Immunity
Boosting Immunity One System at a Time
Customers utilizing WILD's H.I.T.S. -- Health Ingredient Technology & Solutions® -- ingredients for immunity have the ability to emphasize health benefits to consumers with clinically proven results. WILD's customers will gain market share and increase brand equity with the use of a variety of immune-supporting ingredients. WILD continues to recognize new and emerging market trends in health and wellness while always providing consumers with great-tasting products.
WILD Flavors, Inc. has a line of H.I.T.S. -- Health Ingredient Technology & Solutions® -- which provides a wide variety of health ingredients and concepts that address the latest health concerns of consumers while continuing to provide great taste.
Echinacea
Echinacea may help support a healthy immune system.
Arabinogalactan
Arabinogalactan is a natural polysaccharide offering a number of properties that help support proper immune function. Arabinogalactan is a pre-biotic, facilitating the growth of beneficial bacteria.
Astragalus
Astragalus is rich in polysaccharides, the main nutrients that feed our bodies. Astragalus also supports T-cell function and maintains proper immune health.
Bilberry Extract
Bilberry helps maintain heart health, connective tissue and eye health. Bilberry Extract contains anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that can protect from free radical damage.
Grapeskin and Grapeseed Extracts
Grapeskin and Grapeseed Extracts help Vitamin C enter body cells. They are powerful antioxidants that uphold proper immune function. Grapeskin and Grapeseed Extracts also help maintain skin health and proper joint function.
Isoflavones
Soy isoflavones scavenge reactive oxygen species and may help maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. They also provide optimal nutritional support during menopause.
MaxImmune™
WILD's patented proprietary blend of immunity-boosting ingredients, MaxImmune™, includes grapeskin, grapeseed, shitake, and green tea extracts. MaxImmune™ is clinically proven to reduce the severity of symptoms associated with the common cold.
Polyphenols
Polyphenols are widely known for their antioxidative effects. Polyphenols capture and neutralize free radicals and otherpro-oxidants. The most important of the Polyphenols, called "catechins", are isolated from green tea. The most poweful catechin is Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG). WILD has Polyphenols from red, black, green and white tea, apples and olives, available for use in food, beverage and supplement applications.
Cranberry Extract
Cranberry Extract is an excellent source of antioxidants. It is commonly used to maintain a healthy urinary tract. Studieshave shown cranberries make the urine more acidic by converting the usual uric acid form of urine into hippuric acid, a much stronger acid. Hippuric acid has an antibacterial effect on the urinary tract, preventing infectious bacteria from adhering on the urinary tract wall.
Fucoidan
Fucoidan is a sulfonated polysaccharide found in brown seaweed. It is shown to have many benefits, such as maintaining immune and gastrointestinal health, neutralizing free radicals and providing nutritional support throughout life.
Vitamins A, C & E
Through WILD's agreement with Cognis® Nutrition and Health, natural Vitamin E is now available to customers. Vitamins A, Cand E show antioxidant activity. They all reduce oxidative stress in the body by neutralizing free radicals.
Antiox Blend
This is a unique blend of antioxidants that is clean-tasting and lightly colored. The blend includes rooibos tea extract, grapeseed extract, white tea extract, and green tea extract. It is standardized to 40% polyphenols and has an ORAC value of approximately 6000 micromoles TE/g. Tea is a very rich source of a specific kind of antioxidant called flavonoids. Flavonoids are very effective free radical scavengers that help support a healthy immune system.
Acerola Extract - Deflavored
Acerola is rich in Vitamin C and polyphenols, which have radical scavenging effects. In Brazil, acerola has been consumed as a natural remedy for fever and dysentery. Vitamin C is needed for a healthy immune system. Studies have shown Vitamin C may help the body fight infection and prevent colds.
L-Glutathione
L-Glutathione plays a significant role in immunity, cellular metabolism and overall health and wellness. It is a small protein consisting of three amino acids: cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine. It acts to neutralize free radicals, thereby reducing cellular damage. Studies have shown that it can function as an action regulator of other antioxidants in the body, such as Vitamins C & E.
Emblica Powder (Indian Gooseberry)
Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus Emblica) has an ORAC value greater than either acai or blueberry. This is attributable to a composition of 60% low molecular weight tannins. Emblica functions as a superior antioxidant and may aid in overall immune health and cardiovascular fitness.
