Nutraceuticals
We believe that high-quality nutritious foods and supplements can complement a balanced diet and play a significant role in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. So, we strive to sustain and improve the health and well-being of our global family through all stages of life. Therefore, our team of expert milk scientists, with decades of experience developing ingredients with scientifically proven efficacy and superior quality, seek to unlock the best of milk and protein to deliver innovative bioactive ingredients with proven health benefits. We developed a top-quality & excipient-grade lactose that we call Nutraceutical Lactose which is produced under strict quality programs meeting the NSF 363 Standard to meet your and your consumers’ Nutraceutical needs.
Available Products
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Nutraceutical Lactose
Leprino’s nutraceutical lactose is produced by concentrating whey permeate, crystallizing, then purifying, refining, drying, and milling the lactose crystals. It is produced under strict quality programs to meet our customers’ Nutraceutical needs.
Benefits
- Produced exclusively from our sweet whey production from mozzarella, ensuring a consistent white color exceeding 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
25 kg (55.12 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
Shelf Life
730 days from the date of manufacture if stored under recommended conditions
Available Certifications
Milk Fat Globule Membrane
Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is extracted from our high-quality protein stream to aid in adult nutrition. The unique blend of high protein and high fat is rich in phospholipids and other bioactive components, such as glycoproteins, that offer optimal nutrients for improved cognition and cardiometabolic health.
Benefits
- The presence of gangliosides in milk fat globule membrane supports healthy aging by maintaining neurocognitive health.
- Contains choline and phosphatidylcholine making it ideally suited to support better cognitive performance associated with verbal and memory skills.
- Milk fat globule membrane, together with exercise, improves ambulatory activities, leg muscle mass, and muscle fiber velocity leading to reduced frailty in aging adults.
Applications
- Adult nutrition
- Nutritional beverages
Packaging
- 17.00 kg (37.5 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
- 20.00kg (44.1lb) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
Shelf Life
365 days from the date of manufacture if stored at recommended conditions.
Available Certifications
Infant Milk Fat Globule Membrane
Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is extracted from our high-quality protein stream to aid in infant nutrition. The unique blend of high protein and high fat is rich in phospholipids and other bioactive components, such as glycoproteins, that offer optimal nutrients for growth and neurodevelopment.
Benefits
- Formulas fortified with MFGM support brain development in infants providing a long-term effect in children up to age 6.
- MFGM enhances brain volume by providing greater neurocognitive development to infants and growing children, leading to improved cognitive performance.
- The components found in MFGM provide greater cortical thickness to support brain structure.
Applications
- Infant formula
- Nutritional beverages
Packaging
- 17.00 kg (37.5 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
- 20.00kg (44.1lb) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
Shelf Life
365 days from the date of manufacture if stored at recommended conditions.
Available Certifications
Meet our application specialist
Meet our application specialist
Kara Roberts – Scientist, Nutrition R&D
Kara has a B.S. in Food Science from Kansas State University. She has been in the food industry for 8 years, working with a variety of food products, including ready-to-eat dips 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 Leprino Nutrition
Innovation Studio
At Leprino Nutrition, innovation is a mindset that is at the heart of what we do for our customers. More than a trusted nutrition ingredient supplier, we are a true partner, collaborating with each customer as an extension of their team to drive value beyond the exceptional quality of our ingredients. We invite customers to work with our Innovation Studio™ team of researchers, application experts, market analysts and strategists to bring their unique concepts to life or help them solve specific challenges.