Pig stomach mucins are effective as anti-viral agents for consumer products Peer-Reviewed Publication. American Chemical Society ...

Cattle products are particularly harmful, as cows produce huge amounts of noxious methane – a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide – when they burp or pass gas.

The mucus lining the stomachs of pigs may well be a much awaited, copious source of ‘mucins’ being regarded for use as wide-ranging anti-viral agents for various purpose report scientists.

Next was a test that involved exposing the products to pig stomach fluids for two hours. Only in Symprove and VSL#3 did healthy numbers of bacteria survive the acidic environment, said the authors.