DSM highlights latest health innovations at Vitafoods 2008

DSM Nutritional Products, stand 847, Vitafoods, Geneva, 6 – 8 May 2008 High quality ingredients delivering a wide range of nutritional benefits will be showcased on the DSM Nutritional Products and DSM Food Specialties joint stand at this year’s Vitafoods. It is also the chosen platform to launch the Quality for Life seal; a major initiative created to guarantee ingredient quality and sustainability, and to introduce the new QUALI-Blends brand. Other highlights include Teavigo®, the outstanding green tea extract with its own scientific data and a unique purity guarantee, and TensGuard™ - a new blood pressure lowering product. Also on display are DSM’s coenzyme Q10 product and ingredients for effective weight management, glucose control, and sports nutrition. Plus, visitors can learn more about the company’s Beauty from Within portfolio and its proven skin health benefits as well as the comprehensive range of nucleotides and omega oil (PUFA) products. Growing consumer awareness of food safety issues, together with demand for traceable products developed in an ethical way means manufacturers are increasingly seeking suppliers who can ensure the quality and origin of their ingredients. DSM’s new ‘Quality for Life’ initiative represents high quality food ingredients with guaranteed safety and complete traceability. Building on the success of QUALI-C™, this concept has now been extended to include additional human nutrition and health products under the ‘Quality for Life’ umbrella. DSM Nutritional Products is recognised as a world leading manufacturer and supplier of micronutrient blends. The QUALI-Blends brand has been developed to demonstrate the company’s commitment to quality and innovation in this area. Visitors can discuss the new brand with representatives at the show. Teavigo offers customers a guaranteed source of pure and natural green tea extract (EGCG) via its Seal of Guarantee. Introduced following consumer research highlighting the need for quality assurance, this guarantee can now be found on a number of commercial products. Thanks to DSM’s patented and proven production methods, a standardised and assured purity level of 94% (minimum) on dry basis has been achieved. Teavigo contains no caffeine, herbicide or pesticide residues, has no smell and no known side effects. It also has little or no impact on taste. Vitafoods 2008 will be the first European trade show appearance for TensGuard. Targeting the growing global market for effective blood pressure management products, TensGuard contains active dairy Lactotripeptides, proven to help control blood pressure and maintain a healthy heart. It can be incorporated into a wide variety of applications including functional foods, beverages and dietary supplements. With new commercial applications scheduled for launch in 2008, innovative diabetes management ingredient, InsuVital™, goes from strength to strength. This natural, extensively hydrolysed casein consists of bioactive peptides which work with the body to release insulin after intake. Manufacturers can now create products clinically proven to help type 2 diabetes patients actively control blood glucose levels after mealtimes. All-Q® 10% CWS/S is a cold water dispersible coenzyme Q10 ingredient suitable for energy drinks and fortified waters. A tablet grade is also available – All-Q 10% TG/P – specifically developed for the production of tablets by direct compression. All-Q uses Actilease® beadlet technology which makes it stable in application. It offers exceptional bioavailability compared to crystalline and other competitive CoQ10 products and has no negative effect on flavour. Following the successful European launch of several weight management products containing Fabuless™, demand for DSM’s breakthrough ingredient looks set to soar in the food supplements industry. A patent-protected combination of oat and palm oil formulated into a novel emulsion, Fabuless enables consumers to reduce calorie intake without the effort or sacrifice usually involved with dieting. The latest products containing PeptoPro® will also be on stand. Visitors can sample exciting sports nutrition products and discuss new and innovative applications for the award-winning protein hydrolysate with experts from the company. In line with current trends for cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics, the Beauty from Within portfolio incorporates ingredients which deliver proven benefits for skin health. Featuring essential nutrients, the products in the range work individually or in combination to protect, repair or hydrate the skin from within. Vital constituents of all living cells, nucleotides play a major role in almost all physiological processes. They are particularly beneficial for infant nutrition, where they support the production of new cells in growing babies and protect the immune system against viral and bacterial attacks. DSM also supplies high quality omega 3 and omega 6 oils all developed with specific food and beverage applications in mind.