“OM-X” - Blessings of natural fermentation

Lactic Acid Fermented Vegetable Extract “OM-X”

The power of fermentation inspired by nature’s blessings and mighty lactic acid bacteria

 “OM-X” is fermented extract from plant based ingredients like vegetables, fruit, seaweed and mushrooms using the power from 12 kinds of lactic acid bacteria.

 Developed by world renowned microbiologist, Dr. Iichiroh Ohhira in Japan, research papers on “OM-X” extract and “TH10”, our proprietary lactic acid bacteria, were introduced to the world close to 30 years ago.

The manufacture of “OM-X” extract takes 3 to 5 years where fermentation and maturation repeat by the action of lactic acid bacteria with the variation of temperatures over the four seasons. As a result, the completed “OM-X” becomes a reservoir of various nutrients including amino acids, peptides, vitamins, minerals, organic acids, dietary fibers, oligosaccharides, polyphenol and flavonoid. Containing such a wide variety of nutrients, “OM-X” offers remarkable potential to benefit our health. Another beneficial property of “OM-X” extract is being hypoallergenic because all of the ingredients are plant-based. It is also free of GMO (genetically modified organisms), dairy products or gluten. Not only the functionality, but we take pride in ensuring your safety to be a reliable source of your healthy habit. Biobank offers dietary supplements blended with this “OM-X” as well as cosmetics, and farm/dairy related products.    

Natural fermentation method utilizing seasonal ingredients

On top of lactic acid bacteria, various nutrients are blended at their ideal states including amino acids, peptides, vitamins, minerals, organic acids, dietary fibers and oligosaccharides.

 In “OM-X”, a maximum 92 kinds of plant based ingredients are fermented and matured using 12 kinds of LAB over a time period of 3 to 5 years. Locally grown food ingredients from each of the four seasons are added into fermentation vats in the appropriate order and fermentation begins when LAB are added. By repeating this process, LAB repeatedly ferments while accumulating various nutrients e.g. amino acids, peptides, vitamins, minerals, organic acids, dietary fibers, oligosaccharides, polyphenol and flavonoid.  Many of us realize that vegetables and fruit are essential when we think about our health and beauty. However, not only has vegetable intake continued to decline year after year, but the number of people taking fruit regularly has as well. Containing not only vitamins and minerals, vegetables and fruit also contain various functional substances including polyphenols. With these substances combined, they create benefits e.g. detoxification, immunity, anti-oxidation or anti-inflammation. Furthermore, nutritional values of the ingredients peak in each season.  For example, when antioxidant property is compared, the effectiveness is higher when vegetables and fruit are in season. The seasonal vegetables and fruit clean out toxins accumulated in the body in spring, and enhance our resistance against ultraviolet rays in summer. Autumn is the season when we recondition the weary body, and we should increase our immunity and warm up our body during winter time. Our fermented extract is a concentrate of nature’s blessings brought by our persistence to using seasonal ingredients. OM-X is brought to us in truly a miraculous manufacturing method that is made possible only with the “four seasons” unique to Japan.

Our persistence in probiotic bacteria

For production of high quality fermented extract, we use “TH10”, a proprietary, highly functional probiotic bacterium with published study data around the world. 

 Fermentation is a process that newly produces functional substances that are beneficial to our health from ingredients using the power of enzymes of microorganisms like yeasts and Bacillus natto. Inside fermented food products, these bacterial enzymes generate amino acids, vitamins, minerals, sugars and organic acids from the ingredients. This diverse nutrition supports our metabolic function and works as an energy source. However, the fermentation does not proceed properly if the microorganisms used are of poor capability as a fermenter. Not only does it not produce functional substances with benefits, but microorganisms without proper evidence of their functionalities could cause putrefaction.

 Fermentative bacteria used in “OM-X” are safe, highly functional bacteria isolated from humans or plant ingredients. Specifically, our proprietary strain of lactic acid bacteria “TH10” exhibits high functionality supported by international research performances over a span of more than 20 years. The fermentation property of TH10 is proven to be 6.25 times more than that of common strains and helps adjust the immune balance as well as shows high antibacterial activity attributed to antibacterial substances the strain generates. The high functionality of “OM-X” is guaranteed by our pursuit of evidence and thorough research on bacteria fermentation.

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