Last week\u2019s headlines included news about how a super El Ni\u00f1o is impacting fish oil supply from Peru, upcycled prebiotic carrot ingredient Benicaros gets EU novel foods approval, the acquisition of supplement intelligence platform SuppCo, and India\u2019s Botanic Healthcare plans for the men\u2019s health category.<\/p>\n
Peru announced an indefinite extension of a fishing ban that was set to expire on June 10 amid growing concerns about a potential \u201csuper\u201d El Ni\u00f1o event.<\/p>\n
El Ni\u00f1o, the natural Pacific weather pattern that raises global temperatures, officially began on June 11, confirming predictions made by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) earlier this year. <\/p>\n
El Ni\u00f1o episodes have historically caused flooding, drought and wildfires, impacting agriculture and global food stocks. They also disrupt global fish supply by suppressing the natural upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water, stunting the production of phytoplankton and starving smaller fish. Some fish\u2014such as the Peruvian anchoveta which account for more than half the global supply of fish oil\u2014either relocate or move to deeper waters, significantly depleting catch volumes.<\/p>\n
This year, Peru\u2019s fishing season has progressed slowly due to the resulting high proportion of juvenile fish, leading to the extension of the fishing ban that had been in place since May 27.<\/p>\n
Dr. Enrico Bachis, market research director at The Marine Ingredients Organization (IFFO), said a full cancelation, as seen in 2023, remains possible and that this could drastically alter the fish oil market, limiting supply and amplifying costs.<\/p>\n
\u201cEl\u202fNi\u00f1o\u2011driven effective shortages or anticipated shortages typically reduce volumes and affect prices across the entire global feed and aquaculture system, with fish oil hit hardest,\u201d he said. \u201cPeru accounts for a large share of global fishmeal and fish oil supply, so disruptions quickly tighten availability. Buyers adjust their procurement strategies while exporters and traders hold.\u201d<\/p>\n
The European Commission has authorized Ingredion\u2019s recently acquired upcycled prebiotic carrot-fiber, Benicaros, as a Novel Food, allowing manufacturers to use it in food supplements across the EU.<\/p>\n
The upcycled carrot pomace ingredient developed by Dutch biotech company NutriLeads was bought earlier this month in an asset deal that transferred full intellectual property, clinical data, trademarks and manufacturing know-how.<\/p>\n
After a positive opinion on Rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) at the end of August 2025 the European Commission has now authorized the carrot extract enriched with RG-I (cRG-I) as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2026\/1306.<\/p>\n
Function, a health platform that provides lab testing, imaging and personalized health insights, has acquired SuppCo, a supplement intelligence platform focused on helping consumers evaluate supplement quality and trustworthiness.<\/p>\n
Together, the companies aim to connect biomarker testing, imaging, clinician guidance and supplement recommendations, linking health insights with actionable interventions. <\/p>\n
\u201cFunction\u2019s lab testing, MRI and CT, clinician-reviewed results identify the gaps and create action plans,\u201d explained Jonathan Swerdlin, CEO and co-founder of Function. \u201cSuppCo\u2019s independent supplement evaluation and TrustScore verify what\u2019s worth taking. The result is a system that recommends based on your biology, verifies what you\u2019re putting in your body and measures whether it\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n
SuppCo\u2019s consumer app helps guide supplement choices, with ratings across 35,000+ products and analysis of 500,000+ routines. <\/p>\n
Function has always focused on helping people understand what is happening inside their body through labs, imaging, and longitudinal health data, Swerdlin said, adding that SuppCo adds an action layer to that ecosystem. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey built deep expertise around supplement organization, product quality analysis, and personalized routines, alongside an independent system designed to help consumers navigate a highly fragmented category,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Indian company Botanic Healthcare says that its new men\u2019s health ingredient innovations, focusing on addressing the needs of two age groups, are set to be launched within the year, despite the category having taken a back seat in recent years. <\/p>\n
In the past couple of years, the nutraceutical industry\u2014from ingredients to products\u2014has centered heavily on beauty-from-within and women\u2019s health, according to Gaurav Soni, founder and managing director of Botanic Healthcare, who spoke to NutraIngredients at Hi-Fi Asia 2026, taking place in Shanghai, China from June 15 to 17.<\/p>\n
However, he believes that men\u2019s health would regain momentum in the coming year, specifically with a focus on two demographics\u2014men aged between 25 and 45, and older men above 45 years. <\/p>\n
For the first age group, their needs are all about strength, stamina, endurance, overall well-being, and not just sexual health. On the other hand, older men have a different body profile that has different needs with declining testosterone, metabolism, and muscle mass.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have developed new products for men\u2019s health, which we think is going to be the next big thing. As we sell our ingredients all over the world, these new innovations target both groups. That\u2019s what we tell the brands and marketing companies\u2014you must cater to these two segments,\u201d said Soni. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week\u2019s headlines included news about how a super El Ni\u00f1o is impacting fish oil supply from Peru,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[102,6636,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-652390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-health","tag-nutrition","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}