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PurCaf®

green coffee caffeine

AmaTea® Max

organic guayusa extract

JAVA.g®

green coffee extract

PurTea®

green tea caffeine

PurGinseng

panax ginseng extract
Functional Flavor

PurGinger®

organic ginger extract

PurTurmeric®

organic turmeric extract

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CleanStream

organic microbeadlet curcumin

Nutritional Actives

CelluThrive

d-glucarate

GCA®

green coffee extract

PurC®

organic vitamin C

Oligen®

olive polyphenol extract

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MycoThrive

functional mushrooms

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Raising the Standard for Lion’s Mane Supplements

Raising the Standard for Lion’s Mane Supplements

Lion’s Mane is one of the most recognizable mushrooms in cognitive health, but not all extracts are built the same. See how MycoThrive™ Lion’s Mane is helping raise the standard through better sourcing, advanced characterization, clinical research, and quality control.

Lion’s Mane: The Latest Standout in Functional Beverages

Lion’s Mane: The Latest Standout in Functional Beverages

Discover the growing demand for cognitive and emotional health-boosting beverages, the science behind Lion’s Mane’s benefits, and how beverage manufacturers can leverage this powerful ingredient MycoThrive™ Lion’s Mane from Applied Food Sciences. Learn about its clinical validation, water solubility, improved flavor, and standardized potency.

Boosting Immune Health by Protecting Against Toxins with Glucarate

Boosting Immune Health by Protecting Against Toxins with Glucarate

Maintaining our immune health is crucial for the prevention of illness. While people are familiar with “boosting the immune system” by taking vitamins to fend off cold & flu, it is equally important to defend the body against harmful toxins, chemicals, and other...

Growing Demand for Nootropics and “Wholesome” Energy

Growing Demand for Nootropics and “Wholesome” Energy

Recently, Mintel teamed up with a leading functional ingredient supplier, Applied Food Sciences (AFS), to gather insights on nootropics in what many are calling “the future of caffeine.” Their research highlighted the immense potential for beverages to capitalize on...

The Next Move in Organic Vitamin C

The Next Move in Organic Vitamin C

While vitamin C is naturally found in many fruits and vegetables, most beverage applications use artificial vitamin C. Yet, as new organic ingredients emerge, beverage producers are finding value in branding around “organic vitamin C.”

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Raising the Standard for Lion’s Mane Supplements

Lion’s Mane is one of the most recognizable mushrooms in cognitive health, but not all extracts are built the same. See how MycoThrive™ Lion’s Mane is helping raise the standard through better sourcing, advanced characterization, clinical research, and quality control.

Supporting Hormonal Changes in Women’s Wellness

Hormonal balance isn’t just about production—it’s about elimination. Discover how CelluThrive™ supports the liver’s ability to metabolize excess estrogen, offering a science-backed solution for your next women’s wellness formulation.

Applied Food Sciences Joins the UNPA as its Newest Executive Member

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS), an Austin, Texas-based ingredient supplier of novel organic and functional extracts designed for food, beverage, and nutritional supplements, is pleased to announce being accepted as the newest Executive Member of the UNPA....

Three Tips To Master the Non-Alcoholic Market

Three Tips To Master the Non-Alcoholic Market

The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage category is maturing quickly. Driven by younger generations who drink less and sober-curious consumers of all ages, the opportunity for innovation in the NA space is abundantly clear. But so too is the path to sustainable success. Our collective mission is to build a formula that creates an NA experience capable of replicating the social ritual and connecting...

Five Notes from Vitafoods Europe 2019

Europe has a lot to offer the natural products industry and at the Vitafoods Europe Show held every year in Geneva, Switzerland, many of the latest EU innovations are on display.  For Applied Food Sciences (AFS) participating in this show is an important avenue to connect with customers from all...

Three Steps to Achieve Transparency in Beverages

When it comes to beverages, the full concept of “clean" goes beyond incorporating natural ingredients into a formula. It aligns more with demonstrating the transparency of the product as a whole. This is because the premise behind “clean label" is consumers are skeptical of what manufacturers say about their products, so transparency is needed to build trust. Consumers want to see what is inside the...

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Raising the Standard for Lion’s Mane Supplements

Lion’s Mane is one of the most recognizable mushrooms in cognitive health, but not all extracts are built the same. See how MycoThrive™ Lion’s Mane is helping raise the standard through better sourcing, advanced characterization, clinical research, and quality control.

