BioNeutra North America, Inc. is a Canada-based agri-biotechnology manufacturer of patented technology to produce the food ingredients and natural fibre sweeteners, Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) and Fructooligosaccharide (FOS).[citation needed] BioNeutra is the first company to have received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada approval for the manufacturing of IMO in North America.[citation needed]
BioNeutra was established in 2003, by a group of scientists in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition to their headquarters, the company has a state-of-the-art pilot plant in Edmonton, which is actively involved in the research and development of health and functional food ingredients.[citation needed] In 2011, results of additional efficacy related research were published by University of Alberta, regarding the prebiotic effect of Isomaltooligosaccharide in animal models.[1]
The core process technologies enable the manufacture of Isomaltooligosaccharide, as a natural fibre sweetener throughout the realm of human food ingredients, and health and nutrition applications from any starch source (cereal or pulse crops).[citation needed] IMO is available alone or blended with variety of natural or artificial high-intensity sweeteners which could be replaced with sucrose in one-to-one ratio.[citation needed]