STOCK FORMULA: Berry Biome, A Microbiome-First Approach to Daily Immune Support

September 3, 2026 |

Berry Biome is a customizable gut + immune support powder that combines prebiotics, probiotics, berry phytonutrients, and essential immune-supporting vitamins and minerals for daily wellness.

STOCK FORMULATION  |  POWDER  |  MOQ 10,000

At a Glance

  • Berry Biome is a stock gut + immune support powder designed around the connection between microbiome health and everyday immune wellness.
  • The formula combines prebiotic chicory root fiber with 1 billion CFU of spore-forming Bacillus coagulans to provide complementary microbiome support.
  • Elderberry extract and blueberry powder add a recognizable berry story and support antioxidant-focused positioning.
  • Vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc provide foundational nutritional support for normal immune function.
  • The formula offers brands an opportunity to move beyond seasonal immune positioning toward a year-round daily wellness product.
  • Berry Biome can fit several market segments, including gut health, immune wellness, women’s wellness, healthy aging, and active lifestyle.
  • Brands can launch Berry Biome as-is or customize the formula, flavor profile, ingredient levels, or complementary actives for a more differentiated product.
  • Samples are available, and the Intermountain Nutrition formulation team can help brands evaluate Berry Biome for their next product launch.
INFOGRAPHIC: Stock Formula - Berry Biome Powder

A New Approach to Everyday Gut & Immune Wellness

Immune health is increasingly becoming an everyday wellness priority rather than a seasonal concern.

At the same time, growing interest in the gut microbiome is creating opportunities for supplement brands to connect two highly relevant areas of consumer health.

Berry Biome is a new stock powder from Intermountain Nutrition developed around that intersection.

The berry-flavored formula combines prebiotic chicory root fiber, Bacillus coagulans probiotics, elderberry, blueberry, vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc to provide complementary gut, microbiome, antioxidant, and immune support.

Brands can launch Berry Biome as formulated or use the stock formula as a starting point for a customized product aligned with their audience, positioning, flavor profile, and commercial objectives.

What Is Berry Biome?

Berry Biome is a daily gut + immune support powder designed to make microbiome-focused wellness approachable for mainstream consumers.

The formula combines a modest amount of chicory root fiber with 1 billion CFU of spore-forming Bacillus coagulans. This creates a straightforward prebiotic + probiotic foundation without turning Berry Biome into a high-fiber digestive supplement.

That distinction matters. Research on chicory-derived inulin-type fructans supports their prebiotic activity, including effects on beneficial Bifidobacterium populations, although much of the clinical research uses higher amounts than the modest level included in Berry Biome. Research on specific strains of B. coagulans also supports its potential role in digestive and gastrointestinal health. Because probiotic effects are strain- and dose-specific, final claims should correspond to the strain selected for production.

The microbiome foundation is complemented by elderberry extract and blueberry powder, giving the formula an intuitive berry identity and additional phytonutrient and antioxidant positioning. Vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc complete the formula with familiar nutrients required for normal immune function.

The result is not simply another seasonal vitamin C powder. Berry Biome provides brands with a platform for positioning immune wellness through a broader gut-health lens.

Why Connect Gut Health & Immune Support?

The gastrointestinal tract is more than a digestive system. It is also an important interface between the body, microorganisms, dietary compounds, and the immune system. This relationship has helped make the gut-immune axis an increasingly relevant framework for supplement innovation.

Berry Biome translates that complex science into an accessible product concept.

Rather than positioning the formula around “boosting” immunity, brands can build a more contemporary story around supporting the microbiome and providing foundational nutrients for healthy immune function. This approach also helps move immune products beyond the traditional cold-and-flu season and toward year-round use.

The formula supports that positioning from several directions:

  • Chicory root fiber provides a prebiotic component that can help nourish beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
  • Bacillus coagulans provides a shelf-stable, spore-forming probiotic component suited to powder applications.
  • Elderberry and blueberry create a recognizable berry story while contributing naturally occurring plant compounds.
  • Vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc provide established nutritional support for normal immune function.

