Antioxidants | Beverage Industry

This Amazonian 'Super-Leaf' May Help Gaming Performance

Encouraging new research suggests that the caffeine and antioxidants from guayusa may help gaming performance with more focus and fewer jitters.

Brian Zapp

June 23, 2022

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Regarded as the guardians of the rainforest, the Kichwa have an elite group of warriors known as the "Vigilante Nocturno," or Night Watchmen. For centuries these specialized hunters would drink a tincture of brewed guayusa leaves to help sharpen their alertness.

BODYARMOR LYTE Kiwi Strawberry

April 14, 2022

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BODYARMOR, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., introduced its new flavor innovation: BODYARMOR LYTE Kiwi Strawberry.

Barcode plant-based, adaptogen-rich performance beverage

R&D Feature

Immune health drives beverage innovation

Functional ingredients impact formulation, flavor

Sarah Graybill

July 30, 2021

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Consumer demand for immune-supporting ingredients is on the rise, leading beverage brand and ingredient companies to innovate with immune-health-focused ingredients that push the envelope.

ROAR Organic revamps formulation, packaging

Brand moves beyond refreshment to include more vitamins, antioxidants

June 30, 2021

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ROAR Organic, Bethlehem, Pa., announced a new recipe for its line of beverages, which are now fortified 100% daily value of energy and immunity vitamins B5, B6, B12 and C, as well as antioxidant vitamins A and E, and electrolytes from coconut water.

Steaz Antioxidant Brew Yerba Mate

March 3, 2021

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Available exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores, Steaz Antioxidant Brew Yerba Mate joins the Steaz Antioxidant Brew ready-to-drink (RTD) tea portfolio.

Ingredient Spotlight: Exotic Fruits

Domestic, exotic fruit flavors create tastes that ‘travel’

Beverage-makers incorporate flavors associated with immune benefits

Sarah Graybill

January 26, 2021

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As the functional and flavorful capabilities of domestic and exotic fruits continue to be experimented with, a healthy mix of traditional and emerging combinations are on the horizon for beverages, experts note.

Ingredient Spotlight

Coffee fruit shows potential in future beverage innovations

Niche benefits could seize untapped opportunities in food, beverage

Sarah Graybill

January 22, 2021

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Historically an upcycled byproduct within the coffee production process, coffee fruit’s sustainable characteristics and health benefits could present opportunities in beverage development.

Ingredient Spotlight

Antioxidants, superfoods provide functionality for new age beverages

Stressors prompt consumers to seek beverages that body, mind

Sarah Graybill

January 5, 2021

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The functional properties of antioxidants and superfoods are gaining traction lately as consumer interest in health and wellness grows as the result of the pandemic.