IDP® for enhancing the gut barrier: November 2023 Progress Report

IDP® is a novel New Zealand dairy formulation that is used as the key ingredient in several food and beverage (F&B) products currently being sold in China and other parts of Asia. IDP® was developed and commercialised by the Waikato-based company Quantec, which markets this product as ‘health promoting’ due to its demonstrated anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties. In our recent HVN-funded seeding project (IDP® for Digestive Health), we showed that IDP® was able to enhance intestinal barrier function in vitro, providing evidence that IDP® may be able to confer digestive health benefits to its consumers. Building on this seeding project, we propose to investigate the digestive health benefits of consuming IDP®, and the underlying mechanisms of health, in two double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trials, and in in vitro experiments.