Food clinical trials for health benefits
Food, nutrition and health go hand in hand. Offering substantiated health benefits is an attractive way to add value to your food products, to differentiate them, and to meet consumer demands.
Meet the growing demands of consumers for ‘functional’ food and drinks, with ingredients offering health benefits substantiated by NIZO’s food clinical trial expertise
Food, nutrition and health go hand in hand. Offering substantiated health benefits is an attractive way to add value to your food products, to differentiate them, and to meet consumer demands. Today’s consumers want functional foods that provide health benefits such as digestive comfort, enhanced immunity and infection resistance, and healthy levels of blood sugars and blood lipids, which are associated with lower risk of chronic diseases.
In food clinical trials, the effects of your new or existing ingredients can be investigated in volunteers. The outcomes of these clinical trials provide insight on the ingredient’s impact on humans, add to the evidence of a health benefit, and provide measurable outcomes that meet regulatory requirements.
At NIZO, our scientific professionals understand how food ingredients are produced, digested and metabolised – and, most importantly, how this affects the human body. These specialists in nutrition, gut microbiology and immunology are fully supported by a team of experts in food technology, processing and safety.
As a CRO, we design, develop and coordinate the execution of food clinical trials that provide insight into mechanisms of action and potential health benefits of products or ingredients, including:
We can offer tailor-made food clinical trials that specifically address your questions, in addition to more standardized food clinical trial models. Health benefit areas investigated include, but are not limited to:
A renowned innovation partner, we increase the value of the clinical outcomes by providing interpretation of the results. Based on this insight, we can support you with guidance on future activities for successful testing, optimization and development of your product.
A NIZO food clinical trial offers you:
And whether you are looking for ‘just’ a clinical trial, or a full project from in vitro screening and microbiome / biomarker analysis, to pilot production, we have the expertise and resources to meet your needs.
