Despite ongoing interest in functional foods, probiotics—the ingredients that pioneered the functional food boom in the 1980s—now appear to have a much lower profile. According to Innova Market Insights data, less than 1% of global food and drinks launched in the 12 months ending in April 2018 were marketed as containing probiotics. (In the U.S., […]
Bunge Loders Crocklaan is promoting the benefits of a new shea margarine that, it says, is a ‘100% sustainable, healthy and plant-based’ alternative to dairy-based butter and common vegetable oils such as palm. Demand for shea butter is growing globally. According to Adroit Market Research, the market for shea butter is expected to ‘experience a […]
As evidence mounts for the existence of the gut-brain axis, nutritional psychiatry has emerged as a promising research field within the food and nutrition community. Backed by studies that sought to establish the link between gastrointestinal health with neurological disorders, the association appears to be gathering pace, as nutritional psychiatrists are adamant the “gut-brain” pathway […]