Herbs & Botanicals

The U.S. supplement industry posted 4.4% growth in 2010 to reach $28.1 billion in consumer sales according to NBJ estimates. Slower growth rates can be attributed to a number of factors including: a lack of research breakthroughs, no major health scares, and softening performance on the multi-level marketing front....More

Nutrition Business Journal’s 2011 Nutrition Raw Material & Ingredient Supply Report dives into regulatory issues, pricing trends, and provides NBJ’s raw material & ingredient supply sales and growth estimates for functional foods and beverages, dietary supplements, natural & organic foods and beverages and natural & organic personal care and household products....More

NBJ Herbs and Botanicals Data Charts include: herb sales list for the top selling 50 herbs from 2000 - 2009 in the U.S., a list of top selling U.S. herbal/botanical supplement companies in 2008 and consumer usage and spending patterns for the U.S. herb & botanical market....More

NBJ Market Research including: nutrition industry supplement raw material, wholesale, and consumer sales and growth plus forecasts, the nutrition industry value chain, the top U.S. nutrition industry supply companies by sales range of raw materials and the sales of letter vitamin raw materials which were imported from China....More

Prices are up throughout the nutrition industry, and up dramatically. Commodity pricing & volatility signal higher food costs to come for consumers, as global climate change wreaks havoc on staple crops. Escalations in raw materials pricing follows suit for supplements & functional foods, as manufacturers & retailers begin to pass costs down the value chain....More

Ingredient supplier Helios spends significant dollars on research for novel calcium formulation NC-518—a real coup in an innovation-deficient industry....More

A round of legal decisions and a new mandate from AHPA push faux geranium extracts closer to a welcome extinction....More

Heralded as the ingredient to beat in 2011, krill oil has yet to live up to its promise. What will it take to launch this promising source of omegas into the spotlight?...More

Natural dye market sees double-digit growth as health-conscious consumers & retail outlets look to oust another food villain....More

A focus on gastrointestinal health leads the marketing charge in gluten-free & high-fiber foods as new functional ingredients come to the fore....More

Now with a longer comment window, the heads of three leading supplement trade organizations outline their unique objectives in addressing FDA’s new dietary ingredient guidance....More

Martek’s blockbuster ingredient life’sDHA is omnipresent in infant formula: What’s the secret to the company’s success?...More

Q&A with leading food economists: Food prices are up, but the consumer has yet to really feel the pressure at retail. That’s about to change....More