Sports and active nutrition products are positioned for both niche athletic populations and the more mainstream ‘active’ consumer. This award celebrates the best branded or own-label supplements, functional foods, and beverages positioned to enhance athletic performance and recovery.

Our judging panel will base their decision on the following criteria:

• Whether your product meets genuine consumer demand, and how relevant the core ingredient is in meeting this demand
• Evidence that the product works for its specified use, including peer-reviewed data to back up any performance or health claims made
• Brand recognition and the commercial success of your product, including evidence of strong retail and consumer interest or listings of your product.
• Evidence that your product and its delivery system(s) have no, or beneficial, impact on bioavailability (especially if citing single ingredient data). 
• What gives your product the ‘X factor’ – something that makes it stand out from the crowd and edge out the competition (including evidence to back up claims)

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Entries for The NutraIngredients-USA Awards, Product of the Year categories are required to have the finished product commercially available in the United States.

Entry holders for this category are also required to submit 4 samples of their finished product for judging. More details & instructions will be shared when an entry is submitted.

We are no longer accepting entries for the 2024 NutraIngredients-USA Awards.

• Once all entries have been received they will be reviewed by the NutraIngredients-USA Awards Judging Panel made up of independent judges from the industry.
• The 2024 finalists will be confirmed and notified in May 2024.
• The 2024 winners will be announced during an awards’ presentation in Chicago on Monday, July 15, 2024.