A vibrant melatonin product

In recent years, the market of sleep improvement products in China has developed rapidly, various types of sleep products have sprung up, and the competition has become increasingly fierce

The demand for sleep aids has spawned a larger market

In recent years, the market of sleep improvement products in China has developed rapidly, various sleep aid products have sprung up, and the competition has become increasingly fierce

Wang Hesong, secretary general of the Health Advisory Service Working Committee of the China Health Care Association, said that melatonin products account for more than 80% of the health food for improving sleep function

Wu Chongming, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, said that in recent years, medical research on melatonin has gradually deepened, indicating that melatonin has broad application prospects

According to the sleep white paper, the market size of China's sleep industry will reach more than 400 billion yuan, and it will exceed one trillion yuan in 2030.

According to industry insiders, the market for melatonin-based health food in China is on the rise and has huge potential for development

Melatonin raw material is in short supply

This year, the "Formulations and Technical Requirements for Recorded Products of 5 Health Food Raw Materials including Coenzyme Q10" formulated by the State Administration for Market Regulation came into effect

At present, the technical threshold for the production of melatonin raw materials is relatively high, and the bargaining power of production enterprises is relatively strong

Melatonin levels decline with age

Wang Hesong said that young people do not lack melatonin in their bodies.

Wu Chongming pointed out that although melatonin has the function of improving sleep, it is mainly effective for three types of insomnia, namely insomnia with reduced melatonin secretion, insomnia with biorhythm disorder, behavior disorder during REM sleep, not all insomnia.

According to reports, melatonin is an endogenous indoleamine, secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, which can promote day and night time management and play many complex roles in the human body

Experts do not recommend long-term use of melatonin

"Melatonin-based health food can neither replace drugs nor be used as ordinary food

Experts in the industry said that when melatonin is lacking in its own secretion, you can try to take melatonin through supplements

　　Wu Chongming said that at present, most suitable groups of melatonin health food are marked as "poor sleepers"

　　Taking melatonin to improve sleep problems should be safe and effective for short periods of time, but it is uncertain whether it is safe for long-term use

(Comprehensive by Zhu Meiqiao)

　　"China Food News" (Version 06, June 16, 2021)

(Editor in charge: Zhu Meiqiao)