The winners and finalists of the 2022 Natural & Organic Awards Europe were announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday. The Awards form part of the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show, which took place this week after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
The biggest award of the evening –the Outstanding Achievement Award – this year went to Alex Smith, founding director of organic and sustainable food pioneer Alara Wholefoods. Gary Trickett, owner of Heath Route, and former NAS chairman, received the Special Contribution Award.
The finalists and winners of the product awards were:
Best New Food Product
Winner: HELIOS Organic Kiddo Pasta – Helios Pasta Industry
Finalists: Bee&You Propolis + Royal Jelly + Raw Honey Mix – Bee&You
Knotty’s Top Banana: Peanut Butter & Banana – Knotty’s
Nutless – Smi International
Best New Organic Food Product
Winner: BioToday Caramel bar – De Smaakspecialist
Finalists:
BeanVIVO – Three Bean Chili
Low in sugar Baby Smoothie: Quinoa, Carrot, Sweetcorn & Mango – LoveMade Organics
Booja-Booja Chocolate Orange Truffles – The Booja-Booja Co
Best New Snack Product
Winner: GOODBYE GLUTEN/Brownie Thins – Naturiga Natural Foods
Finalists:
Raw & Activated Nutrition Bar – BE 100%
Mr Organic Ginger & Lemon Biscuits – Mr Organic
Organic Plant Based Coconut Roll and Clusters – Sanmik Food
Best New Special Diet Product
Winner: Raw Gorilla Creamy Hazelnut Chocolate – Raw Gorilla
Finalists:Dried Persimmon – Daily Bites
Dillon Organic Keto Bread Original Flax – Dillon Organic
Rosemary & Pink Sea Salt Keto Protein Bites – Eva Bold / Heylo
Best New Vegan Food Product
Winner: Honeycomb Caramel Chocolate Truffles – The Booja-Booja Co Ltd
Finalists:
Loma Linda TUNO Mild Curry – Atlantic Natural Foods
Mandorino – Quasani Arl
Organic, Sunflower Chunks – Whole
Best New Drink Product
Winner: FUL Sparkling Spirulina Drink – FUL
Finalists:
Forever Mint – Hortus Medicus International Ltd
LA LEMON – LA LEMON
NutraFlow – Urinary Tract Tea – NutraTea
Best New Organic Drink Product
Winner: Pip Organic Sparkling Apple – Pip Organic
Finalists:
KARMA Kombucha Ginger Trilogy – BIOGROUPE
Cidrani Kombuchaga Microdrinks – Cidrani d.o.o.
OTC Beverages – OTC Beverages
Best New Supplement
Winner: Menopause+ Capsules – Doctor Seaweed’s Weed & Wonderful
Finalists:
BEE&YOU Propolis Raw Honey Throat Spray – BEE&YOU
Air Defence® Oral Spray 14 – BetterYou
Adult Gummies – Optibac Probiotics
Best New Herbal Product
Winner: Organic Pine Bark – Viridian Nutrition
Finalists:
Dr Sally’s Botanicals Nightcap Tea – Dr Sally’s Botanicals
KEPTASHIELD – KEPTA
Orange County Freeze Balm – Orange County
Best New Speciality Health Product
Winner: The Menoshake – Bomimo Nutrition
Finalists:Lights-out Nightly Oral Spray – BetterYou
Unplug: Kids Bedtime – Motion Nutrition
OmegaQuant Vitamin D Test – OmegaQuant Analytics
Best New Fitness Nutrition Product
Winner: Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Turmeric with Botanicals, Vitamin & Minerals – Dietapplements
Finalists:
Classic Collagen 50:50 – Motion Nutrition
Veloforte Fresco Energy Chews – Veloforte
Turmeric Zooki – Zooki
Best New Eco Living Product
Winner: Nukka Bamboo Razor – The Nukka Company
Finalists:
Handmade Coconut Bowl Soy Wax Candle – Huski Home
Roll’eat – PHA KitchEssentials Ltd
Probiotic CRAFT. Laundry liquid with probiotics – ProBioSanusUAB
