Branded Ingredient Directory
The branded ingredients behind natural health products, listed by supplier, each with an IHR merchandising note for retailers.
Activ'Inside
French company in the Bordeaux region that develops patented, clinically tested formulas from grape, saffron and other botanicals for brain, mood and beauty supplements, and also offers private-label and contract manufacturing.
Arjuna Natural
Kerala-based maker of standardized and patented botanical extracts, founded in 1989, selling branded turmeric, ashwagandha, boswellia and other Ayurvedic-rooted ingredients to supplement, food and animal-nutrition brands in more than 70 countries.
Balchem (Kappa Bioscience, K2VITAL etc.)
US ingredient company whose Human Nutrition & Health unit supplies vitamin K2 (from its Kappa Bioscience acquisition in Norway), choline, folate, MSM and Albion chelated minerals, plus encapsulated nutrients for food and supplement makers.
Beneo
German food-ingredient company (part of Südzucker) making chicory fibres, sugar alternatives, rice and plant proteins and texturates for food, supplement, infant and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Bio-gen Extracts
Bengaluru-based maker of clinically studied carotenoids and plant extracts, best known for marigold-derived lutein and a nitrate-rich beetroot extract, supplied to supplement and functional-food brands.
Botanic Healthcare
Hyderabad-based maker of standardized botanical extracts, carotenoids and liposomal ingredients, with a large range of branded, clinically tested Ayurvedic-origin ingredients sold to supplement and food brands.
CSL USA
Wisconsin-based arm of Italy's Sacco System that supplies probiotic cultures for human and animal products and offers custom fermentation to U.S. brands.
Ennature Biopharma
Indian plant-chemistry company making pharmaceutical APIs, nicotine and guar gum, with a nutraceutical arm that sells five clinically studied branded botanicals plus standardized extracts.
Epax
Norwegian maker of concentrated marine omega-3 oils, part of the Pelagia group, supplying supplement brands with high-EPA, high-DHA and newer specialty fatty-acid concentrates.
Hi-Q Marine Biotech
Taiwanese marine biotech company that extracts low-molecular-weight fucoidan and fucoxanthin from brown seaweed and sells them as raw materials for supplements, skincare and pet products, alongside its own finished brands.
Horphag Research
Swiss family-owned company that develops and sells patented tree-bark and plant extracts, led by Pycnogenol, to supplement, food and cosmetic brands worldwide.
K.Patel Phyto Extractions
Mumbai-based maker of Ayurvedic botanical extracts, phytochemicals and branded, clinically studied herbal ingredients, plus a liposomal delivery platform.
Kemin
Iowa-based global ingredient maker whose human nutrition and health unit supplies branded carotenoids, botanicals, beta-glucans and other actives to supplement and food brands.
Lallemand Bio-Ingredients
Montreal-based division of the Lallemand yeast group that makes yeast-derived ingredients: nutritional yeast, vitamin- and mineral-enriched yeasts, yeast beta-glucan and yeast extracts for supplements and food.
Lallemand Health Solutions
Probiotics arm of the Lallemand group, formed from Institut Rosell and Harmonium International; supplies named probiotic strains, ready-made branded blends and mineral-enriched yeasts to supplement brands.
Mibelle Biochemistry
Swiss developer of plant-based active ingredients for cosmetics and food supplements, part of the Solabia Group; its Food & Health line covers beauty-from-within, energy and focus.
Natac Biotech
Spanish botanical extract and omega-3 manufacturer (Natac Group) with a broad catalogue of standardised plant extracts and a set of patented branded extracts for weight, mood, gut and heart products.
Naturmega
Colombian omega-3 producer making fish-oil concentrates, phospholipid omega-3s, algal DHA and pet omega-3 ingredients for supplement brands.
Nektium Pharma
Spanish botanical extract maker based in the Canary Islands, a certified B Corp, with clinically studied branded extracts for energy, stress, mood and weight plus contract development and manufacturing.
Pharmaquinone
European maker of vitamin K2 (MK-7) sold under the Pharmaquinone® brand as oils, powders and pure active for supplement manufacturers.
PhytoGaia
Malaysian supplier of branded palm-fruit phytonutrients (tocotrienols, carotenes, squalene, MCTs) for supplements, foods, cosmetics and pet and animal nutrition.
PLT Health Solutions
New Jersey-based supplier that brings more than 30 branded, clinically studied ingredients to supplement, food and beverage brands, and helps them design finished products.
Probi
Swedish probiotic company, now part of Symrise, that develops, clinically documents and manufactures its own bacterial strains and sells them to supplement and food brands worldwide.
Roelmi HPC
Italian ingredient developer near Milan supplying personal-care and nutraceutical brands with fermentation-made hyaluronic acid blends and polyphenol complexes, many drawn from agricultural by-products.
Rousselot
Collagen and gelatin maker owned by Darling Ingredients that supplies Peptan collagen peptides and specialty gelatins for supplements, foods, gummies, softgels and medical uses.
Saanroo Health Sciences (formerly Gencor)
Supplier of clinically studied branded botanical and delivery-technology ingredients, many built on the LipiSperse® dispersion system, for supplement and functional food brands.
ACG
Indian group that supplies empty hard capsules (gelatin, HPMC and pullulan), blister and barrier packaging films and foils, and capsule and packaging machinery to pharmaceutical and supplement makers.
Container and Packaging
Employee-owned US packaging supplier based in Boise, Idaho, selling bottles, jars, closures and accessories to supplement, food and personal-care brands, with labelling and design services.
Faravelli
Milan-based ingredient and chemical distributor founded in 1926, supplying nutraceutical, food, pharma, cosmetic and animal-nutrition makers through companies in Europe, China and the US.
Funtrition
Gummy supplement contract manufacturer with plants in Colombia and Florida that designs and produces custom gummies for supplement brands using its own set of gummy technologies.
Hermes Pharma
German contract developer and manufacturer near Munich that makes easy-to-swallow dosage forms such as effervescent and chewable tablets for pharmaceutical and supplement brands.
JRS Pharma
German excipient maker (part of the JRS fibre group) supplying binders, fillers, disintegrants, lubricants, carriers and film coatings that pharmaceutical and supplement manufacturers use to make tablets and capsules.
KLK OLEO
Oleochemical manufacturing arm of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad; makes palm-based phytonutrients (DavosLife tocotrienols and carotenes) plus excipients, esters and glycerine.