Kerry has developed a new ingredient blend to meet demand for products targeting both immune health and stress management.

Wellmune Adapt combines Wellmune, Kerry’s yeast beta glucan ingredient for immune health, with Sensoril, its ashwagandha root and leaf extract. Also containing vitamin C, the proprietary blend offers scientifically supported benefits for immunity, as well as stress and sleep support.

Immune health is the number one goal for consumers of healthy lifestyle products, according to a Kerry consumer survey, and its link with mental wellbeing—in particular the negative impact of stress and poor sleep—is increasingly recognized.

Three in four consumers agree that being mentally healthy boosts the immune system, while 71% say that getting enough sleep is an important way to achieve immune health, according to Innova Market Insights.

Wellmune Adapt is designed to offer multiple benefits, supporting the immune system while also tackling the stress factors that can undermine it. Its hero ingredients are both backed by a wealth of high-quality science.

Wellmune, Kerry’s baker’s yeast beta 1,3/1,6 glucan ingredient, is supported by over a dozen clinical studies, which have shown that it can support general immune health and maintain overall physical health. Similarly, Sensoril is backed by 16 clinical studies, supporting its benefits for stress reduction, sleep, mood, energy and focus.

“Immune health and stress are intimately intertwined,” said Dr. Niamh Hunt, senior global marketing manager at Kerry Taste and Nutrition. “When we’re stressed or sleeping poorly, our natural defenses suffer. Wellmune Adapt is designed to support immune health both directly, with Wellmune and vitamin C, and indirectly, by helping the body adapt to stress.”

Erin Klipstein, senior global product manager at Kerry Taste and Nutrition, added: “Wellmune Adapt is a potentially game-changing product in the post-pandemic world, where demand for scientifically substantiated immune health benefits remains huge, and consumers are increasingly aware of the links between physical health and mental and emotional wellbeing.”