Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. enters the functional food Industry

10/03/06 Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., "Neptune" in alliance with Terepia International Inc. "Terepia" breaks through a major barrier and enters the functional food Industry with three new confectionary products.

Since 2000, Terepia International Inc. is considered one of the most respected companies in the United States and in the forefront of R&D specializing in challenging state of the art food formulations which enabled Neptune to accomplish the full bloom of fruit flavors. These confectionaries are produced with three different fresh fruits; pomegranate, passion-fruit and mango. A tablespoonful contains a 300mg dose of Neptune Krill Oil "NKO(TM)" with natural fruits and no added preservatives, sugar or artificial flavors.

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. develops high value added nutritional products from underexploited marine biomasses, such as krill, with its patented extraction process (Neptune OceanExtract(TM)). Using an exclusive process, Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. is well positioned in the $182 billion global nutrition market (Nutrition Business Journal, Oct/Nov 2004) of health and wellness concepts.

Natural biomass extraction is now playing an important role in developing nutrigenomics, the next wave in nutritional research. Through strategic alliances and partnerships, as well as through clinical studies, the Company continues to demonstrate the immense beneficial effects of these products. The Company develops and markets new formulas and new products for specific applications in high growth markets such the nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, biopharmaceutical and nutrigenomics markets.

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