Fibers and prebiotics for supporting gut health
Objective:
The objective of the study was to identify applications of soluble/insoluble fibers and prebiotics for supporting gut health/microbiome.
Background:
Dietary Fibers are naturally present in various sources like cereals, legumes, fruits, and vegetables are resistant to digestion by human enzymes, and play a physiological role in human health, such as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, improving blood glucose, controlling in diabetes, helping with weight loss and management, and reducing cancer risk apart from maintaining gut health. While prebiotics is non-digestible short-chain carbohydrates that beneficially affect the health of the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of some groups of beneficial bacteria in the colon and act as food for beneficial microbes in the gut.
Factors such as growing environmental concerns & rise in demand for dietary fibers and prebiotics supplements are projected to drive the growth of the dietary fibers and prebiotics market.
Application Covered:
- Baby Food
- Bakery Products
- Beverages
- Cereals - Health Bar or Protein Bar
- Dairy
- Confectionary
- Meat and Vegetables
- Soups and Sauces
What we did
The study was divided into three major parts-
Application Area Identification
- What are the various application areas (application industry and end products) for dietary fibers (soluble and insoluble) and/or prebiotics for supporting gut health/microbiome?
Technical Advancements
- What are the composition details utilizing the blend of insoluble/soluble dietary fiber and prebiotics for supporting gut health/microbiome?
- What are the various sources & types of dietary fibers being utilized? What are the benefits/advantages of these blends?
- What are the various efficient production techniques for the production of fibers and prebiotics blends?
Market Insights
- Which key players are working in the domain of dietary fibers and prebiotics? And in what global markets?
- What are the key success market stories that can be seen as market drivers? Are the products successful/popular in their markets?
Project Timeline:The project was executed and delivered in 12 weeks.
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