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Wellness Foods + Supplements 3/2021

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Blood sugar management

Blood sugar management Photo © : Shutterstock/KPG Payless2 By choosing ingredients with a low-glycaemic effect for their products, manufacturers can offer consumer-effective tools for healthy ageing. unique sugar carries EU health claims for being tooth-friendly and providing a lower blood glucose response. BENEO’s sugar replacer Isomalt supports a low glycaemic diet by assisting the creation of tasty and enjoyable sugar-free confectionery, and other food products. It provides half the calories of sugar, whilst having an almost negligible effect on blood sugar and insulin levels. Similar to Palatinose also isomalt supports dental health and carries an EU health claim for being toothfriendly as well as an US health claim for not promoting tooth decay. Chicory root fibres, such as BENEO’s inulin and oligofructose, contribute to a low glycaemic diet by replacing available carbohydrates and enriching the food with a dietary fibre. Thus, they support effective blood sugar management. xi At the same time, numerous scientific studies have shown that chicory root fibre is one of the very few proven prebiotics that nourishes the beneficial gut microbiota xii . It supports digestive health xiii and wellbeing xiv as well as weight management xv – all important aspects of healthy ageing. Sustained energy to counteract fatigue Many things can rob people of their energy but ageing, whilst juggling work, relational stresses and hormonal changes, can all have an impact on whether or not a person feels energised on a daily basis as they get older. With age comes a wish to stay as “energised as ever” and small changes in daily eating and living can help with this. Many elderly consumers are therefore looking for products that deliver energy in a way that helps promote their longer-term health too. Here, there is an opportunity for food and drink producers to make the most of sustained energy-delivery ingredients such as BENEO’s Palatinose. This slow-release sugar provides the carbohydrates the brain depends on, whilst allowing the body to stay in a low glycaemic state. Growing market Many baby boomers, the generation born in the 1950s and 1960s, prefer food and drinks that are easy to integrate into their daily diet, rather than using food supplements. One surprising fact from recently conducted consumer research in five European countries was that this cohort takes fewer supplements than the overall population, which could be as a result of ‘pill fatigue’, as many people of this generation are on regular medication. So there is clearly a need for healthy ageing solutions beyond the supplements market xvi , with two-thirds of consumers aged between 55 and 64 willing to try new products and ingredients when there is an attached health benefit xvii . Hence, the opportunities for manufacturers are huge, as products that provide carbohydrate energy in a slow, low and balanced way are needed throughout the day – from breakfast, lunch and dinner, to snacks in between. 8 No. 3 November/December 2021

Blood sugar management References i United Nations World population Ageing Report 2019. https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/ publications/pdf/ageing/WorldPopulationAgeing2019- Report.pdf ii Health Focus International, Global Trends Study 2010- 2020, Global Total: Includes core trended countries – Canada, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, UK, Russia, India, Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines iii International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas 9th Edition (2019) iv https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/5_population_ nutrient/en/ v Augustin LS, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ et al. (2015) Glycemic index, glycemic load and glycemic response: An international scientific consensus summit from the international carbohydrate quality consortium (ICQC). Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 25(9): 795–815. http://www.nmcd-journal.com/ article/S0939-4753(15)00127-1/pdf Livesey G et al. (2019) Dietary Glycemic Index and Load and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analyses of Prospective Cohort Studies. Nutrients 11(6). https://www.mdpi.com/2072- 6643/11/6/1280 vi Jafar et al. (2016) Am J Med Sci 351(2): 201–211. https:// pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26897277/ vii Insite Consulting: Consumer Research on Nutrition & Health 2020/21. viii http://www.healthdata.org/infographic/obesity-andoverweight-increasing-worldwide ix Khan and Bowman, Ann Rev Nutr 1999, 19 13-17 x Source: BENEO’s Consumer Research on Health & Nutrition in Europe, 2020 Q: How appealing do you find Palatinose? xi Kellow et al (2014), Liu et al (2017) both systematic review and meta analysis, O’Connor et al (2017) literature review, Zhang et al (2020) systematic review and meta analysis xii Gibson GR, Hutkins R, Sanders ME et al. (2017) Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 14(8): 491–502. https://www. nature.com/articles/nrgastro.2017.75.pdf xiii Collada Yurita et al (2014) systematic review and meta analysis, Skorka et al (2018) systematic review xiv Vandeputte D, Falony G, Vieira-Silva S, et al. Gut Published Online First: 17th February 2017 oi:10.1136/ gutjnl-2016-313271 xv Kellow et al (2014) systematic review and meta analysis, O’Connor et al (2017) literature review xvi Health Focus International and BENEO Survey On Healthy and Nutrition Q4 2020. xvii Source: BENEO’s Nutrition & Health Survey 2020 For more information, please contact Anke Sentko Vice President Regulatory Affairs & Nutrition Communication, BENEO contact@beneo.com www.beneo.com NEW Bioactive BLOOD SUGAR MANAGEMENT CLINICALLY PROVEN PATENTED REGULATORY APPROVED PEP2DIA® is a brand of Ingredia www.pep2dia.com No. 3 November/December 2021 9

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