Antioxidants

Astaxanthin and spirulina supplier Cyanotech Corp. (NASDAQ:CYAN) started its new fiscal year in the black, reporting positive net earnings for first quarter (1Q) fiscal 2009 (FY09) after a string on quarterly losses. Revenues grew 43 percent to $3.7 million and gross profit margin rose to 35 percent from a 29-percent margin a year ago. This led to net earnings of ...

KAISERAUGST, Switzerland—DSM Nutritional Products announced a global price increase for beta-carotene and lycopene. Further to recent announcements of price increases for fat-soluble vitamins, beta-carotene and lycopene marketed in the human nutrition industries will now increase in price by a minimum of 10 percent for all newly contracted business. According to the company, the price increases are driven by sharp increases ...

India’s National Bank for Rural and Agriculture Development (Nabard) has decided to encourage widespread commercial cultivation of noni (Morinda citrifolia) in Jharkhand, a state in eastern India.The bank plans to form noni farmer clubs throughout the state to promote noni cultivation. It is also considering seeking the involvement of scientists at Birsa Agricultural University and the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research ...

Açaí, the fruit from a palm tree that grows in northern Brazil, is a promising new cosmeceutical ingredient for combating free radicals and ravaging the signs of old age, according to Karina Coyado Bispo, writing in “Cosmetics & Toiletries”. Antioxidants have become increasingly important in the development of burgeoning, new cosmeceutical and personal care innovations. Total Antioxidant Status (TAS), a ...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—Sendara™, a nutraceutical ingredient developed to combat the internal and external causes of skin aging, was launched by NutraGenesis, a product development company.  The ingredients is a combination of two multi-patented Ayurvedic extracts: Indian Gooseberry (Amla) and Ashwagandha. According to the company, in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that the proprietary formula can boost resistance to ...