Info: 150g Resealable Bag (13 Servings); Available in Six Types
If you've ever wanted to transform one of Organic Traditions wonderful powdered ingredients into a full-fledged smoothie or latte drink using one of their recipes, you may have found the process rather daunting, especially when some of the additional ingredients are not something you're likely to have on hand. These latest entries to Organic Traditions ever-expanding line of Probiotic Superfood Blends make it easy for you by providing everything you need but your choice of liquid. They come in five varieties, which are all bolstered with a hardy probiotic to assist your digestive and immune systems.
Info: 150g Resealable Bag (13 Servings); Available in Six Types
If you've ever wanted to transform one of Organic Traditions wonderful powdered ingredients into a full-fledged smoothie or latte drink using one of their recipes, you may have found the process rather daunting, especially when some of the additional ingredients are not something you're likely to have on hand. These latest entries to Organic Traditions ever-expanding line of Probiotic Superfood Blends make it easy for you by providing everything you need but your choice of liquid. They come in five varieties, which are all bolstered with a hardy probiotic to assist your digestive and immune systems.
Product Notes:
These drink mixes have all been designed to help people wean themselves off an over-reliance on coffee drinks, which can impair your sleep and/or make you a little too 'wired' only to feel too drowsy again after the caffeine wears off, and which are usually overladen with artificial flavors and refined sugars or syrups when in latté form.
Two of these types - Beet and Turmeric - are completely Caffeine-free, while the Chocolate one only has a minute amount. The Matcha type contains green tea, which does have caffeine to uplift your energy level and improve your cognitive function and focus, but also has L-Theanine, which has a calming effect which cancels out the jitteriness often associated with caffeine alone. The Yerba Maté Mint also contains some of that premium Japanese matcha and thus some L-Theanine, although Yerba Maté itself contains caffeine, making this the most caffeinated variety.
In addition to their individual marquee ingredient providing the dominant flavour and the main antioxidant content or other health benefits (e.g., cardiovascular, for the Beet; and anti-inflammatory, for the Turmeric), and their shared coconut milk and coconut palm sugar ingredients to produce the latté effect (and some other ingredients like acacia gum to achieve the desired consistency or vanilla to complement the flavour), two also have at least one other active ingredient to help your mood (Ashwagandha and Saffron).
Ingredients:
Medicinal Probiotic Ingredient in each type: Bacillus coagulans (source material: Whole Cell, strain # MTCC 5856), up to 1 Billion colony forming units per serving.
Complete ingredients, by Type:
Beet, w/ Fermented Beet & Probiotics: Organic coconut milk powder (organic coconut milk, organic tapioca maltodextrin, organic gum acacia), organic beet juice powder, organic beet root powder, organic gum acacia, fermented organic beet powder, organic coconut palm sugar, sea salt, organic citrus punch flavour, organic ginger extract powder, Bacillus coagulans (probiotic strain #MTCC 5856).
Chocolate, w/ Ashwagandha & Probiotics: Organic coconut milk powder (organic coconut milk, organic tapioca maltodextrin, organic gum acacia), organic cacao powder, organic coconut palm sugar, organic gum acacia, sea salt, organic chocolate flavour, organic ashwagandha extract powder, organic cinnamon extract powder, organic vanilla flavour, organic nutmeg powder, organic cardamom powder, Bacillus coagulans (probiotic strain #MTCC 5856).
Matcha, with Probiotics: Organic coconut milk powder (organic coconut milk, organic tapioca maltodextrin, organic gum acacia), organic coconut palm sugar, organic matcha powder, organic gum acacia, sea salt, organic vanilla flavour, Bacillus coagulans (probiotic strain #MTCC 5856).
Turmeric, w/ Saffron & Probiotics: Organic coconut milk powder (organic coconut milk, organic tapioca maltodextrin, organic gum acacia), organic coconut palm sugar, organic turmeric powder, sea salt, organic ginger extract powder, organic cinnamon extract powder, organic vanilla flavour, organic turmeric extract powder, organic black pepper powder, organic saffron powder, Bacillus coagulans (probiotic strain #MTCC 5856).
Yerba Mate Mint, w/ Matcha & Probiotics: Organic coconut milk powder (organic coconut milk, organic tapioca maltodextrin), organic coconut palm sugar, organic acacia fiber, organic yerba mate extract powder, organic premium matcha powder, organic vanilla flavour, organic mint flavour, sea salt, Bacillus coagulans (probiotic strain #MTCC 5856).
All types are: Certified Organic, Gluten-Free, and Non-GMO. All types may contain traces of tree nuts or sesame from the manufacturing facility.
Suggested Usage:
Take 10 grams (about 1 tablespoon) once per day, either in 8 to 16 oz. of water, juice, smoothies or even coffee or tea, or just sprinkle it on or add it as an ingredient to virtually any dish or recipe that you want to boost with these fiber-rich superfoods.
Store in a cool, dry, dark place. For optimal freshness, product may be refrigerated after opening.
Description and Supporting Science for the Probiotic:
The probiotic added to all these latte mixes is a specific 'numbered' strain (Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856) of a particularly hardy, spore-based species. It has been studied extensively, and has been found to be among the top three most effective probiotics in improving various symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and is also effective in reducing bloating and gas, and has also been shown to be safe to take in double this dose daily. They've even tested it in coffees and teas, and found that not only does 99% of the probiotic content remain viable in powdered blends like these after two full years, but about 95% of the probiotics remained viable in brewed coffee (and nearly all of it, in tea). See, e.g.:
Majeed, Muhammed et al. “The effects of Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 on functional gas and bloating in adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.” Medicine, 2023.
Majeed, Muhammed et al. “Evaluation of probiotic Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 viability after tea and coffee brewing and its growth in GIT hostile environment.” Food Research International (Ottawa, Ont.), 2019.
Majeed Muhammed et al. “A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Study Evaluating the Safety of Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 in Healthy Individuals.” Journal of Clinical Toxicology, 2016.
Xie, Peiwei et al. “Outcome-Specific Efficacy of Different Probiotic Strains and Mixtures in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.” Nutrients, 2023.
For further explanation and additional References, please see our review article, Evidence-Based Review of LactoSpore (Bacillus Coagulans MTCC 5856).
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