DuPont Nutrition & Health Receives NutriIngredients USA “Ingredient of the Year Award" 2018

Team recognized for opening a new frontier in infant & toddler formula nutrition with CARE4U™ Human Milk Oligosaccharide 2’-FL.

Baby formula products with Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) produced by DuPont Nutrition & Health (N&H) are recognized around the world as being closer to the gold standard of human milk. They also are well known for the role they play in supporting digestive, immune and cognitive development in infants.  And it was these winning qualities that led to N&H recently receiving the prestigious NutraIngredients-USA "Ingredient of the Year Award 2018" for the business's HMO innovation to promote infant nutrition by supplementing infant and toddler formula.  The award, presented at a ceremony in Chicago following the Institute for Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Expo, is given for true innovation and cutting-edge research in the nutrition and dietary supplements industries and is an acknowledgement of the industry's very best international health research.

"This early win for CARE4U™ 2'-FL HMO underlines the research which indicates that commercially produced HMOs such as CARE4U™ can mimic some of the health-promoting effects of the HMOs present in human milk, helping to close an important gap between human milk and infant formula," said Ratna Mukherjea, technology and innovation leader-HMO, who accepted the award on behalf of DuPont Nutrition & Health. 

Steen Lyck, global business development leader, Cultures, HMO, Probiotics and Food Protection, DuPont Nutrition & Health, said, "This award is a validation from independent experts confirming the quality of science, innovation and market potential of HMOs in both the infant and toddler formula market. CARE4U™ is suitable for dietary supplements as well, given that it is the highest-purity and density HMO on the market, allowing for smaller dose size and ability to combine with other ingredients." He continued, "In addition, initial research shows support for a healthy microbiome in adults, and DuPont is uncovering ways in which the health benefits of HMOs can be used in dietary supplements, extending the advantages of HMOs from infancy into adulthood. This is just the beginning."

Also shortlisted from DuPont in the Weight Management Ingredient of the Year category was HOWARU® Shape, a unique combination of probiotic (B420™) and prebiotic (Litesse® Ultra™) clinically proven to naturally keep your waist trim. 

To learn more about CARE4U™ HMO, visit https://www.dupontnutritionandhealth.com/product-range/hmos.html and to learn more about HOWARU® Shape, visit https://www.dupontnutritionandhealth.com/products/howaru-shape.html.