Three Tips To Master the Non-Alcoholic Market

Three Tips To Master the Non-Alcoholic Market

The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage category is maturing quickly. Driven by younger generations who drink less and sober-curious consumers of all ages, the opportunity for innovation in the NA space is abundantly clear. But so too is the path to sustainable success. Our collective mission is to build a formula that creates an NA...

Supporting Hormonal Changes in Women’s Wellness

Hormonal balance isn’t just about production—it’s about elimination. Discover how CelluThrive™ supports the liver’s ability to metabolize excess estrogen, offering a science-backed solution for your next women’s wellness formulation.

Applied Food Sciences Opens State-of-the-art Innovation Center

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS) demonstrates a commitment to innovation in food, nutrition and life sciences with the grand opening of a Midwest-based Innovation Center in Iowa City, Iowa. The Austin-based company, Applied Food Sciences, is a natural ingredient supplier specializing in botanical extracts for food, beverages and supplements. The newly opened...

AFS Opens State-of-the-art Innovation Center

AFS Opens State-of-the-art Innovation Center

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS) invests in the University of Iowa choosing its BioVentures Center (BVC) to be location for the company's newest branch for plant-based ingredient innovation. AFS demonstrates a commitment to innovation in food, nutrition and life sciences with the grand opening of a Midwest-based Innovation Center in Iowa City, Iowa. The Austin-based company, Applied Food Sciences, is a natural ingredient supplier...

Conquer Vegas With the SupplySide SURVIVAL KIT

Conquer Vegas With the SupplySide SURVIVAL KIT

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. shows off their newest ingredient PurCaf® in this year’s SupplySide West Survival Kits! Look to conquer Las Vegas with this energy shot powered by botanical energy.

What Your Pet Needs More of to Remove Harmful Toxins

What Your Pet Needs More of to Remove Harmful Toxins

Did you know Glucarate is naturally found in your pet's diet? In fact Glucarate is also already present in your dog's body. The problem is that in today's toxic world our pets simply don't get enough of the Glucarate they need to combat the harmful toxins, pollutants...

Three Reasons Energy Drinks Will Continue To Dominate The Shelf

In 1987, an energy drink was sold for the very first time in its home market of Austria.  The original beverage, at the time called Krating Daeng, was actually a Thai energy drink marketed to truckers, farmers, and construction workers.  It wasn’t until Austrian business man, Dietrich Mateschitz, drank this formula to cure his jet lag that Red Bull finally “got its wiiings” and a new...

“Clean Label” to Reignite Energy Drink Innovation

“Clean Label” to Reignite Energy Drink Innovation

Applied Food Sciences Hosts Exclusive Retreat with Industry Experts in Market Trends, Innovation, and Regulations to Address Evolving Energy Drink Market Opportunities Consumer fear and mistrust is driving the demand for complete transparency in product development. The emerging...

Demand for Natural Botanical Energy Ingredients in Beverages on the Rise

*This article has been updated Nov, 2020 to reflect the most accurate information.  Applied Food Sciences’ PurCaf™ Certified Organic, Non-GMO Caffeine ingredient creates “buzz” at BevNet conference; preps for InterBev June 10-13 The demand for natural ingredients in the booming energy drink...

AFS Will Unveil New Botanical Energy Line at NEXT Innovation Summit

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS), a science driven ingredient, and food technology company is set to unveil its line of botanical energy solutions at the NEXT Innovation Summit presented by Nutracon. The launch ties into the trending demand for consumers searching for plant-based, NON GMO, forms...

Lion’s Mane: The Latest Standout in Functional Beverages

Discover the growing demand for cognitive and emotional health-boosting beverages, the science behind Lion’s Mane’s benefits, and how beverage manufacturers can leverage this powerful ingredient MycoThrive™ Lion’s Mane from Applied Food Sciences. Learn about its clinical validation, water solubility, improved flavor, and standardized potency.

Boosting Immune Health by Protecting Against Toxins with Glucarate

Boosting Immune Health by Protecting Against Toxins with Glucarate

Maintaining our immune health is crucial for the prevention of illness. While people are familiar with “boosting the immune system” by taking vitamins to fend off cold & flu, it is equally important to defend the body against harmful toxins, chemicals, and other pollutants that can cause an immune response.  Every day...

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What Veterinarians Are Linking Nearly 3/4 of All Canine Disease To

Our pet's have it rough in today's toxic world. Every day we walk our best friends by signs posted in our neighborhood next to sidewalks and parks that say "Warning Pesticide Use!" Meanwhile, even in our own homes, every bottle of cleaning solution says "Caution Keep...

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