A POSTGRADUATE student at Musselburgh-based Queen Margaret University (QMU) has developed a range of energy drinks which are suitable for people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The new beverages are the world’s first low FODMAP natural energy drinks for people with IBS or other gut-related disorders.
Lauren Leisk, who runs Fodilicious, a specialist food business which produces snacks, granola and drinks, is using Women’s Enterprise Scotland’s crowdfunding initiative to raise £10,000 during November.
The aim is to scale up her business to support the future production of the new specialist energy drinks.
Having suffered from IBS from a young age, Lauren started her business to help one in four people struggling with IBS find products suitable for their diet.
FODMAPs are trigger foods such as gluten, dairy, fruits and sugars found in lots of products that can trigger IBS symptoms. Fodilicious provides the UK’s first low FODMAP certified, all natural snacks, granola and drinks for IBS which are also vegan, free from allergens and 100 per cent natural.
Prototypes of the new drinks range were developed with support from Queen Margaret University’s Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation earlier this year.
After successfully testing the market with their initial batch, Fodilicious is ready to up-scale production to make the innovative drinks retail ready, and is reaching out for support via rewards-based crowdfunding.
Visit womensbusinesscentre.com/product/help-fodilicious-make-energy-drinks-gut-friendly to find out more.
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