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Organic Green propolis: an ingredient with benefits for pharma products and food supplements
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Organic Green propolis has quickly become a hot trend among the pharma and food supplement producers. But this is not a passing fad: it’s deeply rooted in the extraordinary Brazilian green propolis health benefits. What is green propolis and what are the green propolis benefits that make it such an appealing ingredient both for brands
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Nutraceutical: ingredients for the pharma industry
Friday, 03 June 2022
The concept of nutraceutical is one gaining traction across many sectors, from the pharma industry to the increasing interest of consumers. But what are nutraceuticals exactly and what types of nutraceutical ingredients are being well received and successfully incorporated into brands’ catalogs? We take a look at the growing nutraceutical market. What are nutraceuticals? The
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The vitamin industry is anticipated to grow from $129.60 billion in 2021 to $196.56 billion in 2028
Thursday, 31 March 2022
The global supplement and vitamin industry market size is expected to experience an imposing growth in the coming years. While several studies have been monitoring and documenting this extension in the last years, a new research by Fortune Business Insights forecasts an spectacular growth: from USD 129.60 billion in 2021 to USD 196.56 billion in
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Rosemary Honey: Origin, benefits, uses in pharma and food supplements and nutritional value
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Rosemary Honey is a unique, fragrant variety of honey originating from Mediterranean countries. Associated with traditional Mediterranean diet and with this all-purpose aromatic herb, Rosemary Honey benefits have encouraged a growing interest in this particular variety. Discover this monofloral Honey as sweet & spreads, and how is it being incorporated into pharma products and other
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Food supplements in Europe: Which ingredients can be used?
Monday, 31 January 2022
Consumers are increasingly informed and conscious about their dietary choices, and companies in the industry have been quick to respond by progressively incorporating food supplements into their portfolio. In such a context, food supplement regulation has become a crucial element to know and apply both for food supplements manufacturers in Europe and companies incorporating these ingredients.
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Bee products and their use as ingredients in pharma and food supplements
Monday, 27 December 2021
Beyond producing honey and beehive products as royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis, bees are crucial to maintaining healthy ecosystems and securing food supplies. In traditional medicine, people have long used natural bee products due to their biological actions and enhanced health attributes. Bee products for the pharma and food supplement industries During recent years,
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Propolis extract: health benefits in pharma and food supplement products
Thursday, 16 December 2021
Propolis extract has become a key natural ingredient for pharmaceutical and food supplement products. The main reason is that it contains many bioactive compounds that are very beneficial for health. Propolis has regained attention recently as consumers have an interest in a healthier lifestyle. Also, in products that strengthen their immune system. Let’s think about
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Food supplement ingredients: using natural ingredients to win over consumer trends
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Food supplement ingredients are key to the success of a product in this growing category. Natural ingredients such as beehive products are being used to fulfill the demands of the consumer, and represent a great opportunity for new formulas entering the market. Food supplements market: growth and trends As confirmed by a recently published Forbes’
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Premium Manuka Honey: the benefits of an outstanding quality honey
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
In this article, we would like to share more about Premium Manuka Honey and the parameter MGO, used to measure the quality of honey. In general, Manuka Honey is a type of premium honey because of its properties and controls over the production in the land of origin, New Zealand. Measuring MGO in premium
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Bee pollen use and therapeutic applications
Monday, 25 October 2021
Bee pollen use starts with its production in the legs of the bees. One would think that bee pollen is just pollen sitting on a plant. But what makes it special is plant pollen only becomes bee pollen after it comes in contact with the bee. These insects collect the pollen from the center of
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Royal Jelly uses in pharma projects
Friday, 22 October 2021
Before getting into royal jelly uses, we should know that queen bees live 40 times longer than worker bees. Is this due to its royal jelly-based diet? Well, while worker bees and queens are genetically identical, it is their diet which determines which one lives longer, grows larger and has the possibility to reproduce. If
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Nutraceuticals market after COVID19: fulfilling the demands of consumers today
Monday, 13 September 2021
A clear opportunity for the Nutraceuticals market appeared as the internet has democratised the ability to investigate and be informed about personal health issues and remedies. Also, while health and wellbeing are currently on the front of mind for the general public, accentuated by the recent global COVID-19 pandemic, nature is gaining ground on people’s
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Innovation in Food supplements, vitamins and minerals: immunity, mental health, organic and natural products.
Thursday, 15 July 2021
We have been observing for over a year how health, wellbeing, and protection have become the main axis for the brands and the consumers and how this influences on the innovation of the food supplement industry. The consumers’ priority is taking care of their wellbeing, and this has stimulated the growth of the vitamins, minerals
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Why is bee pollen a superfood? What are the different botanical origins of the bee pollen?
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
The bee pollen is a natural product that has gained popularity as a superfood thanks to its multiple health benefits. Despite its recent popularity, some medical records show that it has been consumed since 2735 BC. The success of superfood can be explained by the consumers’ search for a better care of their immune health
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Consumer trends 2021: what will set the consumers’ behaviour and purchase decision
Thursday, 01 April 2021
2021 is presenting new challenges to the market in order to answer the new needs of the consumers. In the following article, we will review how some changes triggered off by the pandemic have accelerated some of the trends foreseen for the next 5 years. Here is our analysis of the seven key aspects that
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Beehive’s products: natural ingredients that create an emotional connection of well-being with the consumer
Tuesday, 09 February 2021
Immune health has become in 2020 one of the main priorities for the consumers, as we can observe from the latest study of FMCG Gurus consulting firm. If we add to this the fact that “56% of the global consumers state they have paid more attention to the natural ingredients claims in 2020”, we are
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How can natural propolis reinforce your brand with immune health?
Monday, 02 November 2020
Immune health is currently one of the consumers’ main concern, and the arrival of winter’s cold weathers usually makes them care even more about their health. As a matter of fact, Innova Market Insights state that the ingredients known to boost immunity will have an important role to play in 2021. One of the ingredients
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