Prebiotics are riding a wave of consumer interest in microbiome health, a sales executive says. The ingredients themselves are still poorly understood but continue to ride the coattails of probiotics, he said.

Botanicals are often thought of as powdered ingredients that go into tea-like preparations or find their way into capsules as powders or extracts. But botanical feedstocks can also give rise to other categories of ingredients, such as Prenexus Health’s new prebiotic ingredient.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is shining a light on the issue of SARMs in sports nutrition products as a way to demonstrate that the dietary supplement industry is taking a proactive approach to dealing with dicey ingredients showing up in the market.

Taiyo is betting on the growing popularity of the gut-brain axis with a new combination ingredient pairing a proven cognitive health ingredient with a well researched prebiotic product.

NutraIngredients-USA traveled to Boise, Idaho to the HQ of BodyBuilding to catch up with its (relatively new) CEO, Jas Krdzalic, to talk about a wide variety of topics. In Part 3 we cover the company’s approach to education and content, and how these are vital to their strategy.

NutraIngredients-USA traveled to Boise, Idaho to the HQ of BodyBuilding to catch up with its (relatively new) CEO, Jas Krdzalic to talk about a wide variety of topics. In Part 2 we cover e-commerce, from the company’s best-selling products to the challenge of Amazon.

NutraIngredients-USA traveled to Boise, Idaho, to the HQ of BodyBuilding to catch up with its (relatively new) CEO Jas Krdzalic to talk about a wide variety of topics. In Part 1, we cover compliance, the new Signature range, and BodyBuilding.com's strategy for the next three years.

While consumer awareness of the benefits of omega-3s is high and positive, consumer usage of dietary supplements is low, according to new data from focus groups funded by GOED.

Among dietary ingredients, carotenoids are the most visible players in eye health. But omega-3s play a key role as well, said a federally funded researcher who specializes in the topic.

Retail shelves in the US and Canada will soon be stocking O3 Smoothies, decadent yet functional products delivering DHA omega-3 from algae and coconut MCTs.