Ingredient science
AHCC® and immune support
AHCC® is a standardized cultured-shiitake alpha-glucan studied for immune support. What the evidence shows, and what EU formulators may legally claim.
4 min read
Knowledge
Insight on strains, ingredients and formulation.
Technical background, application notes and evidence summaries for R&D and procurement teams.
Ingredient science
Asparagus extract and HSP70: the science behind ETAS®
What ETAS® (enzyme-treated asparagus stem extract) is, what the HSP70 research actually shows, and what a formulator may claim about it in the EU.
4 min read
Fermentation science
Fermentation starter cultures: from strains to peptides
What fermentation starter cultures are, how industrial strains are selected, how they generate bioactive peptides, and the EU claims reality.
4 min read
Strain science
Glutathione-producing probiotics: the science behind ME-3®
How Limosilactobacillus fermentum ME-3® synthesizes glutathione, what the research shows, and why the EU authorizes no antioxidant probiotic claim.
3 min read
Strain science
Postbiotics vs probiotics: a guide to inactivated microorganisms
Postbiotics, paraprobiotics and tyndallized bacteria explained for formulators: how inactivated actives differ from live probiotics, and their EU status.
5 min read
Strain science
Strain-specific probiotics: choosing a documented strain
How formulators vet a probiotic strain: strain specificity, whole-genome identity, EFSA QPS status, the Certificate of Analysis, and end-of-shelf-life CFU.
3 min read