MĀNUKA GUT HEALTH
Ora Foods Mānuka Gut Health has been developed by industry experts as a base formulation to provide users with a natural source of pre and probiotics, fibre and nutrients to support good gut health.
Our Mānuka honey and honeydew has been dried on an Inulin base providing prebiotic and nutrient support.
Our base formula is available in a range of delivery formats and our team is available to discuss other formulations for your brand.
INULIN & KIWIFRUIT
Inulin is a specific type of soluble dietary fibre known as a fructan that is known to be a powerful prebiotic. It is a prebiotic because, although it cannot be digested in the human gut, it is utilised by the good bacteria of the colon as a fuel source. This process produces short chain fatty acids such as butyrate which further feed the microbiome and stimulates the production of immunoglobulins at the surface of the gut mucosa, therefore having an immunomodulatory effect (Holscher, 2017).
Dosage from clinical studies – 3 to 15g per day
The way kiwifruit exerts it’s beneficial effects on the digestive tract are not fully understood. Kiwifruit and it’s extracts have been shown to improve the digestion of dietary protein, it is thought that this effect is at least partially due to the presence of proteolytic enzymes such as actinidin (Kaur, 2014). The fibre of kiwifruit has been shown to improve bowel motility and relieve constipation (Ansell et al., 2015).
PROBIOTIC
Probiotics, meaning “for life” are microorganisms that when ingested confer a health benefit to the host. Probiotics have been demonstrated to address gut dysbiosis (an imbalance in the microflora) by modulating the composition of the microbiome, reducing gut inflammation and reducing the permeability of the gut lining (Bermudez-Brito, Plaza-Diaz, Munoz- Quezada, Gomez-Llorente, & Gil, 2012). Probiotics have demonstrated benefits for many conditions including digestive system dysfunctions such as IBS, mental health, and immune conditions (Braun & Cohen, 2014). Ora Foods uses a shelf stable probiotic containing Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus acidophilus strains that also contain organic acids, short chain fatty acids, bacteriocins and extracellular polysaccharides.
