Hot spots and pain points for plant extract development

plant extract is a product formed by taking plants as raw materials, through the process of physical and chemical extraction and separation, directed acquisition and collection of one or more active ingredients in plants, without changing the structure of their active ingredients. Plant extract industry is a new industry developed only in
20
, in food, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture and other fields have been widely used, although not long, but the rapid development momentum, the development and application of plant extract has become an important strategic measure to improve the competitiveness of enterprises.development history and status quo China's herbal medicine resources are very rich, its available varieties are not less than 10,000 species, only commonly used there are more than
1000-1200
species, of which plant herbs accounted for

90%
or so, the extraction and utilization of plant ingredients has a long history, but did not form an independent industry,
until the
1970s, some domestic pharmaceutical companies through machinery to extract Chinese medicine, but still only a part of the pharmaceutical industry. Plant extract is a term that contains modern processing technology, which first emerged in Europe and the United States in the

80's, because of the increase of industrialization, the use of resources more deeply, plant extract with its natural, healthy properties gradually favored by the market. Limited by technology, we started late on plant extracts, but the rapid development, chinese medicine alone plant extract exports accounted for more than
40% of total Chinese medicine exports,
and the industry is also developing to high quality, is gradually from a single raw material exports to diversified applications.advantages of plant extracts the concept of green consumption, return to nature has become a consumer fashion, the natural properties of plant extracts in line with consumer demand, conducive to the construction of sustainable ecological market. Plant extract is the middle link of the whole industrial chain, upstream link agricultural cultivation, downstream to undertake product development and application, its product line variability is higher, the cost and technical input level is clear, suitable for different stages of enterprises into production, its industrial added value is also higher.Application of plant extracts Plant extraction species are diverse and have diverse functions, and one extract often has different effects, but can be broadly divided into four categories: coloring, flavor output, pharmacological effects and health care functions.Coloring:
plant pigment is the main component of plant color, some plants in the pigment content is unusually rich, can be used for pigment extraction, China has dozens of available plant pigments, such as curculin, sorghum yellow, radish red, beet red, sorghum red, chili red and so on.flavor output:
plant extracts are often rich in characteristic ingredients that can effectively stimulate the senses, such as sweeteners and volatile substances. Natural sweetener is a popular new sweetener, which not only has a prominent sweet taste, but also is an ideal alternative to sucrose, and its health effects are significant. For example, stevia glycoside, Rohan fruit sweet glycoside and so on. Essential oils are concentrated volatile substances, which are often used in the preparation of spices, and are the industry with the lowest application threshold in plant extracts, with minimal regulatory restrictions.pharmacological role:
chinese herbal preparations have a long history of use, more prosperous in Asia, in recent years, driven by the concept of Traditional Chinese medicine, has been world-renowned.Health function: the ingredients in
plant extracts include radon, acid, polyphenols, polysaccharides, terpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, etc., these components have been proved to have biological activity in the study, the efficacy of human health can not be ignored, the development of its health function has become the mainstream application trend of plant extracts.the industry there are pain points strong demand in the market has driven the rapid development of the industry, but the industry still has many problems to be solved.First of all, the restrictions of regulations, different countries on plant extract requirements, product applications vary, such as North America to dietary supplements mainly, Europe to health care products and plant medicines, China to Chinese medicine and food additives. The difference of use directly affects the applicability of raw material types, only the required categories can enter the market, more restrictions.is the uneven distribution of industrial processing, because of the limitations of technical conditions, China is mainly crude, and deep development is limited by technology and regulations, development is not ideal, lack of competitiveness in the international community.Third, the supporting system is not perfect, plant extract is China's emerging industry, the vast majority of which do not have the corresponding production standards and norms, the lack of effective implementation of supervision, product quality is uneven, in the road of industrial norms still has a long way to go.To curcubin as an example: curcubin is a hot functional food raw materials, especially in the North American market is developing rapidly, curcubin has covered dietary supplements, beverages, cosmetics and many other fields, and mainly used in the domestic food colorants, although its functional food has also been listed, but the registration approval time is longer, enterprise development costs are higher. Recently, in the addition of the list of health food supplements, it is proposed to list turmeric powder as health food supplements, although still set the maximum amount of use, but for the application of turmeric powder has a great role in promoting.it is true that there are still many restrictions in the plant extract industry, but there is no denying that plant extract is an unstoppable

Tomorrow's star
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