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Ingredient suppliers are showcasing the latest solutions in prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics.

Flora Code unveiled three flavors and a fresh new look for its powdered probiotic supplement which features a patented activation technology, which the Dallas-based company says features enhanced solubility for even better absorption. 

One would think that fibers related to promoting health and wellness, specifically digestive health and immune health, would be growing nicely today. 

New ingredients from Comet, Global Organics, and Icon Foods

Like a powerful blizzard blasting the landscape, health and wellness is socking it to the dairy ingredients’ sector. But rather than snow, ice, and high winds pelting consumers, shoppers are facing a deluge of such positive elements as products that are low in sugar, high in protein, and those that contain prebiotics and probiotics.

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Today’s health-conscious consumers are trying to live their best lives. As a result, they're reading labels and discovering that cheese, yogurt, drinkable yogurt, kefir, and other fermented dairy products not only provide satiety but are proven to benefit digestive health.

The need for prebiotics — as well as probiotics and postbiotics — continues to grow in the dairy marketplace.

A review of new yogurts introduced in the market over the past two years from the Innova Market Insights database shows examples of products made from goat, sheep, and A2/A2 milks in North America. 

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