B Good

Be good, be light and enjoy! Our main objective was to develop a snack that is healthy, light, tasty, and functional. Our β-gut snack is a snack of the 21. Century. It is low in fat, high in fibre and contains only a small amount of sugar. High fibre products usually have bad taste; bad texture and give no other positive sensory experience. In contrast, β-gut snacks are sweet and crunchy. Their high fibre content does not taint the overall taste of the snack at all. We wanted to bring together two usually distant parameters: a healthy snack and excellent taste. Our snack contains 36 % of fibre (100 g) and 11,25 g (100 g) of beta-glucan, which have proven cholesterol lowering properties. The production is simple, with minimal energy input throughout the process of making and storage. We wanted to make the needed energy input minimal. The packaging is made from recycled materials, and contains some innovative features, that complete the circle of our product. β-gut snack The name of our product is β-gut and its categorised as a bakery product/snack food. The net amount of our product is 7 x 28g=196g. One packaging contains 7 small portions of 28 grams each. The shelf life of β-gut is 1 year. Because of its low water content and subsequently low water activity, very low fat content (no peroxidation) and overall general stability, β-gut snack packs do not require to be kept at a low temperature or in a special environment. They can be easily transported in their original packaging by any means of conventional transportation. The transportation and storage of β-gut is similar to products like crackers, pretzels, etc.