At the Prospector booth during Vitafoods Europe, visitors experienced first hand how UL’s innovative search engine simplifies product development.
Listing some 70,000 ingredients, the global database is a valuable time-saving tool when it comes to the formulation of food, beverages and dietary supplements.
Researching new ingredients can be an arduous task, tying up resources and holding up the formulation process. 'This can be very challenging for formulators,' says Jill Frank, Certified Food Scientist and Food Industry Expert at UL, 'especially with new product developments that go beyond the normal scope of the job.'
At Vitafoods, UL experts demonstrated just how helpful their platform can be when it comes to searching for ingredients, contacting suppliers and requesting samples and starter formulations.
Containing details of more than 70,000 ingredients from hundreds of suppliers, ULProspector.com is incredibly easy, quick and free to use. Designed to speed up the search for ingredients and accelerate the R&D process, the database is maintained and kept up to date by UL’s experts, so users can be sure that the information is always current.
With 11,000 functional food and nutrition ingredients, Prospector is a game-changing application for the nutraceutical sector. 'Owing to the comprehensive breadth of information, it’s easy to find the right ingredients for specific health positionings and claims. Many of our visitors had a lightbulb moment when they realised the opportunities that our database offers,' added Frank.
