Justin Green, PhD, Director of Scientific Affairs, Cargill

In the final part his chat at Natural Products Expo West, Justin Green, PhD, EpiCor’s director of scientific affairs, discusses why formulators are exploring postbiotics for supplements, foods, and beverages, highlighting their formulation stability, links to fermentation traditions, and emerging research on gut-immune interactions.

In part I of his chat at Natural Products Expo West, Justin Green, PhD, EpiCor’s director of scientific affairs, explains how postbiotics differ from probiotics and why non-living microbes are gaining attention for their ability to interact with the microbiome and support immune responses.