VivAgave Inulin Launches Nationwide at Whole Foods Market

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Answering consumer demand for an organic, kosher and low glycemic inulin to aid digestion, VivAgave® announces the launch of its first-to-market inulin, a soluble dietary fiber made from the organic blue agave plant, carried at Whole Foods Market® to the end of 2009.

VivAgave® inulin promotes several dietary advantages: Agave inulin has minimal impact on blood sugar, is not insulemic and will not raise triglycerides, making it a low glycemic product. Inulin also increases calcium and magnesium absorption which aids essential blood, muscle and nerve functions.

Sold in original and vanilla varieties in a soluble powder form, add organic VivAgave® inulin to yogurt, cereal or oatmeal, smoothies, juice, coffee, tea, water, and more. VivAgave® inulin is available at $8.49 per seven-ounce bag. Just 40 calories per tablespoon serving, the product has a mildly sweet quality and can also used be used in culinary applications including baking and thickening.

VivAgave® is a front-runner in the prebiotic movement using organic blue agave. Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth beneficial digestive bacteria in the body. Nutritional scientists cite two particular fructooligosaccharides that fully meet the definition of a prebiotic: oligofructose and inulin, both naturally occurring in plants. Just one tablespoon serving of VivAgave® accounts for 40 percent of one’s daily dietary fiber.

Whole Foods Market® will exclusively carry VivAgave® through the end of 2009. Learn more about the company and get recipes and nutritional information at http://www.vivagave.com.