Nutraceutical Ingredients
Leprino Nutrition offers high-quality ingredients for nutraceutical, supplement, medical nutrition, functional food and beverage, and pharmaceutical applications. The portfolio includes L-PRO™ Wellness Blends, L-PRO™ MFGM 70 – Adult, Nutraceutical Lactose, and L-PRO™ MFGM 70 – Early Life Nutrition.
Developed with decades of dairy and nutrition expertise, our nutraceutical ingredients are designed to support a wide range of health and wellness applications. Explore the portfolio below to discover solutions for targeted wellness, active aging, early life nutrition, and tablet or capsule manufacturing.
Why Choose Leprino Nutrition for Nutraceutical Ingredients?
Leprino Nutrition scientists draw on decades of experience to develop ingredient blends with proven efficacy, superior functionality, and consistent quality. L-PRO™ Wellness Blends combine high-quality protein with bioactive ingredients, while L-PRO™ MFGM 70 ingredients provide phospholipids and other bioactive components for adult and early life nutrition applications.
Quality control is built into every step of Leprino Nutrition’s ingredient process. Nutraceutical Lactose is produced under strict quality programs, meets U.S., European, and Japanese requirements, and is manufactured at an SQF-registered facility that follows NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363 manufacturing practices.
Leprino Nutrition application specialists can help with ingredient selection, formulation, process development, and commercialization. The Innovation Studio provides science-backed, hands-on guidance and pilot plant capabilities for testing ingredients, applications, and processes efficiently.
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Available Products
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L-PROTM MFGM 70 – Adult
L-PRO™ MFGM 70 is a unique whey protein extracted from Leprino Nutrition’s high-quality protein stream for adult nutrition applications. MFGM is rich in phospholipids and other bioactive ingredients that support cognitive function, immune health, and muscle health in active aging adults.
Benefits
- Gangliosides in milk fat globule membrane support healthy aging by
maintaining neurocognitive health and promoting intestinal immunity. - Contains phospholipids, sphingolipids, and glycoproteins that are crucial in healthy brain functioning and help improve cognitive performance and memory.
- Immunoglobulins and other immune-supporting compounds, such as glycosphingolipids, found in MFGM have been found to support a healthy immune system.
- With a neutral dairy flavor, MFGM is well-suited to be used for fortification in a wide variety of food applications.
- *Contact us for the latest clinical research into the efficacy of MFGM.
Applications
- Nutritional beverages –
shakes, RTDs, RTMs,
drinkable yogurts - Nutritional foods –
bars, baked goods - Dairy-based applications –
yogurts, ice cream, puddings,
processed cheese
Packaging
- 37.4 lb. (17 kg) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene inner liner
Shelf Life
365 days from the date of manufacture if stored at recommended conditions.
Available Certifications
Applicable Segments for Ingredient
Nutraceutical Lactose
Nutraceutical Lactose is produced by concentrating whey permeate, crystallizing, purifying, refining, drying, and milling the lactose crystals. It is produced under strict quality programs and meets the requirements of the United States, Europe, and Japan.
Benefits
- Produced from our mozzarella, sweet whey ensures a consistent color that exceeds the pharmacopeia color requirements for lactose.
- Refined, purified, and milled to produce free-flowing and consistent particles that will deliver the consistency needed for efficient tablet manufacturing.
- Produced in an SQF-registered facility following NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363 manufacturing practices guaranteeing the highest quality and consistency in production and supply.
Applications
- Diluents in tablets
- Filling agent in capsule formulations
Packaging
- 55.12 lb. (25 kg) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene inner liner or 900 kg bulk tote.
Shelf Life
- 730 days from the date of manufacture if stored under recommended conditions.
Available Certifications
L-PROTM MFGM 70 – Early Life Nutrition
L-PRO™ MFGM 70 is extracted from Leprino Nutrition’s high-quality protein stream for early life nutrition. Its unique blend of high protein and high fat is rich in phospholipids and other bioactive ingredients that support brain development, a healthy immune system, and muscle growth in infants and children.
