ESM Ingredients

ESM Technologies along with joint venture partner Stratum Nutrition are excited to announce that they are now a corporate affiliate member of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) located in Springfield, Mo. “We are pleased to have ESM Technologies join our list of partners,” stated Allen Kunkel, associate vice president for economic development and director [...]

Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International Business focusing on nutrition through functional and specialty ingredients, announces the publication of its clinical trial “Chitin-Glucan Fiber Effects on Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein: A Randomized Controlled Trial” in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.121). This gold-standard study design was a 6-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the insoluble [...]

Stratum Nutrition, a Novus International Business focusing on nutrition through functional and specialty ingredients, has conducted research programs independently and in collaboration with the Wenger Technical Research Facility in Sabetha, KS and the Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln to investigate their ARTINIA® specialty fiber in extruded breakfast cereals – with remarkable [...]

NEM®, ESM’s eggshell membrane ingredient, was mentioned in a Market Watch article, Pet Research Unveils Complete Joint Health Supplement with Launch of ‘Wag Lifetime Joint Care’.  Our pets today are seen as “family members”, and we do not want them to suffer joint issues just as we wouldn’t want a member of our family to [...]

Stratum Nutrition announces the publication of an in vitro study evaluating Streptococcus salivarius K12 (probiotic branded as BLIS K12™) for its ability to modulate Candida albicans growth.  The study entitled “Effect of Streptococcus salivarius K12 on the In Vitro Growth of Candida albicans and its Protective Effect in an Oral Candidiasis Model” has been published [...]

The April issue of Nutraceuticals World Magazine reports that NEM®’s safety manuscript, “Safety Evaluation of a Natural Eggshell Membrane-derived Product”, was published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology. Read more>> NEM®, ESM’s eggshell membrane ingredient, is clinically proven to improve joint discomfort and flexibility in a fast, 7-10 day time period.

ESM Technologies, the leading supplier of innovative, commercialized eggshell and eggshell membrane wellness ingredients, is excited to announce the publication of a safety manuscript for their flagship eggshell membrane ingredient NEM®.  The manuscript entitled “Safety evaluation of a natural eggshell membrane-derived product” has been published online ahead of print in the journal Food and Chemical [...]

Carthage, Missouri – ESM Technologies, the leading supplier of innovative, commercialized eggshell and eggshell membrane wellness ingredients, is excited to announce a new research study on NEM® has been published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.  This new mechanism of action research was conducted to gain insight into NEM’s clinical efficacy in reducing joint pain [...]

A new pre-clinical research study on NEM®, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food April 2012, looks at NEM’s mechanism of action in order to gain insight into NEM’s clinical efficacy in reducing joint pain and stiffness. It has been published online ahead of print, (http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/jmf.2011.0197). When human immune cells were exposed to a water [...]

The effects of chitin-glucan (CG) on early atherosclerosis, cardiac production of superoxide anion, and hepatic antioxidant enzymes were studied in an animal model of atherosclerosis. Three groups of 12 hamsters were fed an atherogenic diet for 12 weeks. They received by gavage either water (control group) or CG in water at a dose of 21.4 [...]

The effects of chitin-glucan on early atherosclerosis and cardiac production of superoxide anion and hepatic antioxidant enzymes were evaluated in a hamster model of nutritionally induced atherosclerosis, a model similar in many respects to human atheroma, with all signs of high oxidative stress. The study showed that regular consumption of chitin-glucan is efficient in preventing [...]

Recent studies have provided new evidence that alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota – known as dysbiosis – participate in the development of obesity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ability of chitin-glucan (CG) from a fungal source to modulate both the gut microbiota and glucose and lipid metabolism [...]

Chitin-glucan is an insoluble biopolymer, composed of chitin and beta-(1,3)-D-glucan, that is a component of the fungal cell wall. This study was conducted to assess the safety of chitin-glucan from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger (Artinia brand) for use as dietary supplement and food ingredient. Chitin-glucan was fed to Wistar rats (20/sex/group) at dietary levels [...]

ESM Technologies’ NEM® (Natural Eggshell Membrane) is a proven ingredient for the joint health market that delivers fast results. Two 30-day open label human clinical trials were conducted to evaluate NEM (500mg once daily) as a treatment for various joint and connective tissue disorders.