For brands, this creates a product story that consumers can understand quickly: support the gut, nourish the microbiome, and support everyday immune health.

Why Use a Spore-Forming Probiotic in a Powder?

Probiotics can present formulation challenges because microorganisms must remain viable through manufacturing, storage, and the product’s intended shelf life. For a powdered supplement like Berry Biome, a spore-forming probiotic offers practical advantages for product development.

What Makes Bacillus coagulans Different?

Unlike many traditional probiotic organisms, Bacillus coagulans can form protective spores. This dormant structure helps protect the microorganism from environmental stress until conditions support germination.

That characteristic can make selected B. coagulans strains particularly useful in shelf-stable supplement formats. Research has also investigated B. coagulans strains for digestive and gastrointestinal applications, although probiotic benefits should always be evaluated at the strain-specific level.

Why Does That Matter for Berry Biome?

Berry Biome includes 1 billion CFU of Bacillus coagulans per serving, creating a recognizable probiotic component without requiring the formula to become a high-dose probiotic product.

For supplement brands, a spore-forming probiotic can offer several formulation advantages:

  • Powder-format compatibility: Spore-forming organisms can be well suited to dry delivery systems.
  • Shelf-stability potential: The protective spore structure can provide greater environmental resilience than many non-spore-forming probiotics.
  • Convenient daily delivery: Consumers receive probiotic support alongside prebiotic fiber and immune-supporting nutrients in one drink mix.
  • Gut + immune positioning: The probiotic reinforces Berry Biome’s microbiome-first approach and helps distinguish it from conventional berry immune powders.

Importantly, strain selection matters. Viability, storage requirements, finished-product stability, and substantiated benefits depend on the specific B. coagulans strain and ingredient used. Therefore, final CFU guarantees and probiotic claims should be based on supplier documentation and finished-product stability data.

For Berry Biome, this makes B. coagulans more than a label addition. It provides a practical way to build credible microbiome functionality into an approachable daily powder format.

Where Can Berry Biome Fit in the Market?

One of Berry Biome’s strengths is its versatility. The core formula can support several positioning strategies without requiring a complete reformulation.

Everyday Immune Wellness

For mainstream wellness brands, Berry Biome can be positioned as a daily immune support powder with added microbiome benefits. This shifts the conversation away from products consumers reach for only when seasonal concerns arise.

Gut & Microbiome Health

Gut-health brands can lead with the prebiotic + probiotic combination, while vitamin C, vitamin D3, zinc, elderberry, and blueberry provide complementary immune and antioxidant support.

Women’s Wellness

Berry flavor, convenient powder delivery, and the combination of gut and immune positioning can fit naturally within broader women’s daily wellness portfolios. Brands could further customize the formula to address adjacent wellness priorities appropriate for their target consumer.

Healthy Aging & Proactive Wellness

Berry Biome can also support brands targeting consumers who increasingly view nutrition and supplementation as part of long-term health maintenance. The microbiome, immune nutrients, and berry phytonutrient story provide several avenues for science-forward education without making the product overly complex.

Active & On-the-Go Wellness

For fitness, workplace wellness, and active-lifestyle brands, the formula can serve as a convenient daily wellness drink rather than a conventional capsule regimen. Customization could extend this positioning further with ingredients appropriate for hydration, recovery, or other targeted benefits.

The key is that Berry Biome does not have to be marketed the same way by every brand. Its relatively streamlined architecture creates room for distinct positioning while preserving the recognizable gut + immune foundation.

A Stock Formula Built for Customization

Berry Biome was developed to shorten the path between product concept and commercialization.

Brands can choose to produce the stock formula as-is, creating a straightforward path to a berry-flavored gut + immune powder. Alternatively, Intermountain Nutrition’s formulation team can use Berry Biome as the foundation for a more customized concept.

