Did you know that microencapsulation can improve a product’s taste, color, and stability? Microencapsulation is the process of applying a protective barrier around a particle of product or active material. This can stabilize products, allow oil-based products to be mixed with water, alter the release of ingredients, improve ingredient handling, and provide many other benefits. Depending on the application, the shell can be made of wax, oil, gum, starch, or cellulose. Microcapsules form small compartments with diameters ranging from submicrons to millimeters.

With the new nutrition label regulations in the United States, we’re looking at big changes in vitamin D labeling—including mandatory nutrition labeling and a doubling of the recommended or declared Daily Value. Although Vitamin D, known as the “sunshine vitamin”, can be produced in the skin with sufficient sun exposure, Americans are struggling to get enough of it. Read on to learn how much vitamin D we actually need, the best food sources, and which labeling changes impact this nutrient of concern.

At any given time, numerous trends are rising and declining around the globe. However, in the midst of these, a few fundamental themes with the potential for large-scale impact shine through. These trends, known as MegaTrends, have the ability to impact many different industries and redefine culture and daily life in significant ways.

The Insights team at Glanbia Nutritionals continuously analyzes sources ranging from market reports to trade shows to social media in search of the next MegaTrends.