May 1, 2025
As interest in natural health solutions grows, fermented botanicals are gaining attention for their enhanced efficacy and bioavailability. But while more people are turning to plant-based supplements, fewer are able to fully benefit from them.
Due to Western diets, stress, pollution, and antibiotic use, microbiome diversity has significantly declined, limiting our ability to absorb and activate the beneficial compounds found in raw botanical powders.
To benefit from nutrients in food, during the digestion process, the body must break them down into smaller, absorbable and active forms. The same applies to botanical powders. A healthy and diverse microbiome helps convert plant compounds into bioactive metabolites while reducing antinutrients. However, modern diets and lifestyles have reduced microbiome diversity, leaving nearly 60% of people unable to perform these essential conversions, limiting the efficacy of botanical extracts. This is where fermentation steps in—as both a traditional solution and a cutting-edge innovation.
The challenge with raw botanical powders
In their raw form, botanical extracts mainly contain active compounds that are:
✓ Locked within the plant matrix, making them difficult to absorb
✓ Large and bulky, leading to low bioavailability
✓ Inactive precursors that require conversion into active forms
✓ Blocked by antinutrients, such as phytates and oxalates
But the body’s ability to fully benefit from the health properties of raw botanical extracts is limited.
Fermedics PhytoFerm® Fermentation: Unlocking Nature’s Power
Fermentation is a traditional process that enhances food preservation, taste, and by fighting inflammation, aids in digestion. Fermedics’ PhytoFerm® fermentation technology is an optimized fermentation process that enhances:
✓ Bio accessibility: releasing plant metabolites from the plant matrix and reducing antinutrients that hinder absorption
✓ Bio availability: breaking complex molecules into smaller, more absorbable compounds
✓ Bio activity: activating inactive precursors into potent bioactive metabolites
Added health benefits: Postbiotics and postbiotic metabolites
The inactivated microorganisms from fermentation are retained in the ingredients. Moreover, during fermentation, these microorganisms convert sugars and carbohydrates into beneficial postbiotic metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and organic acids. These unique postbiotics and postbiotic metabolites further support gut health, reduce gut inflammation, strengthen immune function, and enhance gut barrier integrity.
Premium fermented ingredients
Through our distribution partnership with Omya, Fermedics’ portfolio offers 16 standardized fermented ingredients, including:
✓ Ferzinger® (Fermented Ginger) – Converts 6-gingerol into 6-paradol, enhancing anti-inflammatory potency.
✓ Fermeric® (Fermented Turmeric) – Increases curcuminoid absorption by up to 17 times for amplified anti-inflammatory effects.
✓ Berriotics® & Fibriotics® (Fermented Berries & Vegetables) – Rich in prebiotics, postbiotics, and polyphenols, next generation prebiotics and postbiotics for gut health.
✓ Fermidine® 1% (Fermented Wheat Germ Extract) – Contains 1% spermidine, promoting longevity and autophagy activation.
✓ Fermogulan® (Fermented Gynostemma pentaphyllum) – Rich in noble gypenosides, acting as GLP-1 agonists and AMPK activators for metabolic health and performance.
Why choose Fermedics?
✓ Scientifically optimized fermentation for maximum bioavailability
✓ Consistent potency & standardized bioactives in every ingredient
✓ Premium-quality botanicals, ensuring superior nutrient absorption
Elevate your products with Fermedics
Fermedics fermented botanicals can be incorporated into your supplements and functional foods and beverages to enhance efficacy, bioavailability, and health benefits. Now is the time as Innova Market Insights reports fermented beverages have gained popularity owing to their unique flavors, probiotic benefits, and appeal to health-conscious consumers.
According to Statista, the global market for fermented foods and beverages is projected to grow from $575 billion to $989 billion by 20321. With interest in fermentation on the rise, now is the time to explore new formulating opportunities.
Fermedics’ fermented botanicals are ideal for enhancing the efficacy, bioavailability, and overall health benefits of your supplements, functional foods, and functional beverages. As reported by Innova Market Insights, fermented beverages are gaining traction thanks to their distinctive flavors, probiotic content, and strong appeal among health-conscious consumers. Furthermore, according to Innova Market Insights, the US leads the world in new fermented food and beverage product launches.
Now is the time to unlock nature’s full potential with Fermedics ingredients in your food and beverage applications.
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1.https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/07/16/Fermented-food-trend-rising/