Strong demand for plant extracts from abroad and strong export growth of domestic plant extracts Enterprises

In recent years, thanks to the strong demand of the global plant extract market, the domestic plant extract industry also shows a strong growth momentum According to the statistics of China Chamber of Commerce for the import and export of medical and health products, the export volume of plant extracts in 2013 was US $1.41 billion, with a compound growth rate of 22% in recent years Plant extracts belong to a large concept, including nearly 100 different plant extracts According to the functions of different plant extracts, they are mainly divided into the following four kinds: It can be seen from the above classification that the plant extracts with various functions mainly include anthocyanins, whose functions include brain strengthening, anti-aging, improving vision, enhancing immunity and improving skin Anthocyanidin, also known as anthocyanin, is a kind of water-soluble natural pigment widely existing in plants, belonging to flavonoids It is also the main color substance in plant petals Most of the colors of fruits, vegetables and flowers are related to it Under the condition of different pH value of plant cell vacuole, the petals present colorful color In acid condition, it is red, and the depth of its color is positively correlated with the content of anthocyanin The basic structural unit of anthocyanin is 2-phenylbenzopyran type cation, i.e coloration unit There are more than 20 known anthocyanins, which mainly exist in plants: pelargonidin, cyanidin, delphindin, peaonidin, petunidin and malvidin Anthocyanins are rarely isolated from the lower reaches of natural conditions, mainly in the form of glycosides Anthocyanins often form anthocyanins through glycosidic bonds with one or more glucose, rhamnose, galactose, arabinose, etc More than 250 anthocyanins are known to exist naturally Anthocyanin is a natural anti-aging nutritional supplement It has been proved that it is the most effective antioxidant found by human beings Its anti-oxidation performance is 50 times higher than that of vitamin E and 200 times higher than that of vitamin C Its bioavailability to human body is 100% It can be detected in blood 20 minutes after taking it In recent years, with the report of antioxidant and physiological function of anthocyanins, anthocyanins as a kind of safe and non-toxic nutritional natural food pigment has attracted more and more attention Because of its nutritional and pharmacological effects, it has great application potential in health food, cosmetics, medicine, food additives and other fields Its market demand is also further expanding According to the statistics of German Analysis & realize Ag company, by 2013, the annual demand for anthocyanins in the world has reached 443 tons, and the global demand for anthocyanins will continue to increase in the future There are more than 300 different anthocyanins from different fruits and vegetables in nature Its main sources are wolfberry, blueberry, grape, purple sweet potato, blackcurrant, etc among them, the anthocyanin contained in wolfberry is the most excellent one among all plant anthocyanins at present (especially the anthocyanin composed of 16 kinds of bioflavonoids, which has more superior physiological activity than general plant anthocyanins), with the widest application range, the lowest side effects and the most expensive variety However, affected by the upstream raw materials, it is difficult to achieve mass production, not suitable for large-scale promotion and use, and unable to form a market scale At present, blueberry anthocyanin is the second only to wolfberry anthocyanin in all plant anthocyanins The price of blueberry anthocyanin with 25% content is 5-6 times of that of grape seed with 95% content Moreover, the extraction of blueberry anthocyanin is not affected by the upstream raw material supply There are 270000 tons of wild blueberries in daxianxiaoxinganling area of China, accounting for 90% of the national wild blueberry reserves, and accounting for 90% of the world's wild blueberry reserves 30% It is known as the "hometown of wild blueberries in China" at home and abroad In addition, procyanidins extracted from grape seeds with 95% content have the same effect as blueberry anthocyanins, and their price is relatively cheap, so they are also widely used in the market Anthocyanins and procyanidins belong to flavonoids, but anthocyanins belong to the anthocyanins of flavonoids, while procyanidins belong to flavane-3-alcohols of flavonoids Procyanidins are bioflavonoids with special molecular structure In structure, procyanidins are composed of different amounts of catechins or epicatechins The simplest procyanidins are catechins, or epicatechins, or dimers formed by epicatechins and epicatechins, in addition to trimers, tetramers and decamers According to the degree of polymerization, the dimer to pentamer is usually called oligoprocyanidin (OPC), and the one above pentamer is called high poly procyanidin (PPC) Blueberry anthocyanin has the functions of preventing cancer, anti-aging, improving eyesight, maintaining skin, anti-oxidation and anti ultraviolet, removing harmful free radicals, improving sleep, strengthening blood vessels and improving circulation Proanthocyanidins can improve blood circulation, treat diabetic retinopathy, reduce edema and varicose veins, protect vision, moisten skin, alleviate allergic inflammation and decompose cholesterol As a new industry, plant extraction industry has only been emerging for more than ten years Although some European countries began to produce and apply plant extracts in the early 19th century, it was still in the state of alliance bud, not in scale, let alone an industry Until the early 1980s, there was a wave of "returning to nature" in the world People felt the attachment of chemical synthetic drugs, and then they had a sense of security for pure natural Chinese herbal medicines, which made the development of plant extracts rapid and unstoppable However, the real rise of plant extraction was after DSHEA was released in 1994 in the United States, and FDA officially accepted plant extraction as a food supplement, a dietary supplement, so that the development of plant extraction can be truly upgraded.