Published: July 17, 2026
SupplySide Supplement Journal’s latest Supplement Shorts roundup leads with Kaneka Nutrients’ ubiquinol testing program, which has identified 24 products falling short of their label claims since launching in May 2025.
Kaneka works with Eurofins on third-party analysis of items purchased through Amazon, and every product tested so far has contained negligible ubiquinol. Vice president Terese Mansell framed the effort as stewardship of the category.
Research briefs cover astaxanthin’s effect on antioxidant enzyme activity in taekwondo athletes, hair-growth outcomes across four Nutrafol women’s formulas, and a meta-analysis linking beetroot to improved VO2 max.
On the ingredient side, Maypro reported completing the FDA new dietary ingredient process for AKK Probio, an Akkermansia muciniphila postbiotic developed by Thankcome Biological Science and Technology.
Product news spans BrainMD saffron gummies, Viactiv CoQ10 chews and magnesium powder, Buzz Bomb caffeine sachets, and a women’s health line from Vitamin World.
