The Puratos Group and Fugeia disclosed their partnership aimed at developing bread and pastry products with enhanced digestive health benefits. The technology developed under the collaboration makes the natural fibers of cereals, such as wheat or rye, more accessible to digestion by beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. As a consequence, the activated fibers act as prebiotic substrates for the intestinal flora.
Making the technology unique, during the baking process it activates the fibers that are already naturally present in cereal flours, without requiring the addition of external sources of fiber.