We offer nature-inspired and science-backed ingredient and formulation solutions, marketed under the brand Tata NQ, catering to human and animal health. Our flagship product lines – FOSSENCE® and GOSSENCE® – are prebiotic dietary fibres that promote gut microbiome growth for better digestive and immune health.
We are among the few prebiotics manufacturers following the wholecell fermentation route, using in-house developed patented technology. Our operation is supported by a multidisciplinary team of scientists working on microbiome science (the core science platform) and fermentation technology (the manufacturing platform) as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. We hold numerous publications and patents.
Prebiotics
Customers B2B: Wellness food and beverage (F&B), nutraceutical formulations, and animal feed companies
Prebiotics
B2B: Infant and dairy food companies
Sugar (primary RM) for FOS and Lactose (primary RM) for GOS are sourced in bulk from global suppliers at international price parity
For bio-conversion, we rely on our patented microorganism strains developed at Innovation Centre, Pune. These are multiplied using sugar and by-product of the conversion process as medium
Sugar/lactose solution is fermented using the patented cultures to produce oligosaccharides of fructose with DP 2-5. This is purified to 95% and spray-dried to give FOSSENCE powder
Four variants of product are packed across various stock-keeping units as per customer requirement and end-use applications
Products are distributed globally either directly (for large key accounts) or through channel partners (for other customers)
Business Head - Nutritional Sciences
We have initiated ‘NQ Innovation Day’, an industry platform that engages with customers to expand knowledge on prebiotics benefits and explore limitless possibilities of prebiotic formulations and pass it on to end consumer. In FY 2019-20, three such events were arranged with the participation of 150+ major F&B and Nutraceutical companies and some notable dignitaries.
Result: Many participant companies have initiated NPD projects to leverage the functional and health benefits of FOS. These include: