Probiotic that produces lactase enzymes directly in gut
bactose.com
bactose.com
> Through our research, we discovered a novel strain of lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria that will colonize the mammalian intestine and actively produce an excess volume of lactase enzymes
It would be nice if there was a paper demonstrating the claims about this specific strain of L. acidophilus
There are only two things truly unique about our strain. 1) It produces about 60% more lactase enzymes than other lactobacillus strains we tested 2) the really key thing, it is evolved to adhere to the mammalian intestinal lining, this is the crucial point of 1 week of taking pills being able to provide 1 or more months of continued efficacy. If you took other LA strains their effects would wear off quickly, why you not get continued lactase tolerance with them.
Let me know any other questions.
Any out-patient nutritional studies showing GI intestinal biome data with positive growth conclusions?
Another piece of data we have is all the anecdotal stuff about it simply working for people, personally I think it is pretty hard to placebo not getting diarrhea.
I do agree with you about the supplement industry being full of scumbags. Let me know what you would like from us to help win you over, besides the double blind which is in progress, but imagine if it was not an option, what else?
Our COGS are $10.09/pack shipped first class mail (add $1.80 if we get the custom shipping box). Then we have to spend on marketing, and spend money on making mistakes, we also have robust R&D activity that needs to be funded. This all adds up, we sell each pack $30 or $40 delivered (as low as $15/pack if use coupons on your first order).
I think our marketing sucks, neither me nor the other founder are good at. If you or if you know someone who can help us with the marketing, to drive down our customer aquisition costs, and increase sales so our COGs decline with increased volumes, I will gladly lower the price. I would rather sell 1 million packs and make $1 on each then sell 1 pack for $1million dollars, if you get what I am saying.
The site is brand new, please give it time, my cofounder has remade the site 3 times in the past 7 months, he promises this is the last time though (for now haha).
(I’d probably wait for more usage and supporting evidence before trying something like this, but the prospect of no-regrets dairy consumption is very appealing.)
Plus it makes me more mindful of what I’m eating generally, and also encourages me to try and even make new stuff, especially drinks - kombucha, kvass, kefir water, oat milk, homemade syrups for soda, etc.
For a year this is $40 * 12 = $480.
Or I could get 180 pills from CostCo (and you could probably source these cheaper) for $18, even if I ate dairy at every meal 365 * 3 = 1095, I would only need 1095 / 180 = 6.08 (round up to 7) boxes of Fast-Acting Lactase which is only 7 * $18 = $126.
This is 4 times the price and for 1 week each month I need to remember to take 3 pills a day. The value prop just doesn't add up, it's not hard to source or have lactase pills on hand.
https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-fast-acting-lactas...
Where’s this? You take a pill with each serving of dairy. I usually carry a strip of 3 or 6 individually packaged pills if I’m out for the day. Each pouch has an expiration date on it, and that’s at least a couple of years, so I leave stashes in the car, camera bag, friends’ houses, wherever.
Even taking 3 or 4 on some days, you’re still right, the cost isn’t much of an issue.
"Long lasting effects Bactose™ will continue to thrive digesting lactose for the whole month, individual results may vary."
I was trying to say that the Bactose product's "long-lasting" claim falls a bit flat when you realize it only lasts a month. If I could take some pills for a week and then be set for 6-months or a year, yea, I might drop $40 on it.
Also the subscription price is $30 a month, so $1 a day. Convenience holds different value to different people.
OK, I can’t disagree with that ;) I’d say your target is people who are new to figuring out they are lactose intolerant and who are most eager to get a grip on it. I was an early adopter of portable lactase, so I’m set in my ways, but there were plenty of days where I’d forget the pills and it got really frustrating: ordering food that looked great but had to be handed to someone else; unexpected whipped cream frosting on birthday cakes; water and cookies. I still run out sometimes and it’s a drag.
I will make a note to ping you when I’m in Austin. Thanks for that. Would be a fascinating conversation.
Thanks for posting, we are super small so we notice these things, haha. LA does produce lactase naturally, ours produces about 60% more than other LA strains, and also adheres to the intestinal lining really well, which is why it can last so long.
We have a moneyback guarantee, so if you want to order it on subscription and use the discount code on the site, you can get it pretty cheap, then also if do not like it send us an email to get a refund.
Let me know any other questions or requests.
That worked, but instead of spending $25/mo, I started making yogurt and using a couple of opened probiotic capsules as the starter. I'm also recently lactose intolerant, so I let the yogurt ferment 24 hours to ensure all the milk sugar is consumed by the bacteria. I strain it to make Greek yogurt, which to me isn't as tart and tastes more like sour cream. 2 probiotic capsules and a half gallon of milk costs less than $4 for 2 quarts of yogurt. I only have to eat a spoonful in the morning before breakfast. Works great!
If these lactase-producing probiotics actually do work and are safe, making yogurt with them might be an easy and cheap way to get the same benefits.
Edit: corrected the price to $25/mo