DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont N&B) has demonstrated the importance of probiotic strain specificity, even within a sub-species, when related to the efficient use of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The study examined the interactions between probiotic strains and HMOs and will allow the company to develop targeted health products. “We envision products that combine HMOs with […]
Danish biotech company Novozymes announced its acquisition of Irish probiotics firm PrecisionBiotics Group for €80 million. PrecisionBiotics is a Cork-based firm that has developed a portfolio of probiotics aimed at improving human gut health. The company holds a leading position in the probiotics market with a revenue of €13.4 million in 2019. Through this partnership, […]
People worldwide are living longer than ever before. According to the World Health Organization, the proportion of individuals aged 60 years and older is expected to increase by 45%, up from 900 million in 2015 to 2 billion by 2025. A longer life provides us with opportunities to pursue our life goals and new activities. […]
Fresh customer research unveils what ingredients offer the greatest opportunities in the health and wellness space. Innovation insight agency Buzzback conducted a consumer survey in March, before coronavirus lockdowns were initiated in Europe or the US. The researchers wanted to look at what ingredients would help brands stand out in the fast-growth wellness space in […]
Denmark-based Novozymes has acquired PrecisionBiotics Group for DKK 600 million (US$90 million) in a move to advance its activities in biological solutions for human oral and gut health. While Novozymes has experience in enzymes, PrecisionBiotics’ primary capabilities cover probiotics for human health. Novozymes notes that when combined, enzymes and probiotics work synergistically to address health […]
The company specializes in B2B probiotic ingredients with clinical backing. Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, a company specializing in a host of natural ingredients for food, nutritional, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the owners of UAS Laboratories LLC to acquire 100% of the Winsconsin-based B2B company specializing in […]
Pig study confirms the so-far perceived benefits of cranberries in tackling UTIs Cranberry oligosaccharides can keep the bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections (UTIs) from adhering to the cells lining the urinary tract, according to a new study published in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Natural Products. To improve prevention strategies, researchers studied the […]
Research says that probiotics are a precursor to good health in bones, skin, nervous system and the brain. Probiotics, often called “good” or “helpful” bacteria and yeast that live in the stomach, play an essential role in digestive processes – but may influence a host of other biological functions beyond gut health, according to an […]
A review found harms-related data for probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics were not sufficiently reported. A new review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine sought to examine how harms-related information was reported in publications of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics, and found correlating data to be significantly lacking. Researched utilized RCTS […]
An increasing consumer interest in probiotics and the microbiome could be one reason why digestive health has hit the top of the nutraceutical and functional food industry agenda for the first time, say experts. In its annual survey of top experts and nutraceutical industry professionals, the organisers of Vitafoods Europe asked respondents to choose the […]
The possibility that probiotics could be a new tool in fighting depression is gaining increasing attention in nutritional psychiatry, says Caroline Wallace ahead of her talk at the IPA World Congress + Probiota 2018 next month. “Probiotics as a novel therapeutic in a clinical sample of depressed patients” is the title of a presentation by […]
A recent research study conducted by the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with DuPont Nutrition & Health (DuPont), yielded results demonstrating that probiotic intervention can alter and modify intestinal microbiota in patients with colon cancer. The study was based on this principle: the human gut microbiota contributes to metabolism, […]
While the clean label trend has brought the perception that less is more to the forefront of food and beverage product development, consumers are still interested in products with added ingredients that provide a functional benefit. The benefits consumers are seeking the most include weight management, cardiovascular health, energy, digestive health and immune function, according […]
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), whose diets were supplemented with probiotics, demonstrated a reduction in the severity of their condition as well as improvements to mental health. Additional findings of the study also noted a reduction in inflammatory factors, markers of insulin resistance, and cholesterol and oxidation levels. The findings once again highlight the merits […]
