Supplements

Professional recommendation: Swisse expands Nutra+ practitioner-only range with six new supplements

20-Oct-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Supplement giant Swisse is expanding its Australian Nutra+ practitioner-only range with six new products this month, bringing the total to 10 supplements.

3D-printed supplements: Nourished taps vitamin deficiency in Middle East to expand personalised nutrition business

16-Jul-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

UK-based personalised nutrition company Nourished is eyeing the high vitamin deficiency levels in the Middle East region as an opportunity to expand its operations across the region.

‘Exceptional opportunities for smaller brands’: Chinese millennials looking for new supplement stars

24-Jun-2020 By Tingmin Koe

Australian e-commerce platform BuyNatural believes there are “exceptional opportunities” in China for local dietary supplement brands, with consumers eager to purchase “newer and smaller” brands.

Broccoli coffee and pills: CSIRO and Hort Innovation create ingredient from edible vegetable waste

05-May-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Waste broccoli is being transformed into a powder that can be used in high value food and supplements products – with the first commercial plans set to be released in the coming months.

NutraIngredients-Asia Awards 2020: Eight weeks left to go to submit your entries

25-Mar-2020 By Gary Scattergood

Entries have been flowing in for NutraIngredients-Asia's third annual awards, held to recognise the best supplements and functional foods products, ingredients and research across Asia Pacific.

Opinion

The Free-For-All: Tofu love / The roaring 20s / Teething problems

21-Feb-2020 By Gary Scattergood

Here’s our Editor-in-Chief’s completely subjective and occasionally irrational take on three food, nutra and cosmetics stories that have caught his attention – not always for the right reasons…

Personalised nutrition in Japan: FANCL launches ‘Personal One’ supplement service

18-Feb-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Japanese supplements and cosmetics firm FANCL is launching a new personalised supplement service, Personal One, using data from consumer questionnaires and urine tests.

‘Fuss-free alternative’: Australia’s Vmores to enter China with freeze-dried supplements

11-Feb-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Australian freeze-dried supplement company Vmores is planning to launch its beauty, women’s and gut health products in China from March, before entering other markets across Asia.

New frontiers? Three emerging APAC nutrition markets and strategies to watch out for in 2020

07-Jan-2020 By Guan Yu Lim, Ting Min Koe

As we head into 2020, we shine the spotlight on three emerging health and nutrition APAC markets that could help sustain the industry’s supplements and functional foods growth in the years ahead.

Probiota Asia 2019

Beyond the gut: Kibow Biotech highlights the importance of probiotics in addressing kidney disease

25-Oct-2019 By Pearly Neo

Probiotics have a key role to play when it comes to addressing kidney diseases and improving the quality of life for patients living with this ailment, according to an industry expert from Kibow Biotech.

Functional foods and supplements to contribute towards $25bn Australian market by 2030

09-Sep-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Australian ‘health and wellness’ products including functional foods, supplements and personalised nutrition, along with more sustainable products such as alternative protein, will become a AU$25bn billion market by 2030, according to new data.

Undernutrition and stunting: Why vietnamese children take the most supplements in APAC

21-Aug-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Supplement intake among children in APAC is slightly higher than the global average, with Vietnam topping the list for the highest usage.

FI / HI India 2018

India's supplements and functional food strategy: Five tips for growth as consumer interest rises and regulations mature

29-Aug-2018 By Gary Scattergood

With India's supplements sector targeting US$10bn sales by 2025, five industry experts have outlined how they believe firms can best tap into rising consumer interest in health and wellness.