Pre- and post-natal probiotic benefits infants

AT Vitafoods Europe taking place from 10-12 May, DuPont Nutrition & Health launched the clinically tested probiotic, HOWARU^® Protect EarlyLife. This formulation contains Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001^TM and has been formulated specifically for expectant mothers and their infants.

Protection against eczema

HOWARU^® Protect EarlyLife is backed by a ground-breaking, long-term trial which demonstrated a significant protective effect against eczema during the first six years of an infant’s life. The study also demonstrated a protective effect on allergic sensitization at six years of age.

“We are extremely encouraged by the strong results given from this ongoing long-term trial for HOWARU® Earlylife (link: Scientific Summary). The study shows a decrease in the cumulative prevalence of eczema by 49 percent in children at 2 years of age,’ said Markus Lehtinen, R&D manager. “And importantly the effect on this group persisted up to 6 years of age, indicating a long term benefit for children.”

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HOWARU^® Protect EarlyLife has demonstrated exceptionally encouraging trial results and is introducing it to the market this year. It will be available as a shelf-ready dietary supplement in a convenient stick-pack format or alternatively, customers can use DuPont applications expertise when they include this unique ingredient in their own products.

“As the prevalence of eczema and allergies has risen worldwide, there is a growth in demand for safe dietary supplements which support the developing immune system of infants, hence the importance of HOWARU® EarlyLife," said Ole Danielsen, global marketing director, dietary supplements. "In addition, the robust shelf-life of our probiotics means that EarlyLife can be added to existing products, opening up many exciting opportunities for our customers to create their own winning food and beverage formulations.”

HOWARU^® Premium Probiotics are friendly cultures that are condition-specific with highly documented health-enhancing benefits. The FloraFIT^® Custom Probiotics offer the widest selection of strains in the industry, giving infinite possibilities for creating one-of-a-kind formulations.