“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” is its alluring statement, positing that if you put what is right into your tummy to reap all that your body requires, you will have better health, a happier self
THE GUTS TO LIVE BETTER, LONGER
It took 14 years of passion and science for Singapore company Wholesome Savour to finally create meals proven to help the body heal. While most plant-based foods in Singapore use three types of labels: vegetarian, vegan. and/or plant-based, Wholesome Savour goes above and beyond, maintaining its trajectory of creating functional meals i.e. special-purpose foods with targeted health benefits that extend beyond nutritional values. These meals, beyond sustenance, are ingeniously engineered to be readily and fully absorbed by the body for better overall well-being. It helps improve gut health, and introduce and make room for good bacteria.
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According to a research by Southeast Asia’s first and only precision gut microbiome company AMILI, the gut microbiome is an ecosystem of millions of bacterial species that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract and plays an instrumental role in cardiovascular, metabolic, and gastrointestinal health. There is growing scientific recognition of the role of diet in modulating the composition and metabolic activity of the human gut microbiota, which in turn can affect health. An adult human harbours ten times as many bacterial and other microbial cells in the body compared to human cells, most of which are in the gastrointestinal tract. Considering the large bacterial population in the human gut, the modification of the gut microbiome naturally has significant impact on human health. Many studies report that diet is a major driver of gut microbiota composition, hence a rich and balanced diet is essential to promote the maintenance of diversity and functioning of healthy gut microbiota.
WORLD’S FIRST TESTED AND PROVEN HEALING MEAL
Based on this theory, Wholesome Savour’s flagship brand AWE.™ has produced meals that are clean-label, nutritious and functional. These meals contain no artificial additives, extracts, fortifications and synthetics, GMOs, chemicals, and preservatives. Instead, they comprise quality macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, probiotics and enzymes, thanks to AWE.™’s signature six-stage process to extract and enhance nutritional values of the meals – Quality, Cleanse, Supercharge, Prepare, Develop and Retain.
Lu Rou Fan with OsomeFood™ signature CollagenEgg, prepared by AWE.™: Taiwanese-style braised minced meat and braised World’s first plant-based egg served with basmati rice and spring onions. (Photo: Wholesome Savour)
Wildberries Sorbet, dessert prepared by AWE.™: A homemade plant-based sorbet with mix of strawberry, raspberry and blueberries. (Photo: Wholesome Savour)
EVIDENCE FROM CLINICAL TEST
The results from a pilot clinical test conducted with and accredited by AMILI prove that AWE.™ meals in fact help the human body in myriad ways. The AMILI team recruited test subjects and observed the gut microbiome-induced changes resulting from test subjects switching from an animal-based diet to a five-day diet comprising AWE.™ meals only followed by a two-day diet comprising non-AWE.™ ones of the subjects’ choice. At the end of the clinical test, all subjects experienced positive microbiome changes: results showed a remarkable reduction of 19 disease-related bacteria, followed by the emergence of 30 healthy bacterial species previously not observed. Overweight (BMI 23-27.4kg/m2) subjects (both gender and across all ages) who responded strongly and positively to the AWE.™ diet compared to other weight groups, displayed effects of better weight management from AWE.™ meals. All subjects at the end of the research showed higher health scores, and exhibited more energetic and healthier characteristics as the test progressed.
Importantly, the results from the research by AMILI show that AWE.™ meals are capable of modulating gut microbiota towards the overweight participants by increasing Blautia Coccoides and Streptococcus Thermophilus associated with immunity. This is a testament to the years spent sharpening the functionality and benefits of AWE.™ meals. AWE.™ looks forward to provide favourable health outcomes for a wider population when each meal is tailor-made to meet individual consumers’ dietary restrictions and needs.
MORE YOU EAT, MORE YOU LOSE
AWE.™ meals are proven to tackle and alleviate obesity. Of the aforementioned 19 species of disease-causing bacteria, some linked to obesity and weight gain were significantly suppressed after the consumption of AWE.™ meals. Alongside eradicating bad bacteria in the gut, AWE.™ meals also encourage the growth of good bacteria in the gut, leading to better overall health and well-being.
The meals are also further proven to strengthen immunity and promote detoxification. Good bacteria in the gut that AWE.™ meals help form are also drivers of high immunity and detoxification. Two such bacterial species, linked to high immunity, were observed in abundance after consumption of AWE.™ meals.
California Grains Bowl, Weight Management Meal by AWE.™: A hearty combination of rainbow vegetables and gluten-free grains, drizzled with yuzu mustard sauce for a tangy and refreshing kick, topped with plant-based crabcake and crushed activated almonds. (Photo: Wholesome Savour)
AWE.™ YOU CAN EAT
With the success and note-worthy results reflected in the pilot clinical research by AMILI, Wholesome Savour is encouraged to make even more functional AWE.™ meals that anyone can enjoy to live better, and longer. Wholesome Savour intends to continue efforts to make them easily integrable into any lifestyle without the need to follow any strict regimes. The day plant-based, clean-label, nutritious and functional food can be enjoyed widely for healthier and happy living, is the day Wholesome Savour’s work is accomplished.