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the different countries in the nutraceutical market – USA 37%, Europe 33%, Japan
18% and rest of the world as 12%. These two rapidly increasing sectors of the industry were at 19.5% per year for dietary supplements and 11.6% per year natural/
herbal products (Chauhan et al. 2013). Table 2.2 shows some commercially available nutraceuticals.
2.4 The Future Prospects of Nutraceutical Industry
The world is becoming more sophisticated and interesting. Foods are becoming
more attractive, appealing and fortified to meet the increasing demand of healthy
nutrition. With the invention and recent advances in Living Modified Organisms
(LMOs) and Genetically Modified Foods (GMFs), food for all agenda in the future
will be attained or rather malnutrition would soon be history but new challenges
may ensue. With the popping-in of tablets as nutrients to provide the body with
complete Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) including fiber to ensure intestinal or bowel emptying, the prospects of nutraceuticals are limitless. The target of
food and nutrition societies for a world rid of hunger in the future is possible with
the potentials of nutraceuticals. At the core of the value-added market performance
is the increasing responsiveness on the part of consumers as to how nutraceuticals
Table 2.2 Some commercially marketed nutraceuticals
Product
Group
Content
Company
Calcirol D-3®
Calcium
supplement
Calcium and vitamins
Cadilla healthcare
limited, India
Coral calcium
Calcium
supplement
Calcium and trace
minerals
Nature’s answer,
Hauppauge, NY, USA
WelLife®
Amino acid
supplement
Granulated-L-glutamine
Daesang America Inc.,
Hackensach, NJ, USA
Proteinex®
Protein
supplement
Predigested proteins,
vitamins,
Pfizer ltd., Mumbai,
India
Daytime restore &
nighttime repose
Restful sleep
Ginseng, Ginkgo biloba,
Xigo health
CogniSure
Amino acid
supplement
Proline-rich polypeptide
complex
Metagenics Inc
Omega woman
Immune
supplement
Antioxidants, vitamins and
phytochemicals
Wassen, Surrey, U.K.
PNerplusTM
Neuropathic pain
supplement
Vitamin and other natural
supplement
NeuroHelp, San
Antonio, Texas, USA
GRD
Nutritional
supplement
Proteins, vitamins,
minerals and
carbohydrates
ZydusCadila Ltd.
Ahmedabad, India
BiovincaTM
Neurotonic
Vinpocetine
Cyvex nutrition, Irvine,
CA, USA
Source: Modified from Chauhan et al. 2013. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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the different countries in the nutraceutical market – USA 37%, Europe 33%, Japan
18% and rest of the world as 12%. These two rapidly increasing sectors of the industry were at 19.5% per year for dietary supplements and 11.6% per year natural/
herbal products (Chauhan et al. 2013). Table 2.2 shows some commercially available nutraceuticals.
2.4 The Future Prospects of Nutraceutical Industry
The world is becoming more sophisticated and interesting. Foods are becoming
more attractive, appealing and fortified to meet the increasing demand of healthy
nutrition. With the invention and recent advances in Living Modified Organisms
(LMOs) and Genetically Modified Foods (GMFs), food for all agenda in the future
will be attained or rather malnutrition would soon be history but new challenges
may ensue. With the popping-in of tablets as nutrients to provide the body with
complete Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) including fiber to ensure intestinal or bowel emptying, the prospects of nutraceuticals are limitless. The target of
food and nutrition societies for a world rid of hunger in the future is possible with
the potentials of nutraceuticals. At the core of the value-added market performance
is the increasing responsiveness on the part of consumers as to how nutraceuticals
Table 2.2 Some commercially marketed nutraceuticals
Product
Group
Content
Company
Calcirol D-3®
Calcium
supplement
Calcium and vitamins
Cadilla healthcare
limited, India
Coral calcium
Calcium
supplement
Calcium and trace
minerals
Nature’s answer,
Hauppauge, NY, USA
WelLife®
Amino acid
supplement
Granulated-L-glutamine
Daesang America Inc.,
Hackensach, NJ, USA
Proteinex®
Protein
supplement
Predigested proteins,
vitamins,
Pfizer ltd., Mumbai,
India
Daytime restore &
nighttime repose
Restful sleep
Ginseng, Ginkgo biloba,
Xigo health
CogniSure
Amino acid
supplement
Proline-rich polypeptide
complex
Metagenics Inc
Omega woman
Immune
supplement
Antioxidants, vitamins and
phytochemicals
Wassen, Surrey, U.K.
PNerplusTM
Neuropathic pain
supplement
Vitamin and other natural
supplement
NeuroHelp, San
Antonio, Texas, USA
GRD
Nutritional
supplement
Proteins, vitamins,
minerals and
carbohydrates
ZydusCadila Ltd.
Ahmedabad, India
BiovincaTM
Neurotonic
Vinpocetine
Cyvex nutrition, Irvine,
CA, USA
Source: Modified from Chauhan et al. 2013. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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