Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical fruit that has been traditionally used as an indigenous medicine across Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka) for treatment of a wide range of ailments including fighting infections, healing wounds and treating diarrhoea and related gastrointestinal complaints. Mangosteen is known to contain a wide range of naturally occurring polysaccharide and xanthone compounds within the fruit, leaves, heartwood, and especially the pericarp (rind/peel/hull) with widespread biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial/antiviral effects in a number of experiments.
A report by Global Industry Analysts (GIA) projects that the global market for sports and fitness nutrition supplements will reach $6.17 billion by 2018. It lists as a key driver something that has been noted in recent product launches, namely the ramification of the market in terms of product offerings, target consumers and sales outlets.
We’re used to functional foods that add to the nutritional and health requirements of individuals, but here is something different - a functional food that improves the way you smell!
Vegeceuticals – nutraceuticals from vegetables – are part of Wild’s Health Ingredient Technology Solutions (HITS) line of functional ingredients. Through proprietary extraction technology, the company offers this line of nutraceuticals from vegetable extract blends that impart no taste, without any bitterness, and are completely soluble in a variety of product formulations.
Diabetes mellitus is a common disease that, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2010, affected 366 million people around the world. Overall, global spending on patient care for diabetes is $465 billion. It makes sense that then manufacturers are looking for help to meet the demands of consumers with diabetes and related health conditions. Fortitech has developed innovative new products targeting this health condition with custom nutrient premixes: with any nutrient; for any application; and for customers anywhere in the world.
