The precise ratio of apple pectin to apple fiber in Apple PrePectin^™ allows it to form a gel-like matrix when ingested with liquid which surrounds the probiotic organisms, protecting them from destruction in the upper digestive tract.^[7] Recent studies have demonstrated probiotic organisms combined with pectin exhibited significantly greater viability in the intestines compared to those that were not.^[8] Of the many commercially-available pectins, the type used in Apple PrePectin^™ possesses the ideal combination of properties required to protect probiotics in the gastrointestinal tract including the capacity to form stable gels in the acidic conditions of the stomach.^[9]