Precision Prebiotic Benicaros Wins 2024 NutraIngredients-USA Award for Ingredient of the Year: Microbiome Modulation
16 July 2024Benicaros® was named the 2024 Ingredient of the Year: Microbiome Modulation category at this year’s NutraIngredients-USA Awards ceremony yesterday in Chicago.
Benicaros is a plant-based precision prebiotic that fortifies foods, beverages and dietary supplements with immune and gut health benefits. This clinically proven, soluble and upcycled prebiotic from carrot pomace has a complex molecular structure that enables it to consistently and reliably target, nourish and increase beneficial gut microorganisms and their metabolites despite individual differences in gut microbiome composition. Dual-action Benicaros also trains the innate immune system to respond faster, smarter and stronger when challenged. Benicaros’ remarkably small daily serving size, as low as 300 mg., and low gas production creates numerous product innovation opportunities.
"We are honored to receive the NutraIngredients-USA Award in the category Microbiome Modulation for our ground-breaking precision prebiotic, Benicaros,” said Joana Carneiro-Wakefield, Ph.D., NutriLeads Chief Executive Officer. “This award underscores the innovative nature of Benicaros in improving immune health and the gut microbiota composition robustly and consistently, despite interpersonal differences in gut microbiome environments. It’s also a testament to the hard work the team at NutriLeads has put into the science backing Benicaros and it validates our commitment to helping our customers innovate with an upcycled, prebiotic ingredient that improves human health via the gut, naturally."
NutraIngredients Award Judges:
“Benicaros, an upcycled ingredient from carrots, has prebiotic effects at 300 mg doses – and those levels will generate significant interest in the market. The upcycled story combined with solid scientific substantiation for the ingredient’s gut and immune benefits at low doses made this a very strong entry in a very competitive category.”
What the judges said: “Benicaros, an upcycled ingredient from carrots, has prebiotic effects at 300 mg doses – and those levels will generate significant interest in the market. The upcycled story combined with solid scientific substantiation for the ingredient’s gut and immune benefits at low doses made this a very strong entry in a very competitive category.”
The NutraIngredients-USA Awards, now in its 7th year, celebrates excellence in the dietary supplement industry. Focusing on true innovation, long-term market success and cutting-edge research, the awards honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people and initiatives in the nutrition and dietary supplements industry.
