OZiva Launches Plant-Based Vitamins and Minerals That Focuses on Building Immunity and Providing Holistic Nutrition
Monday, April 26, 2021 6:12PM IST (12:42PM GMT)
The newly introduced range offers better absorption of nutrients with 100% natural ingredients as compared to regular vitamins available in the market
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: OZiva, India’s leading certified clean and plant-based nutrition, and wellness brand recently announced the launch of its newest range of plant-based vitamins and minerals. Aimed at providing better immunity, gut health, and nutrition, these products provide a revolutionary blend of 100% plant-derived ingredients that are better absorbed by the body compared to regular vitamins & minerals as they are available in a more bioavailable form. The range includes
Food Fortification: A New Way To Fight Hidden Hunger by Colleen Fleiss on March 16, 2021 at 11:14 PM
Micronutrients mixed with staple foods like rice, oil, wheat, or maize flour, as well as condiments like salt, for a very low cost, can be a potent way to fight hidden hunger, said experts in a recent webinar.
Two billion people suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies, said the panel in the webinar organised by Hexagon Nutrition and ASSOCHAM.
Food fortification is a low-cost breakthrough with long-term social and economic benefits. As part of broader national efforts to combat chronic under nutrition, food fortification is one of the most cost-effective and reliable investment opportunities, said the experts.
Supply fortified staples to fight morbidity, say experts
March 07, 2021
Micronutrients lacking in PDS contents
The Public Distribution System is largely grain-focussed (rice and wheat) and does not provide adequate protein and micronutrients such as Vitamin A and D, according to experts speaking at an event organised here last week.
The Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in collaboration with the Food Safety Division, Kerala, had jointly organised the brainstorming session.
Food certification beneficial
Highlighting the benefits of food fortification and urgent need for its widespread adoption, they noted that many beneficiaries of food programmes are too poor to buy protein-rich foods, leafy vegetables, and fruits that provide micronutrients. Fortification is a proven, cost-effective scientific solution that can be scaled up.
15th World Nutrition & Food Science Virtual Conference
March 5, 2021
The 15th World Nutrition & Food Science Virtual Conferences (NutritionVirtual2021) is held under the umbrella of UCGConferences on June 3-4, 2021, on a fully virtual platform and placed under the theme of “Empowering Nutrition through the Lifecycle & nurturing the Food Science.” Chairing by ~Ms. Manjari Chandra.
NutritionVirtual2021 is aimed to bringing together Nutritionists, Health Care Providers, Physicians, Dietitians, Diabetologist, Nurses & Students, hospital executive chefs, health coaches, those dedicated to empowering clients and patients with the ultimate from all over the world. The one-day nutrition virtual conference will include keynote lectures, speaker session, poster session, panel discussion, workshops, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities with almost 20+ speakers from around the world presenting on topics including Nutrition and Disease, Prebiotics and Probiotics, Sustainability,
Trend of Biofortification of Micronutrients in Agricultural Micronutrients Market to Gain Fillip from Favorable Governments Policies, Revenues to Climb to US$ 10.4 Bn by 2030: TMR
- Focus of farmers and sellers on diversification of production spurs growth in agricultural micronutrients market
ALBANY, N.Y., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Biofortification of micronutrients for a range of agricultural crops has become a key approach for boosting their nutritional profile as well as in increasing the disease-resistance in plants. This also assists in biological growth of the plants. Fortification through manganese, iron, and zinc has helped agriculturists and food companies develop foods rich in micronutrients. The growing trend of biofortification in mungbean, wheat, maize, potato, and sweet potatoes has helped boost the valuation of the agricultural micronutrients market. The trend has gathered paced on the back of growing micronutrients deficiency on human health especially among t