|Articles|February 23, 2022

Lonza makes TWK10 sports probiotic available in Europe

The ingredient is a unique L. plantarum probiotic strain sourced from Taiwanese kimchi.

Lonza’s (Basel, Switzerland) TWK10 sports probiotic ingredient is now available in the European market. The ingredient is a unique L. plantarum probiotic strain sourced from Taiwanese kimchi. The company says it supports athletes’ health, performance, and endurance.

Lonza is licensing the ingredient from Synbio Tech Inc. A 2018 study showed that TWK10 increased exercise endurance in study subjects by up to 75%.1

Reference

  1. Huang et al. “Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum TWK10 on improving endurance performance in humans.” The Chinese Journal of Physiology, vol. 61, no. 3 (June 2018): 163-170

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