The market for probiotic dietary supplements continues to grow rapidly, with a projected CAGR of 14.2% globally and 12.9% in Europe (2024–2030). However, within the EU, probiotics cannot be marketed using health claims, limiting product positioning.

To overcome this, Dr. Paul Lohmann®, a leader in high-purity mineral salts, partnered with Lactopia GmbH, a German biotech company based at Saarland University. Lactopia specializes in probiotic strain development and microbial formulation science.

Together, they developed a novel approach: combining probiotics like Lactobacillus rhamnosus with mineral salts such as Magnesium and Zinc to enable the use of EFSA-authorized health claims on product packaging.

Backed by Scientific Data

A 6-week stability study conducted by Lactopia showed that:

• Magnesium Citrate maintained probiotic viability under all conditions
• Microencapsulated Zinc Citrate performed particularly well at room temperature
• Other forms showed a decline in probiotic count at 37 °C

Benefits

• Regulatory-friendly formulations with health claims
  ✔ Ideal for nutricosmetics, immune health, gut support
  ✔ Scientifically validated combinations

Dr Paul Lohmann products are distributed in Czech Republic and Slovakia by Faravelli s.r.o., which is available to provide full technical and commercial support.

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