The approval of this fibre source was based on clearly demonstrated safety and clinical evidence that the addition of Sunfiber (partially hydrolyzed guar gum) to foods, results in more than 20% reduction in postprandial blood glucose levels.
“While there have been a select number of soluble fibres recently approved by Health Canada, Sunfiber is a galactomannan-based fibre (as opposed to a sugar/starch based fibre) that allows product formulators to bring the benefits of this truly regulating fibre to consumers who are looking for a unique, more comfortable fiber source,” said Taiyo vice president Dr Lekh Juneja. “Its reduced incidence of gas and bloating, as well as its healthy satiety effect, offers consumers the real benefits of dietary fibre consumption, without the discomfort people commonly experience when trying to increase their daily fibre intake.”
Sunfiber is a soluble, transparent and tasteless dietary fibre. It is low in viscosity, improves stability of beverages at various pH levels, and is resistant to heat, acid and digestive enzymes. In addition to its blood glucose benefits, Sunfiber improves absorption of minerals (such as calcium, iron, zinc) and aids protein utilisation.
Sunfiber has strong prebiotic characteristics that stimulate health-promoting indigenous bacteria such as Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. While other soluble fibres may actually exacerbate gastrointestinal symptoms, leading to loose stool or diarrhoea, Sunfiber has been shown to be ‘a true regulating fibre’.
Sunfiber not only helps with constipation, it also uniquely helps reduce diarrhoea and return stool content to a normal healthy state. Sunfiber offers a more comfortable, healthy satiety effect. It does not ‘block’ the gut, but instead, slows the gastric transit time, allowing the release of satiation inducing hormones, resulting in a comfortable state with reduced hunger cravings.
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