Fats and oils specialist Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) has unveiled a new premium lipid ingredient for baby formula which it claims allows manufacturers to get closer than ever before to the gold standard of mother’s milk.
PanTheryx touts bovine colostrum as differentiator With immune health top of mind for many consumers, bovine colostrum is emerging as a key player in immune defense.
Bovine colostrum is rich in growth and antimicrobial factors, which promote tissue growth and the maturation of the digestive tract and immune function in neonatal animals and humans. The immunoglobulins and lactoferrin found in colostrum are known to build natural immunity in newborns.
Nature’s superfood
“The idea that colostrum is not necessarily only available to a newborn baby anymore it really amazes me. As a pediatrician, colostrum is sort of our liquid gold. That s how we talk about it and it is really the superfood in my world. That is nature’s superfood. it s that first food breastfeeding mothers provide to the newborn and pass with all those essential nutrients for growth and general health and the immune system. So to be able to have something where you could continu