Drinks, smoothies, shakes, and more offer nutritional support for consumers seeking healthy refreshment.
Functional Beverages Propelling the Nutraceuticals Industry
Market research from Frost & Sullivan indicates that functional beverages are expected to account for over 40% of the overall consumer product demand for the nutraceuticals space looking ahead to 2024, making it the fastest growing nutraceuticals category.
As the functional beverage market expands, new and innovative product launches are becoming widely available to consumers seeking support for various health and wellness objectives.
Here's a look at several new and noteworthy drinks offering consumers convenient and tasty ways to fortify their health…
Califia Farms Yogurt Drinks
Califia Farms has introduced a line of dairy-free Yogurt Drinks made with its own Califia Culture Blend of probiotics. This distinct trio of 10 billion live, active probiotic CFUs is powered by BB-12, well known for its efficacy in digestive and immune health. Califia Farms said it is the first to batch ferment the BB-12 strain in a non-dairy yogurt. The cultures grow as part of the almond and coconut base, delivering probiotics as part of the whole food, versus being fortified and added at the end of fermentation.
The Yogurt Drinks are available in four dairy-free varieties—Strawberry, Super Berry, Mango and Unsweetened Plain—which are lower in sugar and flavored from real fruit.
"Increasingly, consumers are realizing the importance of probiotics because of their enormous digestive and immune health benefits," said Greg Steltenpohl, CEO, Califia Farms. "And until now, there hasn't been a non-dairy yogurt that delivers the delicious taste and creamy texture people want. At Califia, we've set the gold standard for nut milks and creamers and were able to create an almond and coconut-based Yogurt Drink that delivers 10 billion live, active probiotics that are truly great tasting."
Bear Squeeze
Bear Brands, LLC, producer of Bear Squeeze meal shake, recently broke the previous record for the highest amount of money raised on the first day of an Indiegogo food campaign, garnering over $65,000 in funding from more than 250 backers through the crowdfunding platform.
Developed by a team of food scientists in addition to a chef from a Michelin Star restaurant, Bear Squeeze is among the first plant-based meal replacement drinks suitable for the keto, paleo, and vegan diets.
The performance-driven meal shake is available in Original (Vanilla Chai) and Chocolate flavors, each with only 5 net carbs. Once mixed with a base beverage of choice, each Bear Squeeze shake has a greater nutrient variety than a kale salad, according to the brand, with more protein than 3 eggs, and more probiotics than 4 bottles of kombucha.
"Bear Squeeze is designed to help aid in reducing body fat through its low net carb content, enhancing work productivity because of its convenience of replacing nutrient contents of a meal, and gut health from all the prebiotics and probiotics in the blend," explained Max Baumann founder of Bear Brands.
Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms has debuted its Bolthouse Farm "B" line of products, a new beverage platform of lower sugar, premium refrigerated beverages.
Bolthouse Farms B Balanced smoothies contain 50% less sugar than the leading 100% juice smoothie and have no added sugar. Free of artificial flavors and preservatives, and with a lighter consistency, the fruit and vegetable blended smoothies are available in four flavors. The line includes: Sweet Green, a combination of kiwi, apple, and pineapple with cucumber; Strawberry Banana, a balance of strawberry and banana; Tropical a blend of mango, passionfruit, and guava; and Berry, a mix of blackberry, strawberry, and a touch of apple.
Bolthouse Farms B Strong protein beverages provide 16 grams of protein per serving and 70% less sugar than the leading refrigerated protein drink. The protein drinks are available in Chocolate, Vanilla, Coffee, and Vanilla Chai.
fairlife Ultra-Filtered Whole Milk with DHA Omega-3
fairlife, LLC, known for its high-protein ultra-filtered milk, is expanding its portfolio of milk products by introducing fairlife DHA Whole Milk, a creamy, ultra-filtered cow's milk with DHA omega-3 fatty acids to support brain health. The new whole milk joins the company's 2% ultra-filtered milk with DHA to complete the collection.
In addition to delivering more DHA than other omega-3 dairy products, each serving of fairlife DHA Whole Milk provides 13 grams of protein and 35% of the daily value of calcium. All fairlife products are made with real cow's milk filtered using a patented cold-filtration process to remove the lactose and sugars while maximizing the natural proteins and vitamins found in cow's milk.
Neuro Protein
The beverage brand Neuro has developed a new protein water fortified with 10 grams of collagen per bottle.
Neuro Protein is crafted with collagen peptides, leading to hyper-efficient absorption and utilization in collagen-containing tissues. This form of collagen aids in evening skin tone, brightening/firming skin, reducing wrinkles through moisture, protecting hair against chemical damage, and overall restoration of collagen in the body, according to the brand.
Available in Watermelon Mint and Cherry Vanilla, active ingredients in the beverage include fiber, vitamin C & D, Aloe vera, and bamboo extract. The beverages contain 50 calories and 2 grams of organic cane sugar.
Wonder Fuel
For centuries, Eastern cultures and Ayurvedic medicine have prized coconut oil as an elixir of life, known to maintain long-lasting energy. Inspired by ancient wisdom, Wonder Fuel brings Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) from organic coconut oil. Utilizing unique metabolic pathways, MCTs deliver rapid fuel to the mind and body, providing natural energy, according to the company.
Wonder Fuel is available in three varieties: Original, which has a touch of vanilla & cardamom; Turmeric, which has both turmeric and ginger root to promote a healthy inflammatory response; and Coffee, which is inspired by Turkish coffee and has an added 90 mg of caffeine for an extra energy boost.
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