Christmas is almost here. It's that time of year where we eat and drink more than we should and then make a New Year's resolution
to lose it all by joining a gym. This tends to last all of two weeks and we give up. We hope you find some healthy food options along
with ideas to make us all feel slightly better about that extra bit of Christmas pudding we just had to eat!.
New Products On The Market
Cornelius can help
We can offer a range of soluble and insoluble Edible glitters from Watson. Natural colours are available.
Watsons can also offer Vitamin and mineral premixes.
We have an excellent range of Green teas from Taiyo, this includes low bitter grades.
Cornelius Lab
Cornelius represent a company called Adumim/frutarom Food Ingredients of Tel Aviv, Israel, who have
developed a flexible approach to solubilising oils, and oil-soluble materials, in water.
Their Nutralease technology allows many materials that are currently difficult to use in clear
beverages (e.g. beta carotene, essential oils, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, lycopene,
phytosterols, etc.) to be used in beverages without causing stability problems, or affecting clarity.
Nutralease uses a patent-pending nanosized liquid encapsulation system that is also finding an
application in the pharmaceutical world to improve bioavailability.
In this case we looked at a beta carotene concentrate from Adumin and compared it to a competitor beta
carotene. The pictures below illustrate the steps we made to compare the two in the lab.
A: Beta Carotene 0.2% concentrate
B: Competitor Beta Carotene
  
Picture shows beaker A and B which
both contain filtered room temperature water.
| Picture shows Adumin NSSL beta
carotene being added to beaker A.
Competitor beta carotene is being
added to beaker B | Picture shows competitor beta
carotene added into beaker B and
remaining Adumin beta carotene
being added to beaker A |
  
Picture shows competitor beta
carotene being stirred into beaker B
| Picture shows Adumin beta
carotene being stirred into beaker
A | Picture shows that beaker A solution
is considerably clearer than the
opaque competitor beta carotene
solution B |
From these pictures you can see that the Adumin beta carotene is much clearer than the competitor.
News from Cornelius
Competition Results
Visitors to the Cornelius stand at FIE 2007 were invited to post their business cards or leave their details to enter our special
competition. We can now announce the results following the draw at the close of the event. The first prize was vouchers
for a meal, with wine specially selected to complement the food, at Jamie Oliver's Restaurant in either London or Cornwall.
The winner was Denis Bray of Thompson & Capper, Runcorn, who can be seen in the photograph below being personally
presented with his prize by Cornelius' Area Sales Manager for the South West of the UK, Bris Goodey. The second prize, a
signed hard-back copy of Jamie Oliver's latest book, Jamie at Home, was won by Viv Gibson of Perrigo, Swadlincote.
We hope they both enjoy their prizes. We would like to thank everyone who entered our competition
Care With Creatine!
CreapureTM, manufactured by AlzChem Trostberg GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Degussa), is available from Cornelius.
It is the safest and most effective creatine on the world market.
This is achieved by
-careful selection of raw materials,
-high performance technology thanks to sophisticated process engineering under GMP conditions and
-precise chemical analysis.
The manufacturing and handling of raw materials are both crucial factors for determining the quality of creatine monohydrate.
Inferior raw materials or, for example, a too-rapid reduction in the amount of water during "recrystallisation" results in larger
amounts of impurities such as creatinine, dicyandiamide and dihydrotriazine.
Recently, various samples of creatine have been tested and some found to contain impurities. Some products also infringe
AlzChem's patent. AlzChem are currently contacting these competitors to highlight these findings.
Can you be sure that the creatine monohydrate you are using is safe?
The only way to guarantee a safe and effective source of creatine monohydrate is to use CreapureTM.
For more details please contact Cornelius Health and Food.
Cornelius Can Help
Samples of Creapure are available from our samples department.
Legislation
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On January 16, the European Commission
approved the mutual recognition procedure
for a glucosamine HCl product (Glucomed
tablets, made by Navamedic ASA), allowing
its use in 19 member countries of the
European Union.
The formulation contains 625 mg of
glucosamine (750 mg of glucosamine HCl)
and is indicated for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
The product was originally approved by
Sweden's Medicinal Products Agency in August 2005, allowing that country to serve as the reference member state for reciprocal approvals
in Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain.
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Approvals have not been granted in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, or the United Kingdom
due to outstanding issues mainly related to the respective regulatory authorities' evaluation of
efficacy documentation for glucosamine.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/522114
If this product does get approval for the UK it could mean problems for manufacturers of supplements
containing glucosamine.
The issue for the UK is dependant on which legislation the product is licensed under. If it is licensed
under THMPD, it needs to show that it has a history of safe use and the claims used may be subject
to certain restrictions. If the product is shown to be efficacious, i.e. has a pharmacological effect on
the body, it may need to be fully licensed as a medicine.
In the latter case one of two things could happen: 1) glucosamine is shown to have an effect therefore
all products containing it could need to be licensed or 2) levels of glucosamine that have been shown to
have an effect (in this case 1500mg) could need to be licensed but it may be possible to have an
unlicensed product containing a lower dose but without making any medicinal type claims.
The HFMA have commented they are monitoring the situation.
Cornelius Column: Joint Health
Our joints are important for movement
so it goes without saying that we should be protecting them. Exercise plays a part in keeping our joints healthy and people who take regular exercise are less likely to experience joint and muscle pain in old age.
The main form of joint pain is often a form of arthritis. One of the most common forms is Osteoarthritis. This ia progressive disease which has no cure. The condition usually affects the weight bearing joints, such as the hips, knees and spine by causing pain and swelling.
Primary osteoarthritis is mostly related
to age. With ageing the water content of the cartilage increases and the protein make-up of cartilage degenerates. Repetitive use of the joints over years irritates and inflames the cartilage. Exercise can be used to manage the condition.
The duration and intensity of physical
activity can determine the condition
of our joints. It is true that too much
weight bearing exercise can put unnecessary strain on joints making
the subject more susceptible to injury.
It is unclear how much exercise is the right amount to keep joints in good condition but taking part in at least 150 minutes worth of exercise a week is what thegovernment recommend to keep us fit and healthy.
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Cartilage is essential for the protection of joints as it covers the ends of the bone and acts as a cushion. Some supplements on the market can help with joint health.
Glucosmine is naturally produced in the body. This is an amino acid that is a precursor to a molecule used in the formation and repair of cartilage.
Taking the recommended dose of glucosamine in 1500mg each day for one to two months may increase the rate of formation of new cartilage by providing more of the necessary building blocks.
Chondroitin is often taken in combination with glucosamine. Chondroitin is the most abundant glycosaminoglycan in cartilage and is partly responsible for the resiliency of cartilage. Chondroitin is also important in preventing the action of enzymes that destroy cartilage. The recommended dose of chondroitin is 800 mg each day.
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Other joint care supplements include
Cod-liver oil and celadrin.
Some manufacturers are even using
a combination of 3 or 4 actives,
for example Seven Seas Pure cod
liver oil with vitamins A, D & E
and fish oil plus glucosamine.
Getting the right balance
between exercise, diet and
supplements is difficult but
making the effort will significantly
reduce the chances of developing
joint pain in old age.
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