Lactium®

Lactium is a milk protein hydrolysate which contains a bioactive decapeptide called α-casozepine, produced from a milk protein thanks to a food grade trypsic hydrolysis.

Identified thanks to babies!

Lactium® was developed after 12 years of research in Ingredia’s laboratories in collaboration with University of Lorraine in France. However, its discovery was ultimately thanks to babies!

The enzymes present in babies’ digestive systems are responsible for the release of this bioactive peptide resulting in a state of bliss. As we age, our digestive enzymatic system is no longer capable of releasing this bioactive milk peptide.

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Scientifically proven facts

The effectiveness of Lactium® has been the subject of 8 rigorous clinical studies, conducted between 1999 and 2011 on 394 adult volunteers, all supervised by healthcare professionals.

These studies were carried out according to the Clinical Best Practice Directive and under the supervision of official ethics committees¹, and used biological means to confirm the positive impact of Lactium® on the body (blood pressure and heart rate).

Many people around the world now use Lactium® every day, including Patricia, a 38-year-old working woman: “I sleep longer and better. Everyday problems are now less important to me.”

(¹)Lanoir D. (et Al.), Long term effects of a bovine milk alpha-S1 casein hydrolysate on healthy low and high stress responders. Stress, 5 (suppl.), 124, (2002)

(²)Dr Abdul Samad F. (et. Al.), Evaluation of the effect of LACTIUM® 300 mg consumption. Unpublished, (2011)

FDA CLAIMS: in 2020, Ingredia notified to the US FDA structure function claims for Lactium®. Manufacturers featuring Lactium® in their products for adults will be able to communicate on the benefits of this unique bioactive:

helps improve the quality of sleep
helps reduce stress so you can fall asleep faster
helps you sleep longer due to stress reduction
helps promote a healthy calming sleep due to stress reduction
helps reduce and maintain normal cortisol levels during acute stress events
helps reduce stress related symptoms as a result of digestive troubles among stressed women
helps reduce stress related symptoms

Did you know?

Lactium® acts on the brain and has no side-effects, in terms of sedation or addiction. Lactium® is a hydrolyzed milk protein. It is all-natural and has no toxic effect on the body, even at high doses.