Programme
08.30 Registration and refreshments
09.00 Welcome and introduction
Unravelling the confusion surrounding antioxidant - A brief overview
Stephen Daniells, Editor, NutraIngredients
- The rise of ‘brand' antioxidant - from chemical term to marketing tool
- Understanding the conflicting science of antioxidants
- What are the challenges facing the area?
09.20 Antioxidants and beyond - Mapping the functional food market
Sabine Altendorf, Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
- An overview of the global
- Antioxidants market in food, drinks and vitamins and dietary supplements
- Antioxidants in the context of wider nutraceutical trends
- Insight into the performance of naturally high in antioxidants products:
superfruit juice, green tea, dark chocolate and berries
- Future outlook - fastest growing markets
09.55 Health claims - Ensuring your dossier meets the regulation requirements
Dr Mary Gilsenan, Head of regulatory Services, Leatherhead Food Research
- Overview of the nutrition & health claims regulation and its impact on the
use of antioxidant claims
- Meeting the high standards required to secure a health claim
- Outlining the EFSA guidelines for a successful dossier application
10.30 Refreshment break
SCIENCE & TESTING FOCUS
11.00 Cracking the code on antioxidant testing - Sorting your ORAC from your
FRAP, DPPH and TEAC
Karen Schaich, Associate Professor, Dept of Food Science, Rutgers
University
- General overview of all the assays
- Underlying chemistry and critical control factors
- Appropriate and inappropriate applications
- New directions in antioxidant research
11.35 Bioavailability and the marker concept
Prof Wilhelm Stahl, Professor of Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University of
Düsseldorf
- Biomarker concept
- Bioavailability
- Markers of oxidative damage
- Markers of function and clinical efficacy
ANTIOXIDANTS & HEALTH
12.10 Capitalise the growing trends for a healthier lifestyle
Dr Christina Khoo, Research Sciences Manager, Ocean Spray Cranberries
- An overview of 50 years of urinary tract health research
- The unique composition of the cranberry supports multiple bioactivities but
also provides product development opportunities and challenges
- Emerging research in heart, immunity and cell health
12.45 Lunch
13.45 Antioxidants and skin health - Shining light on sun protection
Dr Regina Goralczyk, Senior Project Manager, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd
- Introduction into skin biology
- Photo damage and systemic photo prevention mechanisms
- Review of major nutritional antioxidants and their function in systemic
photoprotection
- Summary and conclusion on concepts for nutritional sun protection
14.20 Looking to the future - What next for polyphenols
Dr David Vauzour, Post-Doctoral Fellow, The University of Reading
- Polyphenols and the brain
- Impact of polyphenols on neuro-cognitive performances,
neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
- Antioxidant versus non antioxidant properties
- Potential mechanisms underlying these effects
14.55 Refreshment break
15.25 Latest advances in flavonoids
Peter Hollman, Associate Professor, RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety
and Wageningen University
- Flavonoids potentially may reduce cardiovascular risk
- Direct antioxidant action to prevent global oxidative damage not very likely
- Effects on the vascular system most promising. Many mechanisms
proposed e.g. involvement in cell signalling
- Human interventions with pure flavonoids needed
16.00 Working towards a common goal - How to successfully deliver value in the
end product
Udi Alroy, VP Global Marketing & Sales, LycoRed
16.35 Panel discussion
17.05 Summary
17.10 Conference close
Stephen Daniels, Science Editor, NutraIngredients
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