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Pre-sliced yogurt cheese contains probiotics in every slice

Category: New Food Products

Product Type: Dairy

Manufacturer: Applegate Farms

Bridgewater, N.J.-based Applegate Farms debuts pre-sliced Applegate Farms Yogurt Cheese with probiotics. Each slice contains probiotics, which are beneficial micro-organisms in the form of live active cultures that have been proven to promote digestive health and improve immune function. Probiotics are believed to: increase digestive health, increase immune system functionality, decrease allergies and asthm, decrease negative digestive effects of antibiotics and help to decrease the risk of colon cancer. These "good" bacteria combined with Applegate Farms yogurt creates a cheese produced from cows not treated with rBGH and is lactose free.

Applegate Farms yogurt cheese is made from yogurt that is certified with live and active cultures, having at least 100 million bacteria per gram at the time of manufacture. The cheese contains three main probiotic strains: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidus and Lactobacillus casei. Because these active cultures are not heated after fermentation, they retain their integrity throughout the cheese-making process. Although the presence of active cultures diminishes over time, Applegate Farms Yogurt Cheese still delivers approximately one billion live active cultures after six months of shelf life.

“More and more studies are suggesting that digestive wellbeing will trump heart health as the No. 1 health concern,” says Founder/CEO Steve McDonnell. “The consumer is becoming increasingly aware of the decline in nutritional health and is constantly seeking easy and sensible ways to incorporate better foods and more nutrients in their diet. We worked hard creating a delicious probiotic option that consumers can easily incorporate into their diets and lives up to Applegate’s standards of taste, truth and trust.”

Suggested retail price is $4.99.

Company Information

750 Rt. 202 South, Suite 300
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (see map)
Phone: (866) 587-5858
Fax: (800) 358-8289
email: help@applegatefarms.com
Website: www.applegatefarms.com