A new study suggests that carob powder may provide a cheaper alternative to cocoa powder in muffins by helping to reduce sugar, and increase phytosterol and isoflavone levels.
Sambazon, a company that pioneered açai as an ingredient in the North American market, has denied press reports that it was subject to a fine in Brazil for violating biopiracy rules.
Functional drinks currently represent a small slice of Brazil's non-alcoholic beverage market but recent regulatory change should encourage innovation and growth, says the president of Brazil's Association for Soft Drinks and Non-Alcoholic Beverages...
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Cross-category beverages that are natural, offer fast hydration and improve energy will draw interest among Brazilian consumers in a competitive category, say Mintel analysts.
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has released updated guidance on its 2018 dietary supplement regulations to help industry better understand and implement the framework.
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The Colombian health system should be looking to promote vitamin D supplements to postmenopausal women living in the country’s Caribbean region, an area with high levels of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency.
Supplement retail giant GNC will add an additional 20 stores to its Mexico network this year, despite some financial setbacks related to peso devaluation and import taxes, says the CEO of GNC Mexico.
Brazil’s world leading diversity of plants conceals another as yet unexplored universe—the vast number of bacterial and fungal species living within these plants in a symbiotic relationship. These organisms could be the source of as yet undiscovered active...
Clinical nutrition is Nestlé Health Science's strongest business in Latin America but retail shows much greater potential, particularly for healthy aging – the region's biggest health concern, its LATAM chief says.
Higher intakes of magnesium are associated with lower body mass index (BMI), smaller waist lines, and healthier blood sugar levels in Mexicans, says a new study.
Consuming one liter per day of yerba maté – but not green tea – may increase levels of an antioxidant enzyme linked to HDL (good) cholesterol for obese and overweight people, says a new study from Brazil.
European birch water startup ÖselBirch has received interest from purchasers in Mexico and Brazil and one expert believes the product could work with the right entry strategy, but there are numerous challenges facing such a long-distance expansion of...
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Aker BioMarine, the world’s largest harvest of krill, used for krill oil supplements and feed products, has gotten even bigger with the inauguration of a new harvesting vessel.
Nutritional interventions were linked to a 25% to 45% reduction of childhood anemia prevalence in Latin America, parts of which, such as the Latin Caribbean, had countries where anemia is still a ‘serious’ public health problem, say Spanish researchers.
Consuming polyphenol rich Andean blueberries, also known as Agraz, may boost serum antioxidant capacity and protect against DNA damage in women with metabolic syndrome, says a new study from Colombia.
Specific genera and species of gut bacteria are associated with increased levels of inflammatory and other detrimental biomarkers in obese and overweight Mexican children, potentially offering opportunities for prebiotics to target the gut microbiota...
Consumers in Latin America actively seek out pro-environment products which, combined with all-natural and organic, will become an essential attribute for any company wanting to succeed in the market, says Nielsen's head of Thought Leadership &...