Benefits
- Formulas and foods fortified with MFGM can support brain development in infants and have a long-term effect on children’s cognitive abilities.
- Infants and children can benefit from improved cognitive performance,
memory, and learning abilities by consuming phospholipids, sphingolipids, and glycoproteins found in MFGM.
- Immunoglobulins and other immune-supporting compounds in MFGM can enhance children’s immune response.
- High in protein and amino acids (the building blocks of protein), the formulas provide essential components for muscle growth, repair, and maintenance.
*Contact us for the latest clinical research into the efficacy of MFGM
Applications
- Baby Foods – Dried Baby Foods, Prepared Baby Food
- Powdered Milk Formula – Standard Milk Formula, Follow-On Milk Formula, Growing-Up Milk Formula, Special Baby Milk Formula
- Liquid Milk Formula – Standard Milk Formula, Follow-On Milk Formula, Growing-Up Milk Formula, Specialty Milk Formula
Packaging
- 37.4 lb. (17 kg) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene inner liner.
Shelf Life
1 year / 365 days from the date of manufacture if stored at recommended conditions.
Available Certifications
Applicable Segments for Ingredient
Nutraceutical Solutions Across Life Stages and Product Formats
Wellness Blends for Targeted Formulation
L-PRO™ Wellness Blends simplify formulation by combining protein with selected nutrients. Immune Care combines Clear PRO 90™ with vitamin B12, vitamin C, zinc, and lactoferrin. Brain Care combines protein with DHA omega-3, magnesium, vitamin E, and MP PRO C80™. Bone & Joint Care combines calcium, vitamins D and K2, hyaluronic acid, and Micellar Casein Isolate. Rest & Recover combines Micellar Casein Isolate with magnesium to support sleep and muscle recovery.
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Functional Foods, Beverages, and Sports Nutrition
L-PRO™ Wellness Blends and L-PRO™ MFGM 70 – Adult can support functional food, beverage, and sports nutrition development. Applicable formats include shakes, ready-to-drink and ready-to-mix beverages, cultured dairy, nutrition bars, baked goods, ice cream & frozen novelties, desserts, and processed cheese.
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Infant and Early Life Nutrition
L-PRO™ MFGM 70 – Early Life Nutrition is intended for baby foods and powdered or liquid formula. Its protein and amino acids support muscle growth, repair, and maintenance, while phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycoproteins, immunoglobulins, and other compounds provide additional nutritional benefits that appear to influence early life neural development.
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Pharmaceutical Tablets and Capsule Formulations
Nutraceutical Lactose is an excipient-grade lactose made from mozzarella sweet whey. Its free-flowing, consistently sized particles, and stringent color and clarity standardssupport tablet manufacturing. It can be used as a diluent in tablets and as a filling agent in capsule formulations.
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Adult Nutrition and Active Aging
L-PRO™ MFGM 70 – Adult contains phospholipids and other bioactive ingredients for adult nutrition that have been shown to help maintain neurological and physical resilience. It can be used in shakes, ready-to-drink and ready-to-mix beverages, drinkable yogurts, bars, baked goods, yogurt, ice cream, puddings, and processed cheese.
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Meet our application specialist
Meet our application specialist
Kara Janzen – Technical Sales Support Manager
Kara has a B.S. in Food Science from Kansas State University. She has been in the food industry for over 10 years, working with a variety of food products, including ready-to-eat dips, puddings, and frozen foods, to name a few. She has experience in manufacturing, as well as developing and launching new products from benchtop to commercialization.
Our Innovation Studio – What Sets Us Apart
Commitment – Willing to invest significant time and resources to achieve shared innovation success
Collaboration – Passionate about problem-solving tough innovation challenges side-by-side with your team
Dairy and protein application knowledge – Able to provide specific, science-backed, hands-on guidance to smoothly transition our ingredients into your end products
Urgency – Able to leverage our pilot plant to test new ingredients, applications, and processes efficiently, giving you key insights to accelerate product development
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutraceutical Ingredients
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