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BIOVIT have developed the World's first clinically developed and tested plant-derived multi-nutrient blends for use in food manufacture, in a UK Gov funded, £1.5m R&D project.
About
BIOVIT Blends enable food companies to fortify food products, without the use of synthetic, lab-made vitamins and minerals (as used in all currently fortified foods), with a level of trust, reliability and scalability that has never before existed, opening up plant-derived nutrient food fortification to the mass-market for the first time.
BIOVIT is developing the world’s first food-process stable plant-derived multi-nutrient blends, with guaranteed nutritional profile post-processing, at the end of a product's shelf-life. As such, food manufactures will have the confidence required to switch from synthetic nutrients to plant-derived nutrients to fortify food products.
Key Benefits
The advantages of BIOVIT compared with alternative synthetic multi-nutrients include:
- Unlike synthetic nutrients, BIOVIT is compatible with “Organic” and “Natural” accreditation.
- BIOVIT is made of 100% organic and sustainable ingredients, unlike synthetic nutrients, which can be made from unsustainable sources including petrochemicals and animal parts.
- Natural nutrients have been proven to be more bioavailable and efficacious than synthetic nutrients.
- In an independent consumer survey of 500 UK consumers, 90% of respondents would prefer natural vs synthetic nutrients in food products, and 86% would pay more for natural nutrients.
Applications
Processed foods, snacks and beverages. Including food products currently containing synthetic nutrients, as well as Natural and Organic food and drink products that previously could not be fortified because only synthetic vitamins and minerals were available.