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PRESIDENT’S CORNER GTC Nutrition Expands Ingredients Portfolio with the Addition of Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA |
GTC Nutrition Announces a New Clinical Research Study on scFOS® scFOS Shown to Improve Magnesium Absorption in Study Participants |
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 GTC Nutrition President Patrick Smith Omega-3s, such as essential fatty acids that cannot be manufactured in the body and must be obtained through the diet. Fortifying foods, beverages and supplements with DHA/EPA allows consumers across all stages of life to incorporate these essential fatty acids into their daily diets in support of cognitive function, |
heart health and visual acuity. Consumer demand for Omega-3-enriched foods, beverages and supplements has risen sharply in recent years as a proactive measure to support good health and wellbeing. With the range of patented microencapsulated Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA products, we can now offer Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA, are food and supplement manufacturers convenient and stable powders to be added to a broad spectrum of food and beverageproducts to meet consumer demand. Fortification with Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA ingredients allows food processors to enrich everyday foods such as bread, milk and bakery items with DHA with no impact on flavor. GTC Nutrition will distribute the Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA product line, including Driphorm® HiDHA® 50 and Driphorm® HiDHA® ThermoMax® 50 microencapsulated tuna fish oils in North America and Europe. |
GTC Nutrition’s flagship ingredient, NutraFlora® shortchain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS®), is an innovative prebiotic fiber shown in animal and human studies to increase mineral absorption. Magnesium is an important mineral for a number of biological processes. A recent study, published in the journal of Nutrition Research, investigated short and long term intake of scFOS in adolescent girls with low habitual calcium intake. The subjects, 14 girls aged 12-14 years old, were instructed to exclude pre and probiotics from their diets during the study. In a randomized cross over design, separated by a 12-day washout, the subjects received two treatments to include either scFOS or placebo. |
Data showed that magnesium absorption did not increase in the first eight
days. However, long term magnesium absorption was significantly increased by 18 percent after 36 days with an average of 7g/day of scFOS. E. van den Heuvel, T. Muijs, F.  Brouns and H. Hendriks authored the study, which was conducted at TNO, The Netherlands. The study reference is as follows: Title: “Short-chain fructooligosaccharides improve magnesium absorption in adolescent girls with a low calcium intake” Publication: Nutrition Research 29 (2009) 229-237 |
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Human Nutrition SupplySide West, Las Vegas, NV, November 11-13 Chicago IFT Suppliers Night, Chicago, IL, November 11 Food Ingredients Europe, Frankfurt, Germany, November 17-19
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Animal Nutrition ASAS, Montreal, Canada, July 12-16 PSA, Raleigh, NC July 20-23 World Aqua, Veracruz, Mexico, Sept 25-29
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| TECHNICAL BULLETIN Fruit Chew with Nu-Mega® Omega-3 DHA |
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Consumers looking to enhance their diets with foods that offer functional benefits are turning to DHA-enriched products for results. Several sources of DHA exist in the marketplace today including a highly
functional form, Nu-Mega® Driphorm® HiDHA® 50 encapsulated fish oil. The patented encapsulation technique used to produce Driphorm® HiDHA® 50 allows for high DHA fortification levels without an impact on flavor. The stable, clean tasting powder is easily incorporated into many food applications. High oil loading and low surface oil levels have allowed GTC Nutrition to create formulas with 100mg of DHA per serving. Products containing Nu-Mega® Driphorm® HiDHA® 50 may be eligible for the FDA’s qualified health claim about Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease. GTC Nutrition has developed a soft fruit chew formulation with the high fortification level of 100mg DHA per serving, which was showcased at this year’s IFT in Anaheim. The fruit chew offers a delicious mixed berry flavor with no perception of marine notes. The soft, short texture makes the fruit chew easy to be consumed by people of all ages while successfully enhancing their diets. |
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| Barbara’s Bakery Launches New Gluten-Free Multigrain Puffins® with NutraFlora® Novel Cereal with Prebiotic Fiber Supports Digestive and Immune Health |
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| Barbara’s Bakery recently launched a new gluten-free Multigrain Puffins which is both delicious and nutritious. It contains a full 8g of whole grains per serving and 1.07g of NutraFlora per serving. NutraFlora is a prebiotic fiber that promotes healthy digestion, enhances mineral absorption and supports immune system health. Consumers seek out gluten-free products for a variety of reasons, mostly due to digestive |
issues. With gluten-free products growing three times faster than the cereal category, Barbara’s Bakery Multigrain Puffins offer a delicious, gluten-free option for the entire family. Featuring a gluten-free seal, this new cereal does not contain any species of the grains wheat, rye or barley. Multigrain Puffins are fat free, low in sugar and sodium, a good source of fiber, an excellent source of calcium, free of trans fat, free of artificial flavors, colors and preservatives, cholesterol free, wheat free and Kosher. |
 “It’s very rewarding for all of us at Barbara’s Bakery to offer the consumer a line of products, which not only provide great taste
and the finest possible ingredients, but that is also designed to meet their specific dietary needs, such as an intolerance to gluten,” said Kent Spalding, VP of Marketing for Weetabix North America, the parent company of Barbara’s Bakery. |
