Optima health & nutrition Maxicol Granules 375g. Maxicol Granules.A food supplement with a special combination of natural soluble dietary fibre & friendly probiotic cultures which can help promote healthy intestinal activity, digestion & colon regularity as part of a healthy diet. The company was founded over 160 years ago in 1846 here in Hitchin, Hertfordshire by William Ransom. William was a Quaker philanthropist & most importantly for us, a botanist. William, a contemporary of Charles Darwin, was a highly influential figure in early research into the analysis of botanicals. For four generations the Ransom family kept alive that passion & ran the company until 2008 when the baton was passed to a new management to take it forward, with members of the family maintaining a close interest. Using skills, knowledge, & close working partnerships with growers around the world the company is evolving from a simple pharmaceutical & extract manufacturer into a company leading the development of natural consumer healthcare products. We have been members of The Healthfood Manufacturer's Association since 1998, & are on the Council. We have also been a members of The Proprietary Association of Great Britain for OTC medicines & food supplements since 1991.