DETROIT—Art Jen Complexus USA LLC offers Mirafit FBCx®, a soluble fiber derived from corn that reduces human body absorption of consumed fat. When taken as directed, six tablets a day will reduce caloric absorption from2,000 kcal/d to 1,500 kcal/d, according to the company. This is equivalent to approximately 50 to 60 percent of fat, or 25 to 30 percent of calories from the typical North American diet.
Mirafit FBCx is a naturally occurring, soluble fiber that forms a stable complex or emulsion with fat. Scientific research shows this stable complex reduces the number of calories that are absorbed. Undigested fat remains bound as it passes through the intestines. The active ingredient in Mirafit FBCx, alpha-cyclodextrin, has been is FDA-GRAS (generally recognized as safe) affirmed.