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L-Theanine from Green Tea
Commonly associated with supporting relaxation, focus, and improved sleep.
Functional Nutrition
Naturally Elevating Health & Wellness
From individual ingredients like natural caffeine, vitamin C, guarana, and more, we deliver clean label solutions that enhance nutrition and support wellness across a range of applications—from everyday beverages to energy drinks to better-for-you snacks.
By partnering with reputable, globally vetted ingredient suppliers, our products are Purely Better™—high-quality, consistent, compliant, and trustworthy.
Our uniquely collaborative cross-functional innovation makes it easy to move from idea to execution with confidence. We integrate custom flavor creation, product development, marketing, and commercialization to help every product formulation deliver on functionality, taste, and market impact. From Formula to Final Sip®.
Natural Functional Nutrition
Clean Label Ingredients Consumers Demand
Consumers expect more from every sip and every bite; they’re looking for formulations that work together to deliver broader wellness benefits. Whether that’s immunity, digestion, or mood support, or a natural, longer-lasting energy or focus boost without the crash.
That’s why Vibrant offers a premium portfolio of health and wellness ingredients that help brands deliver cleaner, better-tasting everyday beverages, energy drinks, and better-for-you snacks that customers love.
With ingredients like L-theanine, natural caffeine, EGCG, and more sourced entirely from nature, our products are known for their associated functional benefits and support today’s leading health and wellness trends.
Our functional nutrition portfolio includes*:
Natural Caffeine from Coffee and Tea
Known for providing clean, natural functional energy that may support alertness and cognition.
Natural Caffeine from Guarana
Guarana may boost energy and enhance metabolism.
EGCG from Green Tea
This fruit-derived antioxidant is linked to heart and brain health and support for general wellness.
Vitamin C from Acerola Cherries
This fruit-derived antioxidant is commonly associated with immunity support and overall wellness.
Nitrates from Fermented Beet Concentrates
These naturally occurring compounds are recognized for their role in supporting stamina and heart health.
*The associations above reflect how these ingredients are generally understood within the broader health and wellness marketplace. Vibrant Ingredients does not conduct clinical testing on these ingredients and makes no product-specific health claims.
Purely Better™ Functional Ingredients
Function and Flavor
Flavor is a top priority for beverage consumers. To meet (or exceed) their expectations, functional beverages need to deliver on both health and wellness benefits and great taste. We’re experts in both.
Functionality Powered by Nature
Because consumers demand more natural ways to fuel their bodies, we’ve designed a functional nutrition portfolio sourced from nature. This ensures our partners can meet consumers where they are and stay ahead of clean label trends.
Cross-functional Innovation & Partnership
Our collaborative team spans flavor creation, product development, marketing, and commercialization—and we work in close collaboration with our manufacturing partners. It’s how we ensure every project delivers on taste, functionality, and market impact.
High-quality & Compliant
We partner with reputable, globally vetted ingredient suppliers to ensure high-quality, consistent, compliant functional ingredients. From Formula to Final Sip®, we’re experts in both.
Certifications
Food safety, quality, and trust. We’re a GFSI-certified ingredient supplier for beverage manufacturers under the SQF program and Kosher-compliant. Our Eustis, FL, facility delivers safe, consistent, and compliant ingredients at scale, trusted by today’s leading food and beverage brands.
Let’s make the next great better-for-you product.
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Applications for Natural Functional Nutrition Ingredients
For more than 70 years, Vibrant Ingredients has blazed a trail in natural ingredients, delivering all-natural, clean label solutions to food and beverage manufacturers across the industry. We combine unmatched technical and technological expertise and marketing intelligence to push boundaries in the functional beverage space.
Bring flavor and function together from Formula to Final Sip®. Learn more about what you can do with clean label functional nutrition ingredients. Put them to work for your brand in these kinds of applications.
Take a spin on the Vibrant Beverage Generator to explore the beverages and beverage systems we can create together.
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About Our Functional Nutrition Ingredients Portfolio
Power your brand from formula to final sip® with Vibrant’s Functional Nutrition Ingredients