NutraIngredients-Asia Awards 2026: Highlighting Last Year’s Winners

NutraIngredients Asia Awards 2025 Overview

Submission Details

• Eligibility: Open to ingredients, products, and businesses within the Asia-Pacific nutraceutical, functional foods, and beverages sectors.
• Categories: 17 categories including Ingredient of the Year, Product of the Year, and Specialty Awards.
• Judging Panel: Independent experts and NutraIngredients editorial team.
• Awards Ceremony: Winners to be announced on September 2, 2026, in Bangkok.

Key Links

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• Judging Panel Information

Ingredient of the Year Winners – 2025

1. Beauty from Within: BiomeNrich™ PRO E133, CJ Bio – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Impressive clinical evidence and commercial success addressing skin immunity via the gut-skin axis.

2. Botanical: Reducose®, Phynova Group – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Significant health benefits with extensive clinical evidence.

3. Healthy Aging: STGaia™, Phytogaia – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Strong research commitment and commercial growth observed.

4. Microbiome Modulation: BARLEYMAX Super Barley, The Healthy Grain – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Widespread use and regulatory approvals across multiple markets.

5. Mind and Mood: ProbioBrain, Novonesis – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Strong evidence supporting the brain-gut connection in mental health.

6. Sports Nutrition: Weizmannia coagulans BC99, Wecare Probiotics – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Proven benefits for gut health and improved athletic performance.

Product of the Year Winners – 2025

1. Beauty from Within: Cenovis Collagen Vitamin Jelly, Opella Healthcare – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Effective clinical claims and impressive sales success.

2. Botanical: eimele Pro-tabolism Plus® Coffee, eimele – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Innovative integration of health benefits into daily coffee use.

3. Immune Support: Colos IgGold™, Carefore Global New Zealand – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Strong clinical evidence and innovative absorption technology.

4. Microbiome Modulation: Life-Space Acne Relief + Skin Rebalance Probiotic, Life-Space Group – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Significant commercial success and robust research support.

5. Sports Nutrition: CurraNZ Original New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract Capsules, CurraNZ – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Commitment to research and effective marketing driving sales growth.

Specialty Award Winners – 2025

1. Infant and Child Nutrition Initiative: Support for Digital Eye Strain in Children – AstaReal – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Innovative approach to children’s health issues through clinical trials.

2. Innovation in Women’s Health: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v, Probi Asia Pacific – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Addresses iron deficiency with compelling efficacy and reduced side effects.

3. Marketing Initiative of the Year: TopHealth & Pharmabros campaign, Pharmalinea – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Creative execution and effectiveness met clearly-defined objectives.

4. Nutrition Research Project: Premeal Whey Protein Study, Arla Food Ingredients – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Tackles significant health issues and presents a potential game-changing strategy.

5. Start-up Award: Maolac – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Impressive use of AI to validate health benefits of human milk proteins.

6. NutraChampion: Dr. Ross Walker – WINNER

   • Judges’ Comments: Outstanding contributions to the nutraceutical field and consumer education.

For further details, visit the NutraIngredients Asia Awards website or explore individual categories to understand the winning ingredients and products better.