Feb 18, 2008
Chinese ingredient supplier Fenchem has said it will focus research and development on finding natural antioxidants in response to market demand.
The firm said that due to health concerns over artificial antioxidants it will concentrate on finding natural ones from plant extracts.
A rise in demand for antioxidants has seen an increase in products containing fruits high in antioxidants.
For example, the antioxidant-packed aronia as an ingredient in Europe has risen from just two launches in 1997 to 108 last year.
Spokesperson Junny Liu told NutraIngredients.com: "Evidence suggests that butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a carcinogen, and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) has been banned in Australia, Japan, Romania and Sweden. In the United States, it is prohibited for use in infant formulas.
"Besides the traditional natural antioxidants such as Vitamin E and Vitamin C, Fenchem is devoting the study and development for other plant based antioxidants based on large investment."
(copy from http://www.nutraingredients.com/Industry/Fenchem-concentrates-on-natural-antioxidant-sources)
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