How to use

01 Pour

Pour one stick pack of Sugar-to-Fiber into a beverage of your choice. Or try mixing it into foods like oatmeal or yogurt.

Stir and enjoy.

Do it again tomorrow. Sugar-to-Fiber works best when taken daily. The more consistently you use it, the better the results.

How it works

The Problem

The American diet doesn’t support a healthy gut microbiome. On average, our diets contain too much sugar and not nearly enough fiber.

Sugar-to-Fiber takes some of that extra sugar you don’t need and turns it into a beneficial prebiotic fiber called levan.

It does this by producing an enzyme called levansucrase, which takes a common form of dietary sugar called sucrose – also known as table sugar – and converts it into levan fiber.

The result is unique: your microbiome gets more of what it needs and less of what it doesn’t, all without changing your diet.

The primary benefits of Sugar-to-Fiber relate to microbiome health. Sugar-to-Fiber is unlikely to break down enough sugar to impact things like caloric intake, blood sugar, or weight.

But it can impact your gut health. Sugar-to-Fiber provides exactly what we know makes your microbiome healthier: more fiber & fiber diversity, diverted intestinal sucrose, and gradual delivery of fiber throughout the day.

And the benefits of a healthier microbiome for your body are innumerable: better digestion, immune health, gut-lining integrity, bowel function, microbiome diversity, nutrient absorption, and more.

Four key benefits

More soluble fiber

Sugar-to-Fiber can deliver up to 10g of fiber per day from sugar you eat.

Sugar-to-Fiber produces rare Levan fiber, which due to its rarity improves microbiome diversity. This diversity is critical to microbiome health.

Sugar-to-Fiber creates fiber throughout the day rather than all at once. This is better for your microbiome and gentler on your body.

Sugar-to-Fiber breaks down sucrose to glucose and fructose, then uses the fructose to build fiber, diverting it from downstream fatty acid synthesis.

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Microbiome health impacts the entire body

The long-term potential impact of a healthier microbiome are vast and vary from person to person. They cascade throughout the body and can include improvements to the following functions and systems:

  • Improved digestion
  • Supported immune function
  • Improved gut-lining integrity
  • Improved bowel function
  • Increased short-chain fatty acid synthesis
  • Better nutrient utilization
  • Improved energy
  • Psychological benefits such as greater desire to exercise and cravings for healthier foods
  • and more... *

You probably have some questions

Check out our FAQs to find answers to common questions and feel free to reach out if you have more.

ZBiotics Sugar-to-Fiber (or “Sugar-to-Fiber” for short) is a drink mix containing a patented, genetically engineered probiotic (B. subtilis ZB423™) that converts a small amount of the sugar you eat every day into fiber.

Specifically, Sugar-to-Fiber produces an enzyme called levansucrase, which breaks down molecules of a sugar called sucrose (also known as table sugar) and uses the components as building blocks to create a fiber called levan (a prebiotic fiber that is rare in most diets).

Our product is not designed to reduce blood glucose levels, nor do we have any data to support such a claim.  

Sugar-to-Fiber works by converting a small amount (approximately 10g per day or less) of table sugar (sucrose) into a fiber called levan. At a molecular level, this process breaks apart sucrose into 2 molecular components: glucose and fructose. It then uses the fructose to construct levan, and releases the glucose molecule into the gut in the process. For those without adequate insulin regulation, the body is likely to react the same to the freed glucose, and consequently we do not anticipate any meaningful reduction in blood sugar. There are myriad benefits of having prebiotic fibers, but we do not have any data indicating levan is a hypoglycemic agent. Comment end  

Sugar-to-Fiber contains a genetically engineered probiotic, Bacillus subtilis ZB423™, that takes a sugar called sucrose (table sugar) and uses it to create a fiber called levan. It does this by producing an enzyme called levansucrase.

When you mix Sugar-to-Fiber into your drink, the probiotic bacteria are naturally dormant and in a protective state called an endospore. The bacteria in this endospore form can travel safely through your stomach and make it to the intestines, where they will “wake up” and start producing the enzyme levansucrase. This enzyme is capable of breaking down the sucrose you consume into its two individual molecular components: glucose and fructose. It then strings together the free fructose molecules into long chains to make molecules of levan fiber. Remember: at a molecular level, fibers are just long strings of simple sugars, but their different structures totally change how your body interacts with them. Levan is a rare and beneficial fiber that supports a healthy and diverse microbiome.

The primary benefits of Sugar-to-Fiber relate to microbiome health. Sugar-to-Fiber is unlikely to break down enough sugar to impact things like caloric intake, blood sugar, or weight. 

But it will impact your gut health. Sugar-to-Fiber provides exactly what we know makes your microbiome healthier: 

  1. More soluble fiber,
  2. More fiber diversity,
  3. Gradual delivery of fiber throughout the day, and
  4. Diversion of intestinal sugar

And the benefits of a healthier microbiome for your body are vast and vary from person to person: better immune function, improved gut-lining integrity, improved bowel function, increased short-chain fatty acid synthesis, better nutrient utilization, improved energy, psychological benefits such as greater desire to exercise and cravings for healthier foods, and more.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Simply mix one stick pack into a beverage or food of your choice and enjoy.

While mixing it into a simple glass of water works great, we’ve found that incorporating it into things like coffee (hot or iced), breakfast cereal, yogurt, or a smoothie can be easier to incorporate into your morning routine and tastier if you’re not partial to the flavor in water alone. Sugar-to-Fiber works well mixed with a variety of things, so don’t hesitate to experiment.

It is important to note that Sugar-to-Fiber does not completely dissolve and will appear cloudy with some dark flecks in clear beverages. It also will settle out if left to sit for more than a few minutes. Give it a few stirs or shakes every once in a while if consuming the beverage slowly. 

If you are having trouble mixing with liquid, one tip that works well is to pour Sugar-to-Fiber into your glass first, and then add your beverage.

The benefits of Sugar-to-Fiber are greatest when you consume it daily. While each Sugar-to-Fiber day helps you get closer to your daily fiber goals (by converting a larger gross amount of sugar to fiber), consistent use is more likely to result in meaningful, lasting improvements to your gut microbiome.

No – you should consume shortly after mixing. If you let it sit for a long time after mixing, it’s possible that either it gets contaminated by environmental microbes, or the probiotic germinates (“wakes up”) prematurely and loses its functionality when you eventually consume it. We recommend letting it sit for no longer than 2-3 hours, especially if you’re mixing it into something that can go bad earlier, like oatmeal or a smoothie.