Benicaros®: The Precision Prebiotic for Gut Health

Benicaros® is a sustainable, plant-based, clean label precision prebiotic, backed by research demonstrating its ability to train the innate immune system for smarter, faster and stronger responses and stimulate beneficial gut bacteria and their metabolites in any type of gut ecosystem. In this article, we will dive into the benefits of Benicaros® for gut health.

A recent study¹ compared the prebiotic effects of three well-known dietary fibres of various specificity (i.e. structural complexity) on the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults. Results demonstrated that Benicaros® significantly increased a broad spectrum of operational taxonomic units with 40% lower gas production than traditional prebiotics. Benicaros® selectively stimulated species of bacteria that were consistently present among human adults, resulting in lower microbiota composition differences between subjects.

Furthermore, Benicaros® led to a higher and more inter-individual consistent levels of SCFA (short chain fatty acids) than the other fibres and robustly stimulated growth of common beneficial gut bacteria, significantly increased metabolite production and ultimately created a more consistent gut microbiota composition among healthy subjects.

Benicaros® provides excellent solubility and organoleptic properties. It is unique, patented and sustainably extracted from upcycled carrot pomace. Toxicity studies² confirm its safety, and no adverse effects have been reported in published human clinical trials.

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_References:

_{(1) Van den Abbeele et al. (2023) Carrot RG-I Reduces Interindividual Differences between 24 Adults through Consistent Effects on Gut Microbiota Composition and Function Ex Vivo: doi.org/10.3390/nu15092090.
(2) Jonkers et al. (2020) Safety assessment of rhamnogalacturonan-enriched carrot pectin fraction: 90-Day oral toxicity study in rats and in vitro genotoxicity studies: doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111243.}