Submissions are open to ingredients, products, and businesses that are active in Asia-Pacific’s nutraceutical and functional foods and beverages sector.
The closing date for submissions is on June 16, 2025.
This year, we have a total of 17 independent judges from across the Asia-Pacific region who will be assessing the entries - with the exception of the NutraChampion and Editor’s Awards, which are judged by the NutraIngredients-Asia editorial team.
The judges are:
- Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran, Temasek Polytechnic
- Prof Jeyakumar Henry, formerly A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI)
- Prof Peter Howe, The University of Newcastle, Australia
- Dr Michael Conlon, formerly CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
- Assistant Prof Iain Brownlee, Northumbria University
- Hisaaki Kato, SmoothLink
- Jeff Crowther, Health Products Association - China
- Sandeep Gupta, Expert Nutraceutical Advocacy Council (India)
- John O’Doherty, Complementary Medicines Australia
- Emma Burchell, formerly Complementary Medicines Australia
- Dr Wai Mun Loke, Innovprof
- Michelle Teodoro, Mintel
- Mike Wakeman, Vitcheck
- Dave McCaughan, Bibliosexual
- Deepak Gunvante, DG Associates
- Gary Scattergood, NutraIngredients-Asia
- Ting Min Koe, NutraIngredients-Asia
Read the judges’ bio and introduction here.
Winners will be announced during our awards ceremony to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 17.
The full list of our award categories is as follows:
Ingredient of the Year Awards:
- Ingredient of the Year: Beauty from Within
- Ingredient of the Year: Botanical (NEW for 2025)
- Ingredient of the Year: Healthy Ageing
- Ingredient of the Year: Microbiome Modulation
- Ingredient of the Year: Mind and Mood (NEW for 2025)
- Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition
Product of the Year Awards:
- Product of the Year: Beauty from Within (NEW for 2025)
- Product of the Year: Botanical
- Product of the Year: Immune Support
- Product of the Year: Microbiome Modulation
- Product of the Year: Sports Nutrition
Specialty Awards:
- Editors Award for Infant and Child Nutrition Initiative
- Innovations in Women’s Health Award
- Marketing Initiative of the Year (NEW for 2025)
- NutraChampion
- Nutrition Research Project
- Start-up Award
Entry to the awards will be set at a fee of US$249 per entry.
See the NutraIngredients-Asia Awards website for full details on entry criteria and to submit your applications.
