At Vitafoods, Cargill will share its new approach towards specialized nutrition, building on 40 years of experience across early life nutrition, active life nutrition and medical nutrition:
Early Life Nutrition: The initial 1000 days, which includes maternal, infant, and childhood phases, are crucial for optimal development. Nutrition during this early life period not only shapes the immediate physical and cognitive growth but also develops a vital foundation for lifelong health. One out of every 10 babies around the world who are fed with infant formula use Cargill ingredients, and our portfolio includes probiotics, choline, DHA, and ARA, and much more.
· Ingredient spotlight: DHA, a micronutrient that has been linked to normal and healthy pregnancy, optimal vision and brain development and psychomotor capability in infants. Cargill’s Specialized Nutrition brings an algae-based type of DHA.
Active Lifestyle Nutrition: Sports nutrition was traditionally focused on performance athletes, but its scope has evolved to a broader active lifestyle nutrition space. The shifting landscape in Active Nutrition reflects consumers’ desire for holistic wellness and the plant-based revolution. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of essential nutrients and health boosting ingredients, suitable for developing solutions for all Active Nutrition consumer targets, from performance athletes to active lifestyle users.
· Ingredient spotlight: RadiPure® pea protein delivers targeted health benefits to support an active lifestyle consumers need while ensuring great taste, quality, and safety and EpiCor postbiotic, an innovative, science-backed ingredient clinically shown to support immune health.
Medical Nutrition: As the world ages, the importance of nutrition in promoting physical, cognitive function, and overall wellbeing becomes increasingly important. Nutrition plays a key role in living a higher quality ‘vital’ life. It supports general health and wellbeing, muscle mass and bone health for mobility and cognitive function. We offer a comprehensive range of essential medical nutrition, that includes plant-based proteins to counter muscle mass loss (such as sarcopenia) and carbohydrates to serve as fuel for energy and muscles. Specifically, our low glycemic index (GI) and slow-release carbohydrates can help maintain healthy blood glucose levels and improve insulin resistance.
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