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Origin: A Real-Life Health Discovery

 

In the late 1800’s C.W. Bloomhall, a young boy who lived on a family farm, noticed that animals fed table scraps fermented with sour milk seemed to be healthier than animals fed simple grains alone.

After retiring from the milling industry in 1943, Bloomhall decided to put his theory to the test – that fermented foods provided unique health benefits. He founded the Diamond V® company to develop a specialized fermentation process to create an ingredient that would improve the health and productivity of livestock.

The Diamond V brand is now owned by Cargill and a highly respected brand of unique microbial fermentation products for improved animal health worldwide.

Fast forward to 1998: EpiCor’s Discovery

Factory employees at Diamond V’s manufacturing facility who were exposed daily to the fermented animal feed were not using much sick leave.

Why were the factory workers taking fewer sick days than their colleagues working in the office? To find out, Diamond V commissioned pilot studies comparing the factory workers to a similar group of office workers. And, those studies showed the fermented product had supported the immune health of the factory workers that were exposed.

After years of clinical research to show the safety and efficacy in people, EpiCor® postbiotic was born! Today, people all around the world trust EpiCor® postbiotic to support their immune and gut health. 

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How It's Made

Made in in the USA, EpiCor® postbiotic is made in a state-of-the-art facility that follows all current Good Manufacturing Processes (cGMP) certified by NSF.  It is made through a specialized fermentation process that creates a unique fingerprint of metabolites and functional compounds consisting of proteins, peptides, antioxidants, polyphenols, organic acids, nucleotides, polysaccharides (1-3 1-6, beta glucans, and mannans).

To make EpiCor®, we start with baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and feed it a proprietary broth of natural, plant-based ingredients. It then goes through a specialized fermentation process where the yeast is deprived of oxygen, which causes them to produce beneficial metabolites. 

The final production step uses a proprietary and gentle drying process that deactivates the yeast (there are NO live yeast or other organisms in EpiCor® postbiotic) and preserves the complex array of metabolites created during fermentation. EpiCor® postbiotic is considered a “whole food” fermentate because nothing is extracted or purified - we use the whole fermentation broth and gently dry it to a powder. The dehydrated whole food fermentate is then milled to a fine powder and packaged within containers designed to protect it during storage and handling. 

Following extensive safety and identity testing, the result is EpiCor® postbiotic – a whole food yeast fermentate that helps support the immune system and positively modulate the gut microbiome.

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How it Works

Over a dozen published studies show that EpiCor® has a wide range of real-life health benefits. These studies show EpiCor® supports a strong immune system and healthy gut to help people live more healthy days™. EpiCor® postbiotic:

• Maintains daily immune health

• Supports year-round nasal comfort

• Positively modulates the gut microbiome

• Supports digestive health

Made through a natural fermentation process, EpiCor® postbiotic supports a healthy gut microbiome which, as ongoing research suggests, helps to support a healthy immune system. It is rich with metabolites and when taken daily acts like a vitamin for your immune system™.

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Applications

Versatility is one of the key advantages of postbiotics; they offer increased stability and consistency as compared to the more familiar ingredients like probiotics. Probiotics are inherently harder to work with than metabolites in postbiotics because they must remain alive – from processing and packaging until they reach the consumer’s gut. 

EpiCor® postbiotic is well-suited to a wide range of food and beverage applications. It is not a living organism and is highly heat stable. In addition, EpiCor® postbiotic can handle varying pH levels and has a three-year shelf life from its manufacture date.