25 Mar 2021 --- Dutch health ingredients innovator NutriLeads is experimenting with new food ingredients made with immunity-supporting plant compounds. These are extracted from renewable crops or upcycled raw waste material, such as carrots.Researchers have published peer-reviewed data in Nutrients that supports the immune modulating properties of the company’s proprietary pectin-derived rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) polysaccharides.RG-I are natural, plant-derived compounds that interact with gut bacteria and the host innate immune system.