Nutracon awards Maypro’s Oligonol
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The 2008 NutrAward for best new ingredient of 2007 goes to Maypro Industries' antioxidant ingredient Oligonol. In the award's 10th year, it was presented toPurchase, N.Y.-based Maypro at the 2008 Nutracon conference March 12-13 in Anaheim, Calif. Oligonol is a "first-of-its-kind oligomerized polyphenol, exceeding traditional polyphenol products such as pine bark, grape seed and green tea in bioavailability and with higher antioxidant capacity than these phytonutrients," according to a March 21 New Hope Natural Media release. Maypro President Steve Yamada says, "We hope by winning this award, it will encourage innovation in the Japanese business community," where the company has an office and markets U.S. and European patented ingredients...