Customization opportunities can include adjustments to the flavor system, sweetness profile, serving format, ingredient levels, probiotic strain, berry ingredients, or complementary actives. That flexibility allows brands to adapt the concept for different consumers, channels, price points, and product portfolios without starting development from zero.

Whether the goal is an accessible daily wellness powder or a more differentiated microbiome-focused product, Berry Biome provides a practical starting point for innovation.

Interested in Berry Biome for your product line? Request a sample or talk with the Intermountain Nutrition formulation team about producing the stock formula as-is or customizing it for your brand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Berry Biome is a stock gut + immune support powder developed by Intermountain Nutrition. The berry-flavored formula combines prebiotic chicory root fiber, Bacillus coagulans, elderberry extract, blueberry powder, vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc to provide complementary microbiome and immune support.

Berry Biome approaches immune wellness through the gut-immune connection. Chicory root fiber provides prebiotic support, while Bacillus coagulans adds a probiotic component. Vitamin C, vitamin D3, and zinc provide essential nutrients that contribute to normal immune function, while elderberry and blueberry add berry-derived phytonutrients.

Berry Biome contains 1 billion CFU of Bacillus coagulans per serving. B. coagulans is a spore-forming probiotic, making selected strains particularly useful for shelf-stable powder applications. Because probiotic characteristics and evidence are strain-specific, final specifications and claims should correspond to the strain selected for commercial production.

Yes. Berry Biome contains chicory root fiber, a source of inulin-type fructans that can function as prebiotics by selectively supporting beneficial microorganisms in the gut. The formula uses a relatively modest amount of fiber rather than positioning itself as a high-fiber digestive supplement.

It can be positioned as both. Berry Biome was intentionally developed at the intersection of microbiome health and immune wellness. A brand can lead with daily immune support, gut and microbiome support, or the broader gut-immune axis depending on its audience and portfolio strategy.

Berry Biome is designed primarily as a daily wellness product. Connecting microbiome support with foundational immune nutrition gives brands an opportunity to move beyond traditional seasonal immunity and position the product for year-round routines.

Berry Biome is designed as a refreshing berry-flavored drink mix rather than a heavy fiber beverage. The final flavor, sweetness, color, and sensory profile can also be adjusted during product development to fit a brand’s target consumer.

Yes. Brands can manufacture Berry Biome as formulated or use it as the foundation for a customized product. Intermountain Nutrition’s formulation team can evaluate changes to flavor, sweetness, ingredient levels, probiotic specifications, complementary actives, packaging, and other product attributes based on the brand’s objectives.

Request a Berry Biome sample or talk with the Intermountain Nutrition formulation team. We can help you evaluate the stock formula as-is or explore how it could be customized for your target consumer, positioning, and product portfolio.

References

Gang, H., Wei, J., McFarland, L. V., Zahra, R., Saez, M. E., Blanco-Rojo, R., & Millette, M. (2025). Impact of Heyndrickxia (Bacillus) coagulans GBI-30, 6086 (BC30) probiotic on gastrointestinal function in healthy adults: A randomised controlled trial. Beneficial Microbes, 17(1), 29–46.

Hawkins, J., Baker, C., Cherry, L., & Dunne, E. (2019). Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) supplementation effectively treats upper respiratory symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 42, 361–365.

Nagy, D. U., Sándor-Bajusz, K. A., Bódy, B., Decsi, T., Van Harsselaar, J., Theis, S., & Lohner, S. (2023). Effect of chicory-derived inulin-type fructans on abundance of Bifidobacterium and on bowel function: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63(33), 12018–12035.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. (2025). Dietary supplements for immune function and infectious diseases: Fact sheet for health professionals.

Wieland, L. S., Piechotta, V., Feinberg, T., Ludeman, E., Hutton, B., Kanji, S., Seely, D., & Garritty, C. (2021). Elderberry for prevention and treatment of viral respiratory illnesses: A systematic review. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 21, 112.

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