The magnificent 7

The magnificent 7: Our ingredient picks for 2011

1. Krill

Why we like it:

Smaller dose and capsule size compared to fish oil, without the fish burps. Krill sector players seem to be burying the hatchet, and not in each other's skulls. Aker BioMarine just joined GOED to establish a krill composition monograph in order to keep quality high and, perhaps, prevent misleading krill-like products from hitting our shores.

Science is supporting the idea that the phospholipid form of omega-3s found in krill is more bioavailable than fish oil's triglycerides. And Enzymotec has crossed the cardio and brain health categories with its Sharp PS Gold ingredient. The one blemish on this feel-good story is the (many would say misguided) ban of krill oil supplements by Whole Foods Market over sustainability concerns.

Science says:

Levels of EPA and DHA found in krill oil have similar metabolic effects in the body as those found in fish oil, even though they are nominally lower dosages.1 Another recent study provided a detailed fingerprint of sorts of all the phospholipids found in the Euphasia superba species, which should yield more research tangents in the near future.2

http://www.functionalingredientsmag.com/article/Ingredient-Focus/the-magnificent-7-our-ingredient-picks-for-2011.aspx

http://www.depsyl.com/

http://back2basicnutrition.com/

http://bionutritionalresearch.olhblogspace.com/