what is sunfiber®?
- Bean fiber derived from the Indian Guar Bean (partially hydrolyzed guar gum, PHGG)
- 100% natural
- 100% clearly water-soluble
- 100% prebiotic
- Tasteless, colourless and odorless
- Does not increase viscosity
- LOW-FODMAP
- Gentle fiber with no side effects
- Clinically proven
- Improves functionality of foods and beverages
Invisible fiber. Visible benefits.
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Natural source
Nutritional benefits
Scientific prove
Sunfiber®...
Technical properties
Where does Sunfiber® come from?
Sunfiber® applications
Sunfiber® vs other fibers
SOLUBLE FIBER (SUNFIBER®)
INSOLUBLE FIBER
- Soluble in water
- No increase in viscosity
- Easy to consume
- 100% prebiotic
- Helps with constipation and diarrhea
- Does not dissolve in water
- Increasing viscosity
- Difficult to consume
- Not prebiotic
- Helps with diarrhea, but
can cause constipation
Sunfiber® and its influence on different body axes
Sunfiber® for...
Elderly people
The gut microbiome decreases in older people and has less diversity, which causes gastrointestinal problems such as constipation.
Sunfiber®...Sensitive people
Many people, especially women and children often have difficulties consuming and swallowing fiber products because they are often very dry and thick.
Sunfiber® is easily soluble, tasteless, without increasing viscosity and very easy and convenient to consume.
Children
Children love to eat sweets or drink sugar-enriched products.
Sunfiber® as a gentle fiber reduces sugar consumption by replacing carriers such as maltodextrin and brings back the beneficial effects of fiber to juices, dairy and other products.
Athletes
Sunfiber® has several health benefits that may also be relevant for athletes:
Sunfiber® was the first type of dietary fiber to be awarded “Low FODMAP Certified™” status by Australia’s Monash University as part of its Therapeutic Ingredients Program. This makes it suitable for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Very slow fermentation rate compared to other dietary fibers
- Low FODMAP certified
- Suitable for IBS patients
- No painful gas, cramping or discomfort
- Improves both occasional constipation and diarrhea
- Suitable for various applications
SIBO (short for: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is an incorrect bacterial colonization of the small intestine with more than 105 bacteria per ml.
SIBO patients need to reduce fiber and FODMAP intake, but can use Sunfiber® to prevent and treat SIBO. Furthermore, Sunfiber® improves the effectiveness of rifaximin treatment of SIBO.
Quality of Taiyos Sunfiber®
Taiyo guarantees that Sunfiber® is 100% vegan and of natural plant-based origin.
Sunfiber® is available as conventional and in organic form. Taiyo guarantees that Sunfiber® is 100% organic certified.
Taiyo guarantees that the product is made from ingredients with 100 % natural origin without using any chemical additives.
Sunfiber® is halal certified (ULAMA/حلال). Taiyo guarantees that Sunfiber® fits the Islamic law. Taiyo guarantees that the product carries out regular halal certifications accordingly.
Sunfiber® is kosher certified. Taiyo guarantees that Sunfiber® fits the laws of kosher.
Sunfiber® is certified as 100% natural ingredient (ISO 2017). The ISO organization has set a definition for natural ingredients. Taiyo’s Sunfiber® has achieved the ISO certification as “natural ingredient” for some products by an accredited 3rd party audit. Customers might use the term “natural” on their labels for Sunfiber® products.
Sunfiber® is produced under Japanese quality control. It is made in India in a factory owned and controlled by the Japanese company Taiyo. Sunfiber® is Japanese quality, made in India.
Technical properties
Sunfiber® can also be used as a technical additive for example for pressing tablets as bulking agent instead of HPMC, rice starch or maltodextrin. The advantage is the clean labelling because Sunfiber® is not a carbohydrate but a dietary fiber and it is labelled as water soluble bean fiber.
Normally a carrier, such as maltodextrin is needed for drying juices and other herbal products. Sometimes Maltodextrin is used in high quantities up to 50-75%. Maltodextrin is a sugar that has to be labeled as carbohydrate. Beside its carrier function maltodextrin has no other health benefit or other physiological function. Sunfiber® can be used as a carrier to dry juices and supply dietary fiber with reduced caloric intake and all health benefits of dietary fiber.
Sunfiber® can also be used to replace fat, starch or carbohydrates in food products. In dairy products such as yoghurt drinks Sunfiber® can be used to reduce 30% of the sugar. In flours for baking, Sunfiber® can be used to reduce 20-33% of the starch containing flour.
Sunfiber® as polymer of 20.000 Da also has some foam stabilizing effects, that makes products creamier (more “fat-like”) and increases the mouth feeling of dairy products such as ice cream or yoghurt drinks.
Sunfiber® can be used as an anti-caking agent for tablets, capsules and powders. Its non-hygroscopic properties inhibits the hygroscopicity of different products. Furthermore, Sunfiber® is maltodextrin free and is clean labelling. Therefore, it combines technical and nutritional benefits.
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Taiyo GmbH has over 60 different certificates and statements on the topic of Sunfiber®. You are welcome to request these from us.
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