SlimBiome®
SlimBiome® is an award-winning patented ingredient formulated by leading UK universities in the field and key opinion leaders in the microbiome, functional food ingredients, and weight management. It offers a weight management system that utilizes microbiome science and is backed by strong scientific principles rather than simply relying on willpower alone.
Properties
- Pharma and Nutraceuticals Functions
- Prebiotic
- Weight Management Ingredient
Product families
Applications
- Convenience Foods
- Dairy
- Functional Foods
- Other Nutrition Applications
Product Families
- Prebiotics Probiotics & Postbiotics
- Supplements & Functional Ingredients
- Functional Ingredients
- Prebiotics Probiotics & Postbiotics
Other characteristics
- Brand
- SlimBiome
- Functions
- Prebiotic, Weight Management Ingredient
- Benefit Claims (Health)
Controls Systolic Blood Pressure, Weight Management; Controls Systolic Blood Pressure; Weight Management
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
- HIGHLIGHTS
SlimBiome® helps consumers to reduce food intake cravings by promoting the feeling of fullness and maintaining blood glucose levels. This approach helps consumers to help themselves. Many diets focus on simply reducing calories in a bid to aid weight loss which is not always sustainable, and commonly leads to failure due to food cravings taking over. SlimBiome® helps to reduce hunger and therefore takes the willpower out of the equation, leading to a more successful and sustainable approach to weight management.
- Technical information
Contains EFSA approved ingredients; Demonstrating safety and efficacy; Suitable for wide-ranging uses including snack bars, meal replacement shakes, confectionary, dairy and bakery products as well as supplements; Heat stable in processing; Low cost; Has no distinguishable taste/odor; Can be easily added during product manufacture; Low water activity; Low glycaemic response; Suitable for vegetarian/vegan diets
- Food Ingredients Features
- Blood Glucose Management
- Cost Effective
- Heat Stability
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Prebiotic
- Weight Management Ingredient
- EFSA-Supported Health Claims
- Blood Glucose Control
- Chromium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels.
- Metabolism
- Chromium contributes to macronutrient metabolism.
- Weight Loss
- Glucomannan contributes to the reduction of body weight in the context of an energy-restricted diet.
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Dairy Products
- Meal Replacers
- Nutritional Bars
- Presentation Formats Available
- Sachets
- Snack Bars
- Shakes/Meal Replacements
- Bakery Products
- Dairy Products
- Breakfast Cereals
- Mechanism of Action
Promotes a longer feeling of fullness by gently expanding in the stomach and gelling activity delays gastric emptying.; Stimulates the growth of health positive bacteria, promoting improved gut health.; Reduces food cravings by maintaining blood glucose levels. Regulates the insulin response, contributing to carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism.; Using OptiBiotix's unique microbiome modulation science, as well as patented formulation of natural ingredients identified and developed by leading specialists in metabolism and nutrition, SlimBiome® takes the toil out of managing weight.; By taking up additional room in the stomach, delaying the rate of which it empties whilst also stimulating the growth of health positive bacteria in the gut the SlimBiome® blend of prebiotics and dietary fibers helps to create a longer-lasting feeling of fullness. The trace mineral content enhances the body's use of insulin, helping to metabolize carbohydrate and fat and maintains blood sugar levels to help reduce food cravings. The inclusion of prebiotic fibers maintains gut microbiome diversity, providing improved gut health, which has been associated with improved weight loss.
