Benicaros®: Expanding Understanding on Gut and Immune Benefits

Cutting-Edge 2025 research reveals how Benicaros® supports gut, immune, and barrier health. The study evaluated its effects on microbiota composition, metabolic activity, immune cell activation, and overall gut health outcomes^1.

Results showed a rapid prebiotic effect, with levels of Bifidobacteria (beneficial bacteria linked to health) rising significantly by week three.

The data also supported earlier findings of innate immune training through priming of dendritic cells (body immune ‘scouts’ that help detect and respond to threats). Subjects experienced improved microbiota balance and enhanced stool consistency, even among those already consuming fibre-rich diets. The supplement was well tolerated by all Participants.

Overall, the study¹ demonstrated that this precision prebiotic increased metabolite production and promoted a more stable and resilient gut ecosystem, highlighting its potential to protect and strengthen the gut barrier.

These findings build on an earlier Benicaros® study, which compared the prebiotic effects of three dietary fibres² with varying structural complexity on the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults. The results showed that only Benicaros® consistently increased Short Chain Fatty Acid levels across individuals. The research also confirmed that Benicaros® has the ‘right specificity’ to reliably stimulate beneficial microorganisms and their metabolites, while producing less gas than traditional prebiotics³.

Benicaros® is an award-winning, patented, upcycled precision prebiotic fibre from carrot pomace. This innovative ingredient is versatile, soluble, and neutral in taste, as well as natural, clean-label, kosher, and halal certified, meeting the demands of today’s conscious consumers. Studies show how Benicaros® can train the innate immune system for smarter, faster, stronger responses and stimulate beneficial gut bacteria and their metabolites across any gut ecosystem.

For more information on Benicaros® and the science behind it, download our Product Profile Sheet here or contact us.

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(1) Evangelia N. Kerezoudi et al. Carrot Rhamnogalacturonan-I Supplementation Shapes Gut Microbiota and Immune Responses: A Randomised Trial in Healthy Adults, Microorganisms 2025, 13(9), 2156; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13092156
(2) Van den Abbeele et al. (2020) A Novel Non-Digestible, Carrot-Derived Polysaccharide (cRG-I) Selectively Modulates the Human Gut Microbiota while Promoting Gut Barrier Integrity: An Integrated in Vitro Approach: doi: 10.3390/nu12071917.
(3)Van den Abbeele et al. Carrot RG-I Reduces Interindividual Differences between 24 Adults through Consistent Effects on Gut Microbiota Composition and Function Ex Vivo: doi.org/10.3390/nu15092090. Pub April 2023.}