Gut health

Gut health is crucial to maintain the overall health and wellness of the body. Overall health is linked to the gut and diet is the most powerful tool for shaping our gut microbiota. Everything we eat and drink influences directly our delicate internal gut ecosystem. It is possible to improve beneficial microbiota in gut and to modulate gut microbiome positively through the right food ingredient. A balance in gut microbiome is essential for intestinal health, nutrient absorption, production of vitamins and short-chain fatty acids. Good bacteria are essential to boost immunity and to act as the first line of defence against pathogens.

Maintaining a healthy digestive system is, nowadays becoming a new lifestyle approach for consumers. Therefore, food companies are extensively looking for products that promote digestive health. Research shows that fructooligosaccharides like FOSLIFE^® while being low in calories and non-digestible, can act as an ideal prebiotic to improve gut microbiota and overall gut health. With its short-chain composition, FOSLIFE^® can be rapidly fermented by the beneficial bacteria in the gut to produce postbiotics like short-chain fatty acids. FOSLIFE^® is shown to boost the growth of probiotics and the synthesis of a variety of vitamins and beneficial secondary metabolites.