"DNP is proud to be the ingredients distributor for Shugr™," said David Ji, President of DNP International. "Over the past six months we have seen Shugr rise to the top 20 ingredients featured to our customers. Looking ahead, we are expecting high demand for Shugr as more and more of customers conclude their evaluation and start placing orders in the next few months. We are excited about the future for this high-quality alternative zero-calorie sweetener."

"We are very please to continue our relationship with DNP International, who represents some of the best products in the industry," commented Fred E. Tannous, Co-Chairman and CEO of Health Sciences Group. "We believe our partnership with DNP will allow us to not only increase the exposure for ShugrTM but also broaden our commercial marketing and sales reach. Through our partnership with DNP, we now have access to the domestic ingredients marketplace and it also moves us closer to our international expansion strategy."

ShugrTM, a zero-calorie, low glycemic sweetener that tastes and measures like table sugar, is made from sugars that occur naturally in such good-tasting, healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, corn and dairy products. Erythritol is a naturally-occurring sugar commonly found in melon, grapes, mushrooms and soy. Tagatose comes from dairy products, but does not affect people who are lactose intolerant. Tagatose also provides an added health benefit -- prebiotic fiber that promotes intestinal health, much the way yogurt does. Maltodextrin is derived from corn sugar, which is non-GMO and gluten-free. A trace amount of sucralose is added to give Shugr its "high note." All of these ingredients carry a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) designation for food safety from the US Food & Drug Administration.

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About DNP International

DNP International imports and distributes raw material ingredients to manufacturers in the nutritional supplements, food, beverage, feed, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 1994, DNP is one of the largest suppliers of raw materials in the United States and sources over 2,500 different ingredients. DNP is headquartered in Southern California and has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New Jersey and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit www.dnpint.com.

About Health Sciences Group, Inc.

Health Sciences Group identifies, develops and commercializes innovative nutraceutical products derived from natural sources to provide consumers and medical professionals with preventative healthcare alternatives. The company markets its own line of proprietary products based on novel technologies with clinically-supported, GRAS-certified ingredients under its Swiss Research™ and Swiss Diet™ brand names. For more information, visit www.HSciences.com and www.Shugr.com.