OpunCherry®

Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Cherry

Food Ingredients Functions

Fiber Source,

Supplement

Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions

Dietary Supplement,

Fiber Source

Ingredients

Cherry

Technologies

Food Ingredients,

Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals

Product Families

Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals — Nutraceuticals & Supplements

Dietary Fiber

Food Ingredients — Nutrition & Fortification

Dietary Fiber

Composition

OpunCherry® contains Prunus cerasus (Cherry) stems 40-60% and Opuntia ficus indica (Cactus Pear) nopal 20%-40 %. Rich in polyphenols, ascorbic acid, vitamin E, carotenoids, betalains. Opuntia is rich in dietary soluble fiber with hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic actions. It contributes to fat metabolism and helps in weight control programs by reducing appetite and calorie intake.OpunCherry® exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties thanks to its high content in polyphenols, ascorbic acid, vitamin E and carotenoids. OpunCherry® can reveal beneficial effects on the metabolisms of both lipid and glucose, which bode well for the treatment of human metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity. In addition to this, both extracts of OpunCherry® showed to be effective in IBD therapy to reduce inflammatory mediators’ secretion, modulate barrier dysfunction and permeability alteration.

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Gluten-free

Food Ingredients Features

Anti-Diabetic Effect,

Anti-Inflammatory,

Antioxidant Properties,

Diuretic,

Fat Reduction

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food

Other Food Applications

Food & Nutrition — Nutrition & Well Being

Nutraceuticals & Supplements

Food & Nutrition Applications

Nutraceuticals

Use

OpunCherry® can be used as a single ingredient to create a nutraceutical product for metabolic disease or antioxidant therapy. OpunCherry® is a soluble powder that can be combined very effectively with various other plants such as chamomile, ginger, fennel, uva ursi to obtain diuretic and antioxidant products. OpunCherry® and AmaChol® can be combined together to create a winning product to aid in weight loss diets.

Properties

Physical Form

Powder,

Solid

Properties

• Opuntia is rich in dietary soluble fiber with hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic actions.
• It contributes to fat metabolism and helps in weight control programs by reducing appetite and calorie intake.
• OpunCherry® exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties thanks to its high content in polyphenols, ascorbic acid, vitamin E and carotenoids.
• OpunCherry® can reveal beneficial effects on the metabolisms of both lipid and glucose, which bode well for the treatment of human metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity. In addition to this, both extracts of OpunCherry® showed to be effective in IBD therapy to reduce inflammatory mediators’ secretion, modulate barrier dysfunction and permeability alteration.
• Helps in weight control programs
• Regulates glucose and lipid absorption
• Rich in dietary soluble fiber
• Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic actions
• Diuretic and antioxidant capacity
• Gluten free

Technical Details & Test Data

Test And Scientific Evidence

The anti-hyperglycemic properties of OpunCherry® have been investigated in numerous studies: this effect is due to reducing intestinal absorption of glucose, but also to some insulin-like compound leading to this effect.