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With our unique health ingredients platform, we are harnessing the health-giving power of plant-derived RG-I (rhamnogalacturonan-I) compounds.
RG-I compounds are complex dietary fibres with distinct qualities that enable them to interact with and benefit the gut ecosystem, specifically the gut microbes (microbiota), and the immune system.
RG-I is one of the building blocks found in the cell walls of various crops. We have developed proprietary techniques and processes to extract these natural plant compounds and develop evidence-based health ingredients.
We take all our health ingredients through clinical trials to prove their positive effect on human health and gain regulatory approval for market access.
Following development and manufacture, we partner with food, beverage and food supplement companies to incorporate our health ingredients into their products and bring the benefits to consumers.
All our ingredients are fully protected by a broad intellectual property portfolio of patents.
We are developing a strong portfolio of sustainable and 100% natural, plant-derived health ingredients that are clinically proven to support human health and modulate the gut microbiome.
All our ingredients undergo clinical trials to prove their positive effect on human health
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BeniCaros® is a first-of-its-kind food, beverage and supplement ingredient that delivers multiple immune health benefits. It is a bioactive polysaccharide (fiber) known as cRG-I (rhamnogalacturonan-I) derived from upcycled carrot pomace.
BeniCaros® is clinically proven to train the immune system to respond more efficiently when challenged. It has a unique dual mode of action that both prepares innate immune cells and stimulates beneficial gut microorganisms that support immune response.
BeniCaros® has been taken through rigorous pre-clinical and clinical studies to demonstrate its safety and positive effect on human health and to gain regulatory approval for market access.
The ingredient was first launched in the US at the end of 2021 and we have been expanding our markets and partners base since then.
BeniCaros® has been recognized as an innovative and high-quality health ingredient – winning several awards from prestigious organizations.
There are a large range of potential applications for ingredients based on our RG-I technology platform:
We have succeeded in extracting RG-I from affordable crops, and thereby developing plant-based ingredients with clinically proven health benefits.
For example, BeniCaros®, our most advanced health ingredient, which is based on carrot RG-I, is upcycled from carrot pomace, a by-product of carrot juice production.
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Bronland 12-N
6708 WH Wageningen
The Netherlands
T: (+31) 6 12 50 07 64
E: info@nutrileads.com
If you are interested in joining our team and working in a stimulating and inspiring environment, just send us an application together with a CV to info@nutrileads.com
BeniCaros® is award winning.
Alexander Belderok is a Senior Partner at Roland Berger. He focuses on strengthening the competitive position of companies in the Food, Agri, Food Ingredients, Biotech and the fine Chemicals Industry. He has specific functional expertise in the area of business and corporate strategy development, operations, organizational restructuring, innovation, and complexity management.
Alexander has five years of industry experience in flavors, fragrances and food ingredients and over twenty years of consulting experience. He began his career at Unilever and has worked at Roland Berger since 2006.
He studied both Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration at the University of Twente, Business-to-Business Marketing at IMD and in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard. Next to that he participated in the European Comenius Course.
Florentine is an investment partner at SHIFT Invest, a Dutch Venture Capital Fund backed by (amongst others) Rabobank, Menzis and Wageningen University & Research, and EIF.
She started her career at Rabobank where she worked in various positions before joining SHIFT in 2014. In the first years of her career, Florentine gained valuable experience including debt restructuring and private equity. At SHIFT, Florentine is dedicated to backing companies that are on a mission to create positive change, both environmental and health related. Besides Nutrileads, she is responsible for the investment in GreenA and serves on the boards of Changing Health Ltd. and The Renewal Workshop Inc.