Nutrition and gut health can play an important role in strengthening the immune system, a fact confirmed by patent activity.
Neha Srivastava, Patent Analyst – Food & Drink / Beauty & Personal Care
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WHAT CONSUMERS WANT AND WHY
- Graph 1: consumer priority changes towards strengthening their immune system since January 2021, 2021
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PRODUCT INNOVATION TRENDS
- Graph 2: % of launches with an immune system claim, by selected sub-categories and date, 2020-22
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THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
- Graph 3: patents related to immune-health-improving food and drinks, published each year, 2013-22
- Graph 4: top 10 organisations with granted patent families for food and drink with immune health support properties, 2023
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- Graph 5: consumer perception of nutrients associated with immunity, 2020
- Graph 6: % of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement sub-category launches with health claims, 2020-22
- Optimise protein intake to support immunity
- Graph 7: protein foods consumers associate with immune health, 2022
- Enhance immunity via the gut-immune axis
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THE IMPLICATION
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