Analyzing the product data available on the best-selling dietary supplements in Brazil, market data provider, Lumina Intelligence, reveals the specific supplement segments that are proving popular with key target consumers and why. Consumers often cite diet, nutrition and health-based reasons for adopting and adding a supplement-based routine to their daily eating and nutrition habits. In Brazil, digestion is the leading health benefit desired by consumers when looking for and buying dietary s

Speaking to NutraIngredients-LATAM, Amandine De Santi, Customer Marketing Manager, EMEA, Naturex, talks us through industry demands for nutritious plant-based, takeaway choices. Naturex, which is now part of Givaudan, after the Swiss flavor manufacturer completed the acquisition of Naturex in September 2018, is turning its attention to plant-based nutrition that provides consumers with healthy eating options, on-the-go. In 2018 and 2017, food and beverage launches tracked with an on-the-go lab

Survey data revealed that interest in plant protein in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina is 78%, 67% and 65%, respectively. For these consumers, texture, appearance and, in particular, taste that imitates meat products is vital. “​Plant-based foods are gaining momentum and the opportunity is real,”​ said Glauco Pinto, Marketing Lead for South America, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences As food-based trends latch onto the rise of ​ demands from consumers, formulators and manufacturers seek to appeal...

Chr. Hansen has produced a new three-strain probiotic blend that can help support the health and development of intestines in preterm babies. The newly-released probiotic blend has been found to lower the risk of developing Necrotizing enterocolitis by 50%. Commenting on the key influences that prompted Chr. Hansen to research and develop its new three-strain probiotic blend, Adam Baker, Senior Manager of Human Health Innovation, revealed: “We are continuously driving research and innovation an...

A soluble fiber present in numerous fruits and vegetables, inulin, can be found in many household foods and nutritional staples, including bananas, onions, wheat and chicory root. Inulin is formed from a chain of fructose molecules that are linked in a composition that prevents their digestion by the small intestine. Due to the way they are connected, these molecules travel to the lower gut, where they act as a prebiotic. Prebiotic fibers are dietary supplements that are the non-digestible part

Nutrition company Roquette, which has manufacturing operations in Brazil, will pair its venture investment arm with the protein manufacturing firm, Advanced Protein Technologies (AP Technologies). Together, the two companies will explore and progress understanding and capabilities of human breast milk nutritional components. Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), which can only be found in human milk, are cognitive and immune-activating ingredients. Protein manufacturing technology specialists, AP...

Company and fund investor, BASF Venture Capital, injects $4 million into the Brazilian AgVentures II fund, as part of its first round of closing. The AgVentures II fund is the only fund that exclusively focuses on agricultural technology, (AgTech). The fund is managed by São Paulo-based SP Ventures, an AgFood tech leader in Latin America. Chemical company BASF’s investment will center on its nutrition, care and agricultural solutions business. Highlighting that BASF Venture Capital's investmen

A recent whitepaper by the ingredient supplier provides advice and recommendations on how manufacturers can develop products that enable consumers to have better awareness and control over their blood glucose, while also following a nutritious daily diet that meets guidelines. Ingredient tools, such as fibers and sweeteners, that consider the glycemic response, are currently available to developers and producers to assess and implement in their food and beverage designs. Understanding the prev

The Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants (RMRP 2020) sets out the key actions it will take between January-December 2020 to improve the humanitarian conditions for refugees and migrants from Venezuela. Approximately 4.6 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela reside around the world, figures from early November 2019 show. Almost 80% are in Latin American and Caribbean countries. With no plans to return to Venezuela in the immediate or near future, current t

Described by Euromonitor International as a “constantly evolving trend”, ​mindful eating revolves around a balanced diet that contains nutritious foods. As well as reducing or removing ‘bad’ nutrients such as sugar, salt or carbs in their diets, consumers are simultaneously trying to increase the amount of ‘good’ nutrients, such as fiber and protein, they eat. New beliefs around food are driving consumer preferences for more natural and less-processed foods, short ingredient lists, clean labels...

