective of costs, according to the latest wave of Ingredion’s proprietary global consumer research (ATLAS 2023). The research, collected in December and published in January, compiled insights from 14,000 consumers across 30 countries. Of those willing to pay more, nearly half of the consumers…

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