Benicaros®: Winner for Microbiome Ingredient of the Year

We are proud to announce that Benicaros® has been recognised as the 2024 NutraIngredients USA Award winner for Ingredient of the Year in the Microbiome Modulation category. This award highlights Benicaros®' ability to consistently improve immune health and gut microbiota composition, regardless of individual microbiome differences. Benicaros® is a patented, sustainable, plant-based “precision” prebiotic, clinically proven to nourish beneficial gut microorganisms and support a faster, smarter immune response.

Research shows that Benicaros® reaches the gut intact, where it works in two ways: improving innate immune cell response¹ and consistently boosting beneficial gut microbiome which specifically targets certain gut microbes linked with human health².

According to clinical data, Benicaros® also increases the production of short-chain fatty acids, such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate, with minimal gas production compared to standard prebiotics³.

Benicaros® is highly soluble, offers excellent organoleptic properties, and is sustainably sourced from upcycled carrot pomace. Safety has been confirmed by toxicity studies, with no adverse effects reported in human clinical trials⁴.

To learn more about Benicaros® and its benefits, visit our dedicated page or contact us.

_{References 
(1) Lutter et al. (2021) The Dietary Intake of Carrot‐Derived Rhamnogalacturonan‐I Accelerates and Augments the Innate Immune and Anti‐Viral Interferon Response to Rhinovirus Infection and Reduces Duration and Severity of Symptoms in Humans in a Randomized Trial: doi: 10.3390/nu13124395. .
(2) 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.
(4) Van den Abbeele et al. (2020) A Novel Non-Digestible, Carrot-Derived Polysaccharide (cRG-I) Selectively Modulates the Human Gut Microbiota while Promoting Gut Barrier Integrity: An Integrated in Vitro Approach: doi: 10.3390/nu12071917.
(3) 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.}