COMET, a leading facility with expertise in various fields, including commercial, marketing, and administrative functions, has recently unveiled a state-of-the-art application lab. This cutting-edge facility is dedicated to developing novel solutions to the pressing issues faced by the modern-day society. One such solution is ARRABINA, a natural and easy-to-mix dietary fiber that offers extensive health benefits.
Despite growing awareness of the critical role of dietary fiber in maintaining health, studies show that 90% of Americans still fall short of their daily fiber needs. Moreover, a staggering 2 million-ton annual fiber gap exists in the United States. To address this challenge, COMET has leveraged its patented technology to unlock arabinoxylan from plant materials and make it available in the form of ARRABINA dietary fibers.
These fibers are versatile and can be easily incorporated into any food or beverage to help close the fiber gap. With ARRABINA, people can enjoy the goodness of dietary fiber without compromising on taste or convenience. COMET is committed to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the country, and ARRABINA is one of its many initiatives towards this goal.
With as little as 3 grams per day, Arrabina® promotes growth of beneficial bifidobacteria2
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 grains4. Yet large quantities of processed whole grains are needed for a single serving size of soluble arabinoxylan fiber.
~ 5 cups of wheat bran cereal5
~ 3 grams2
ONLY COMET solved this problem using our patented upcycling technology to unlock arabinoxylan’s potential and make it available in our line of ARRABINA dietary fibers. ARRABINA makes it easy to add the clinically proven benefits of arabinoxylan to ANY food/beverage/supplement application.
COMET’s U.S. Headquarters is strategically located in the epicenter of US food and beverage production in the Chicago suburbs. COMET’s facility includes an application lab to test new product opportunities. The Schaumburg office is responsible for COMET’s commercial, marketing and administrative business functions.
Meliora Bio has a modern state of the art biorefinery upcycling straw for bioethanol, prebiotics, and lignin. The refinery was built by Ørsted in 2009, and since 2020 it has been a part of Karsten Ree Holding. The plant is part of a sustainable industrial park and utilizes biomass based steam, wind energy, and other green technology.
In 2021, COMET partnered with Meliora Bio to build out and expand the existing plant using our patented upcycling techonology. The dedicated manufacturing facility supplies over 4 million kilograms of ARRABINA annually.
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