Bunge’s plant-based lipids business, Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), has launched NuliGo1, a uniquely structured medium- and long-chain triglyceride (sMLCT) that supports muscle building and maintenance. With NuliGo, BLC brings an innovative ingredient developed through insights from clinical nutrition into the sports nutrition and active aging categories.
Emiliano Rial Verde, Vice President of Bunge Loders Croklaan Nutrition said, “Over the past years, we have seen a substantial increase in the prioritisation of wellness and physical fitness, with people looking for functional ingredients that contribute to enjoying a longer active lifestyle. Now, as part of our continuous innovation efforts, we are proud to be the first in the market to offer our customers a functional ingredient that provides a set of benefits previously not available in sports nutrition and active aging. This type of fast energy source delivered directly to muscles is something completely new in these categories.”
NuliGo builds on BLC’s expertise in plant-based nutritional lipids and on the latest scientific understanding of lipid absorption and metabolism. It uniquely combines the rapid energy of MCTs and longer lasting energy of LCTs in a single molecule for greater benefit. By bringing easily accessible energy to muscles, NuliGo sMLCT spares protein for muscle-building, maintenance, and recovery. NuliGo, when combined with the appropriate protein, is an ideal ingredient for active adults targeting athletic performance, endurance, strength, enhanced mobility, and post-injury recovery.
NuliGo is available in oil and powdered formats and, based on clinical studies2, is well-suited for the following 3 applications:
- Sports Nutrition, as it fuels physical performance and post-activity recovery by delivering rapid and long-lasting energy sources to muscles.
- Active Aging, as it promotes muscle strength and maintenance to support a longer active lifestyle.
- Medical Food Products, as it combines tolerability with balanced energy delivery.
Food brands are striving to have products that align with the values and needs of their consumers. Bringing new, high quality nutritional ingredients to market is part of this trend. Mintel3 and global management consulting firm McKinsey4 reported that the wellness market has been growing at an annual rate of 5-10% and will continue to do so. Recent research showed that 79% of consumers believe in the importance of wellness particularly during the pandemic period. Moreover, majority considers sports nutrition food and beverages as essential to support wellbeing, with energy being the key benefit they look for. With the introduction of NuliGo, BLC is working to meet these trends.
The introduction of NuliGo marks BLC entry into the sports nutrition and active aging categories.
Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) operates as the global B2B edible oils business of Bunge, and is a leading global producer and supplier of sustainable plant-based lipids for the food manufacturing industry. Its products are used in a wide range of applications from bakery and confectionery to culinary and infant nutrition.
[1] See the structured MLCTs Scientific Summary for more information
[2] Trademarked in the USA; registration in other countries in process
[3] Mintel data extraction: Nutritional Drinks & Foods, all regions, 1996-2021
[4] www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/feeling-good-the-future-of-the-1-5-trillion-wellness-market
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