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Akkermansia, explained in 2 minutes.

It makes up 1–3% of your gut microbiome. Here’s what it does, and how to pick the right one.

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From the scientists who discovered it

What it is

A tiny gut microbe, in three pictures.

Scroll slowly. The picture follows the story.

Inside the gutMucus layerGut lining · one cell thickChapter 1 of 3

≈1–3 in every 100 gut microbes

Your gut has a lining.

It is one cell thick.

It sits between your food and the rest of you.

The lining has a mucus layer.

A soft layer of mucus covers the lining.

Together they form the gut barrier.

Akkermansia lives in that layer.

It makes up 1–3% of your gut microbiome.

Why it matters: gut barrier integrity plays a central role in metabolic health^*¹.

Professor Willem de Vos in the Wageningen University microbiology laboratory — Professor Willem de Vos

The short story

We didn’t license the science. We are the science.

Where it began

Our scientists first found Akkermansia in the gut, at Wageningen University.

The work

Professor Willem de Vos and Patrice Cani spent more than two decades studying Akkermansia.

The problem

Live Akkermansia is fragile. It needs the fridge. It doesn’t travel well.

The answer

A pasteurized form: Akkermansia MucT®. It is shelf-stable. No fridge.

The plan

One capsule before breakfast. Efficacious dose: 30 billion TFU a day.

What the research says

Why the pasteurized form matters.

Pasteurized vs live

Pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucT® is a uniquely differentiated postbiotic that has been scientifically shown to perform better than live Akkermansia muciniphila for outcomes related to insulin, glucose, and gut barrier function^*

30 billion TFU of pasteurized Akkermansia MucT® a day.

Akkermansia muciniphila in the gut mucus layer (illustration) — *Akkermansia muciniphila* · illustration

Before you buy any

Not all Akkermansia is the same.

Three things to check on any label.

01Strain

Is it named?

Look for MucT®, the original strain.

02Form

Pasteurized or live?

Pasteurized is shelf-stable. Live needs the fridge.

03Dose

Is the TFU on the label?

Look for 30 billion TFU a day.

Yes, show me the original strain

Fair questions

Three things people ask first.

Is it safe?

Safety approved by the European Food Safety Authority
Backed by over 20 years of research.

Yes, show me the original strain

Will I stick with it?

One capsule before breakfast.
No fridge.
Ten seconds a day.

Yes, show me the original strain

Is it worth it?

From $35 a bottle on the 3-month plan.
90-day money-back guarantee on your first order.
Free US shipping.

Yes, show me the original strain

The numbers

Three numbers to remember.

30BTFU of pasteurized Akkermansia MucT® a day: the efficacious dose

20+Over 20 years of research behind the strain

EFSASafety approved by the European Food Safety Authority²

Research foundationsNature Medicine, 2019human study, pasteurized AkkermansiaGut Microbes, 2026human study, metabolic healthNature Medicine, 2026randomized controlled human study, weight loss maintenance

Questions, answered

Straight answers.

What is a postbiotic?

A postbiotic is a pasteurized, not live, form of a good gut microbe. Pasteurized Akkermansia MucT® is a beneficial Akkermansia postbiotic for gut and metabolic health support^*.

Probiotic or postbiotic: what’s the difference?

A probiotic is live bacteria. A postbiotic is pasteurized. METAbiotics is a postbiotic, not a probiotic.

Taking medication?

Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement.

Next step

Ready to see the original strain?

Compare strain, form and dose, side by side.

Yes, show me the original strain