Speaking with NutraIngredients-LATAM, David Pineda Ereño, Advisor on Strategy, Policy and Regulation at DPE International Consulting explained the developments we can expect to see in individual Latin American countries to improve nutrition and support targets. While three key ​are set to spearhead nutritional development strategies across the LATAM region in 2020, there is a wide variety of initiatives and actions taking place on the national level. Throughout LATAM, individual nations are ex

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering 2019, themed Nourishing people and planet together,​ brings together priorities and representatives from civil society, United Nations agencies, private sector partners, academia, media, parliamentarians and donors. Launched in 2010, the SUN movement strives to provide an ongoing and practical view of how the global community can unite to drive change and call for an end to malnutrition by 2030. Commenting on the strategy and its accompanying roa

A keen advocate and leader in the plant-based market, Axiom Foods, has entered into a distribution agreement with ingredients supplier, Univar Solutions Brazil. With the global plant protein demand expected to reach $14.5bn by 2025, Axiom Foods will present its selection of plant-based ingredients to the Brazilian marketplace. The company will appeal to Brazilian consumers by providing functional plant proteins that offer meat alternatives. In 2018, the Latin American country witnessed exponent...

The EAT–Lancet reference diet is unaffordable for an estimated 1.58 billion people around the world, as its cost outpaces the minimum amount required to achieve nutrient adequacy. Latin America and the Caribbean witnesses the highest median cost per day, out of anywhere around the world, at $3.42. In the first global benchmark diet of its kind “capable of sustaining health and protecting the planet”​, The EAT–Lancet Commission was asked to create a universal reference diet in a bid to develop a...

Xu et al (2019) undertook the Brazil-based study with the aim of understanding and quantifying the correlation between short-term heat exposure and the risk of hospitalization from undernutrition. First of its kind to analyze heat exposure and hospitalization​ Hailed as “the first study to our knowledge to evaluate the association between heat exposure and risk of hospitalization for undernutrition”​, the study looks at the effects of heat exposure on the hospitalization of people with...

In acquiring a controlling interest in Nutribrands, Verus International, which is a subsidiary of branded consumer products provider Verus Foods, will strive to reach and appeal to Brazilian buyers. Prevalent in the sports nutrition, energy, vitamin supplement, and fat reduction segments, Nutribrands has a popular and mature position throughout the Latin American country. The ties between the Brazil-based nutrition name and the USA are already present, as Nutribrands currently owns, imports and...

Although 2019 has witnessed its anticipated record levels of cereal production, it has failed to turnaround the growing intensity of the threat to food and nutrition. Due to the acute weakening of the local currency and rising inflation rate, cereal prices have spiked at an ongoing and detrimental rate. As a result, the alarming pricing levels are drastically restricting the Argentinian population’s access to food. 2018 saw the Latin American country’s GDP experience negative growth, depreciat

For manufacturers and retailers, life stage nutrition is a core area for new product creations. As brands strive for more segmented product portfolios, the oldest and youngest consumer demographics have stood out as target markets to appeal to. With aging populations in Latin America, food producers are drafting innovative and novel ideas to “meet the unique nutritional needs” ​of older purchasers, market intelligence provider, Euromonitor International reports. By 2030, 991 million people aro

We spoke with David Pineda Ereño, Advisor on Strategy, Policy and Regulation at DPE International Consulting about what movements we can expect to see in Latin America at the regional level to strengthen nutrition. From dedicated efforts to create ​and proposals on ​ throughout the region to reports and plans on the commitments to reduce ​, obesity and ​ while achieving ​ — 2019 has seen multiple developments that strive to improve nutrition across Latin America. Intergovernmental agreements t

Data published in the Mexican ​Journal of Gastroenterology​ indicated that both groups of healthcare professionals were aware of and familiar with the probiotic concept, personally recommended them often to patients, and also believed they are safe. The vast majority of nutritionists (98%) and gastroenterologists (97%) stated that probiotics are effective for managing digestive symptoms, and are considered a safe therapeutic tool without major adverse health risks. Of those nutritionists and g