At COMET, we upcycle arabinoxylan from wheat for our Arrabina Prebiotic Dietary Fiber. Only COMET has a cost-effective solution to isolate and produce arabinoxylan on a commercial scale.
Our patented production process upcycles crop leftovers, including stalks, leaves, and shells, into high-quality ingredients, including our Arrabina wheat fiber. The proprietary extraction process differentiates us from other ingredient manufacturers. This simple, yet hard to replicate process, uses only steam, water and pressure for extraction.
Today’s consumers expect products that are more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Upcycled ingredients can help. By leveraging materials that would otherwise go to waste – such as wheat leftovers after a farm’s harvest – we can close the loop on the food supply chain. Upcycling awareness is still emerging, but gaining traction and according to the UFA, it is poised to be a trend as important as organic certification.
The upcycling story has really resonated with customers and end consumers. We performed a consumer research study that found that 42% of consumers believe that reducing food waste is a reason to purchase healthy and sustainable products. That same study found that consumers believe taste (56%) and products that are good for their wellbeing (60%) are also very important factors. We can help make products good for people and the planet, all while tasting great.
With as little as 3.5 grams per day, Arrabina® promotes growth of beneficial bifidobacteria1
Arrabina® is an arabinoxylan prebiotic fiber which is an FDA-recognized, hemicellulose polysaccharide fiber with clinically proven tolerance and prebiotic health benefits. The fiber’s longer chain polysaccharide structure makes it better tolerated by the gut than oligosaccharides as it is digested later in the GI tract. The longer chain also has functionality benefits as it is not as vulnerable to degradation in low pH and high temperature cooking applications.
Arabinoxylan is abundant in nature. In fact, it makes up about 70% of the soluble fiber naturally found in grains2. Yet large quantities of processed whole grains are needed for a single serving size of soluble arabinoxylan fiber.
~ 5 cups of wheat bran cereal3
~ 3.5 grams4
1) A serving of Arrabina supplies 0.85g/RACC of the necessary 3.6 g/day of soluble fiber needed to have prebiotic effect
3) Jing Wang, et al. “Cereal-derived Arabinoxylans: Structural Features and Structure–activity Correlations.” v. 96,. pp. 157-165. doi: href=”https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.12.016″ 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.12.016
3) https://www.postconsumerbrands.com/raisin-bran/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/09/RaisinBran.pdf
4) ISAPP; Windley et al. 2015, Cloetens et al. 2010, Francois et al. 2014, Maki et al. 2012, Walton et al. 2012, Damen et al. 2012, Kjølbæk et al. 2019.
