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NPD Launchpad August 2024: Fresh flavors, womenโs health and adaptogens
Arborโ Start-up Arbor Vitamins has launched two new supplement powders designed to support women through perimenopause and menopause. The Perimenopause Supplement includes 22 botanical ingredients, such as soy isoflavones, maca root and red clover extract, and is formulated to address symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings and bone health.ย Meanwhile, the Menopause Supplement contains 28…
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Experts push for acute trials on mushrooms to support cognitive health claims
“It’s going to beย reallyย important in this cognitive health category to run trials onย healthy subjects to understand both acute and long term benefits,” Jennifer Cooper, chief scientific officer at the American public school program LPS Health Science, said during a panel on โThe Mushroom Revolutionโ at Vitafoods in Geneva. Cooper suggested measurements, such as quality of…
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Mushroom product formulators urged to โpatent nowโ
As more in-depth science emerges, so does interest in various compounds, and that will continue to drive product development and lead to a surge in new launches, Jennifer Cooper, chief scientific officer at the American public school programย LPS Health Science, told the audience during a recent panel on โThe Mushroom Revolutionโย at Vitafoods Europe. โWe anticipate…
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Nammex more than doubles turkey tail mushroom cultivation
In the last three years, the Canadian company has harvested turkey tail with its Chinese partner farms, implementing the first and only large-scale cultivation of the mushroom. In 2021, it produced 8,000 kilos of dried mushrooms, increasing cultivation to 12,000 kilos in 2022 and 30,000 kilos in 2023. Nammex predicts it will be able to…