Probiotics Now Available in a Straw

CLEVELANDUnistraw International Ltd. will release a straw that is enriched with GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) from Ganeden Biotech, offering an innovative probiotic delivery form to the beverage market. The global partnership between the companies allows beverage manufacturers the ability to provide consumers with probiotics to benefit the immune and digestive systems in their favorite beverage products, without needing a refrigerated supply chain.

In 2008, Australian-based Unistraw released the probiotic straw concept, which contains hundreds of UniBeads housed within the straw. The probiotics in the UniBeads are dry, shelf stable and dissolve as liquid is sipped through the straw. With this method, juice, milk, carbonated drinks and water can all be turned into probiotic beverages with a shelf life of up to 12 months. The straw is also recyclable.

Unistraw choose GanedenBC30 probiotics because the company said  they demonstrated the best stability compared to other probiotic suppliers. Unistraw said GanedenBC30 can survive manufacturing processes, supply chain conditions and stomach acids.

Unistraw will begin manufacturing its new probiotic straw from Q2 2012 with the straw available in a stand-alone format and also as an integrated product suitable for attachment to aseptic juice and dairy cartons.

Schiff Nutrition has exclusive worldwide rights to the GanedenBC30® probiotic technology for use in the over-the-counter (OTC) and dietary supplement markets.