N°64 - Évènements /Séminaire Indena Indena: updated botanical Indena Innovation Seminar was another. From 76% in Lithuania to 40% in Luxem- a perfect opportunity to examine bourg (the smallest share), while passing through the role of botanical extracts in Belgium (69%), France (64%) and Italy (45%). health problems for which other Botanical extracts and solutions do not seem to work. their competitors Cosimo Palumbo reminded what are the key Over 90 participants from all over theworld (Europe, United States, Japan,Latin America were brought together,ingredients of the formulations dedicated to gas-trointestinal health and infl ammation (US data).There is no surprise that in the gastrointestinal following the closing of the last Vitafoods by area, it is probiotics that dominate (59%), well Indena, at Villa Frua in Stresa, a magnifi cent settingahead of the digestive enzymes (11%) and tur- on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Three major areas meric (4.3%). In the area of joint health and infl am- were approached during this seminar dedicated to mation, the glucosamine/chrondroitin couple is innovation: gastrointestinal health, cardiovascularpresent in nearly 40% of formulations. They are health and silent infl ammation. followed by multivitamins (16%), fi sh oils (7.3%) Cosimo Palumbo, Indena Marketing Director, drew turmeric (6%) and MSM (4.2%). Finally, regarding the picture of the global market for food supple- cardiovascular health, the highest rates of preva- ments, which was estimated at US$ 121 billion in lence of diagnosed cardiovascular conditions are 2016, and “is projected to reach US$ 155 billion in Europe, the United States and Russia: they are 156 by 2020” (source: NBJ Global Report). Within almost the double of the rate in Japan, for ins- this market, plants and their extracts account fortance. If prescription drugs are most commonly 26% of the food supplement market, namely $31.1 used, OTC products are also developing, Cosimo billion (data of 2016). “Plants and their extractsPalumbo concluded, “whether in combination have higher growth rates than food supplements,” with drugs or alone” . Cosimo Palumbo, said, before describing consu- Hence the importance of the innovation approach mers’ expectations. The main “reasons” promoting taken by Indena, which allows strengthening the the consumption of food supplements: high blood evidence as to the effectiveness of a given extract pressure (over 40% of consumers), well ahead of or developing new ones. All this while always sleep problems and migraines (29% each), high relying on science. blood cholesterol levels (27%) (sources: Havas Worldwide, GlobalWebIndex). In fact, it is preciselyScience, precisely because of general health and well-being reasons that consumers are turning towards food supple- It is Attilio Giacosa, scientifi c coordinator of the ments - this is the case of 46% of North American gastroenterology department of the Monza Hos- consumers, according to an APA survey. pital of Milan, which opened the series of scientifi c Within this context, what is the exact share of presentations. A presentation placed under the plants and their extracts? sign of clinical observations - namely in the case In the United States (global market of US$ 41 of bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine or billion in 2016), these supplements represented forSIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Growth), a clinical slightly over 18%. It is in Japan that they have thecondition which is “grossly underestimated” and largest share: 24% in a local market that accountsclosely linked to a wide spectrum of gastrointes- for US$ 10.9 billion. tinal symptoms (abdominal pain, gas, occasional In Europe, where the food supplements market constipation...) associated to structural and ana- reached US$ 22 billion in 2016, and where Eastern tomic alterations. SIBO is generally treated with Europe registers “impertinent” growth rates (+10% antibiotics, but the high relapse rate of this disease in 2016, while the market is stagnating in Westernsuggests “the potential role of well-tolerated Europe), the rate of use of plants and botanical natural products such as extracts from turmeric extracts varies signifi cantly from one country to and Boswellia - due to their anti-in ammatory and ■ / Juillet - Août - Septembre 2018 / N°64 / L’Actualité des Ingrédients Fonctionnels & Santé