First Ever French FODMAP Friendly Certified Product Hits the Market!
Posted on August 30, 2017
FODMAP Friendly Introduce Nexira’s Fibregum™
The world’s first EVER FODMAP Friendly certified product to arrive on the French market!
Nexira is leading the way in finished-product fibre fortification with its high digestive properties!
Do you manufacture baked goods, cereal bars, dairy products or nutraceuticals? Find out why Fibregum™ will set your product apart from the rest!
The certified Fibregum™ product line provides all-natural dietary fibre based on 100% acacia gum. With 90% fibre content guaranteed on dry weight, Fibregum™ is the choice ingredient for fibre fortification of finished products. If you want to create a product that gives your consumers digestive benefits while following a low FODMAP diet, read on!
Advantages
- Proven bifidogenic & prebiotic effects
- Stimulation of beneficial Short Chain Fatty Acid production
- High digestive tolerance up to 50g/day¹
- Suitable for people following a low FODMAP diet
- Provides gut barrier restoration
Fibregum™’s bifidogenic and prebiotic effects give it high digestive tolerance
Clean label fibre
Sourced from carefully selected acacia tree, Fibregum™ is an all-natural dietary fiber, 100% vegetable origin. It is available in Non-GMO Project Verified and organic grades. These specifications make it the perfect fibre for clean label reformulation and for vegan or organic products.
Many applications
Thanks to its high solubility, no added viscosity and its organoleptic characteristics (colorless, odorless, and tasteless in solution), Fibregum™ is easy to incorporate into numerous applications to reinforce their health benefits: baked goods, cereal bars, dairy products and nutraceuticals.
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Get to know the masterminds behind Nexira!
We had a Q&A with the creators of Fibregum™ to learn all about why Nexira is leading the French market in fibre fortification.
How did your company begin?
Nexira is a global leader in natural, organic ingredients and botanical extracts for the food, nutrition, and dietary supplements industries.
Founded in 1895, Nexira built its reputation as a world leader in acacia gum and gradually extended its portfolio. Today, with 122 years of experience as an independent family-owned company, Nexira continues to reinvent itself and achieve new heights of performance with innovative products, strong customer partnerships and global supply capabilities.
Our portfolio of products includes highly functional and nutritional ingredients, antioxidants and active botanicals for weight management, stress management, sports nutrition, digestive health, and cardiovascular health. Nexira offers a large range of ingredients organic certified.
We offer an extensive range of non-GMO and organic certified ingredients with recognized health benefits and scientific support, perfectly suitable for the formulation of clean label products.
What is the inspiration behind your range?
Thanks to its expertise, Nexira is convinced that natural and innovative solutions is the way to well-being. Our core value is “innovation inspired by nature”! We pay a real attention to the consumers’ needs and we are aware of the new trends. In this way, we can adapt our products to optimize their functionalities and applications.
Why did you create your particular certified products?
Fibregum™ is an ingredient that can take part in certified FODMAP FriendlyTM finished products. Fibregum™ has technological advantages and nutritional benefits.
Indeed, Fibregum™ is an easy-to-use ingredient (soluble in water, no adding color / odor / flavor, low viscosity and hygroscopicity, stability to heat treatment and acidity). The production process uses only physical water purification steps.
All-natural and organic certified, Fibregum™ is composed of 100% acacia gum. Fibregum™ has a high fiber content, with at least 90 % of fiber on dry extract. So Fibregum™ has a prebiotic effects but also high digestive properties (stimulation of beneficial Short Chain Fatty Acids production, gut barrier restoration, glycaemic control, and tooth remineralization).
What are your own personal experiences with digestive health?
Every day, 70 million people are subject to digestive discomfort1. The low FODMAP diet is scientifically proven to be the most effective dietary approach for people with digestive disorders or symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. IBS affects between 10% to 15% of the population worldwide. In order to limit these digestive issues, people have to avoid foods containing high level of FODMAP.
It is now widely known that gut health may influence a large range of related troubles. Prebiotic ingredients may help to preserve gut health, by bringing a healthy balance to the microflora.
And thanks to its extensive knowledge in acacia gum, Nexira offers: Fibregum™, all-natural dietary fibers with prebiotic effect & high digestive properties. With 90 % fiber content guaranteed on dry weight, Fibregum™ is the choice ingredient for fiber fortification of finished products.
Why did you want to certify your products?
Today, dietary fibers intake is still insufficient worldwide. And yet, dietary fibers are essential to Health. Benefits of a high-fiber diet are numerous, in particular contributing to normalize bowel movements, to control blood sugar & fat levels or to maintain bowel health and a healthy weight.
Our product Fibregum™ has a high fiber content, with at least 90 % of soluble fiber on dry extract. Fibregum™ dietary fibers are all-natural with proven prebiotic benefits and sourced from selected acacia trees. Moreover, thanks to its unique structure, Fibregum™ has a high digestive tolerance and does not generate discomfort even at high doses (50g/day). Fibregum™ dietary fiber are suitable for fructose-free, gluten-free, allergen-free, halal, kosher, vegan but also for low FODMAP diets.
In Nexira, we wanted to certify Fibregum™ because we are transparent on our products and because we think it is important to reassure consumers on the quality of Food ingredients and of finished Food products. The FODMAP Friendly logo is easy to understand and visible. So this logo can help consumers, following a low FODMAP diet, to choose when they run errands. It can also help manufacturers to select FODMAP Friendly ingredient for their finished Food products and so to expand the FODMAP Friendly products range & choice.
What separates your products from others available on the market?
Our product Fibregum™ is the first ingredient with all-natural soluble dietary fibers and high digestive tolerance being certified FODMAP Friendly on the market. Unlike many other fibers, Fibregum does not generate discomfort.
Nexira is the first supplier of ingredients going for FODMAP Friendly certification and is glad to support FODMAP FriendlyTM certifying body.
Are there more products to be added to your range in future?
Why not extending the range in the future.
Where can people find out more about Nexira Fibregum?
For further information on Fibregum or more generally on Nexira and its other products, do not hesitate to visit our website or contact us at:
129, chemin de Croisset – CS 94151 – 76723 Cedex – France
Phone: (+33) 2 32 83 18 18 – Fax: (+33) 2 32 83 19 19
info@nexira.com – www.nexira.com
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