Our range of superfoods coated with biotics
With increasing public health awareness worldwide, demand for functional food with multiple health benefits has increased.
Super foods refer to nutrient-rich food items that are beneficial for maintaining good health and wellbeing.
These “superfoods” offer some very important nutrients that can power-pack your meals and snacks and further enhance a healthy eating pattern. Superfoods are whole grains, seeds, nuts, berrys, …
Chia seeds
The nutritional heavyweights among superfoods.
Seed from Salvia hispanica or more commonly known as chia is a traditional food in central and southern America.
Chia seeds have been known for over 5 500 years and was one of the most important components of the diet of Mayas and Aztecs. In Mayan language, chia means strength. They are known to contain an interesting amount of polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids , minerals such as calcium and magnesium, vitamins like thiamine, folic acid and vitamins A and C, and antioxidants such as polyphenolic compounds.
Thanks to their nutritionally advantageous composition chia seeds may improve the nutritional value of foods to which they are added, which might bring additional benefits to consumers.
What are biotics in the ophra™ superfood range from tht ?
Depending on the final application, the health effects sought and the target market, probiotics or postbiotics may be used. The most recent definition of postbiotics has been established by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISSAP).
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amonts, confers a health benefit on the host.
Postbiotics are preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit on the host.
