Table 1. Skin care foods tested for in vitro assay

Food category Brand name Main ingredients Manufacturer
Commercial skin care foods Viridian clear skin complex Vitamin complex for skin; blend of botanicals, carotenoid, probiotics As Nature Intended, UK
Collagen powder (collagen type I) Collagen hydrolysate, vitamin C Vita-Hair and Beauty, UK
Biotona skin food (powder) Natural phytonutrient cocktail Keypharm Lab. Belgium
Experimental skin care foods Three beans cookie Black bean, lentil bean, chickpea Il-Dong Foodis, Korea
Tiger nut galsu drink Tiger nut
Avocado jam yoghurt Milk, avocado butter, avocado jam, starter culture Mommoms Farm Dairy, Korea
Avocado fruit yoghurt Milk, avocado fruit, starter culture
Plain yoghurt Milk, starter culture
Commercial breast milk production support foods BioLys (fennel and anise) Sweet fennel fruit 35%, aniseed 36%, licorice 15%, fenugreek seed 10%, natural lemon 4% Filomediaca Trading, Cyprus
Happy mama Nettle, fennel, lemongrass, licorice Keypharm Lab. Belgium
Heat heather (organic pomegranate) Hibiscus, apple pomace, apple piece, liquorice root, orange peel pomegranate juice granule (1%) Heat Heather (Holland & Barrett), UK
Enfamama Maternal & lactating formula (fortified with vanilla, DHA) Mead Johnson Nutrition, USA
Pregnagen Special nutrition drink for pregnant women Kalbe Farma, Indonesia