Founded in 1997, Ganeden Biotech Inc. is a private company based in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the largest seller of over-the-counter probiotics in the U.S. through its Digestive Advantage and Sustenex brands. It also licenses its patented probiotic bacteria, GanedenBC30, for use in commercial food and beverage applications as well as in medical foods and dietary supplements. GanedenBC30 was found to be Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by an independent expert panel assembled to assess its safety in use as a food ingredient. Digestive Advantage and Sustenex are available at over 40,000 retailers nationwide including Wal–Mart, CVS/pharmacy, Walgreens, Rite–Aid, Stop & Shop, Giant, Publix, Kroger, and Target. For more information, visit www.digestiveadvantage.com, www.sustenex.com, or www.ganedenlabs.com.
*Ganeden Biotech has been featured in multiple trade magazines relating to GanedenBC30 and its use in food processing applications.
*Food and beverage product launches began May 2008: Turtle Island Soup, PopCulture Probiotic Bars, Main Street and Isabella’s Muffins, Pierre’s Ice Cream, MaxMuscle, Next Generation Organic Dairy
*Frost and Sullivan has awarded Ganeden the 2008 Product Innovation award for innovation in probiotics
GanedenBC30 is the ideal probiotic for food and beverage applications due to the organism’s inherent ability to remain viable through processes that have, up to now, been impossible to consider