The development of mulberry leaf health food has a bright market prospect

Mulberry leaf can not only be used as the ration of silkworm baby, but also as a kind of Chinese medicine Mulberry leaf has been included in Shennong Materia Medica, the earliest Chinese medicine classic As early as 1992, the Ministry of health of China has listed mulberry leaves as one of the dual-purpose Chinese herbal medicines According to modern research, mulberry leaves are extremely rich in nutrients and active ingredients Every 100 grams of dried mulberry leaves contain 8-12 grams of protein, 17 kinds of amino acids, vitamin E, B1, B2, B5, B12 and β - carotene Mulberry leaves also contain isoquercetin and other flavonoids, Achyranthes bidentata sterol, adenine, GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) and choline and other active ingredients According to Japanese scholars, l-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) is the most active ingredient in mulberry leaves It is a powerful hypoglycemic substance and can effectively reduce postprandial hyperglycemia Among all kinds of plant leaves, mulberry leaf is one of the leaves with the most comprehensive functions of nutrition and health care Mulberry leaves are generally used in the treatment of "lung heat" or wind heat diseases (such as the classic Chinese medicine formula "sangjuyin") Japanese scholars believe that mulberry leaf can be used for lowering blood fat, blood pressure, blood sugar, inhibiting cancer cells, regulating adrenaline, enhancing body resistance, anti stress and sleeping Japanese researchers have done experiments Fresh mulberry leaves were processed into micro powder and fed to hyperglycemic rats by freezing and crushing technology Results after one month of continuous consumption, the blood sugar of rats basically returned to the normal range This result immediately attracted the attention of the health food industry in Europe and the United States, because diabetes has become one of the high incidence in developed countries Therefore, the market development space of mulberry leaf hypoglycemic health care products is very huge Why does mulberry leaf have such excellent hypoglycemic effect? According to the analysis, this is because the fresh mulberry leaves contain a natural active substance, DNJ, which can inhibit the absorption of glucose in the intestine It can block the absorption of glucose in the intestine (similar to the effect of "α glucosidase inhibitor" drugs) Some scholars speculate that the crude polysaccharide components in mulberry leaves also have synergistic hypoglycemic effect In a word, the hypoglycemic effect of mulberry leaves has been recognized by the international nutrition circle Japan is one of the first countries in the world to research and develop mulberry leaf health food At the beginning of 1990s, Japan has already listed mulberry leaf health food At present, there are dozens of mulberry leaf health food in the Japanese market, with an annual output value of several billion yen Such as mulberry leaf tea, mulberry leaf - job's tears tea, mulberry leaf - persimmon leaf tea, mulberry leaf oral liquid, mulberry leaf sushi, mulberry leaf biscuit, mulberry leaf cake and other nutritional health food In the U.S market, there are mulberry leaf tea, mulberry oral liquid and other health products containing mulberry leaf extract Japan needs about 200000 tons of feed grade mulberry leaves and 50000 tons of medicinal / health food mulberry leaves annually However, due to Japan's small land area, most of the mulberry leaves needed are imported from China, Vietnam, Laos and other countries In recent years, the sales volume of mulberry leaf health tea beverage market in the United States has also increased year by year Now, the annual sales volume of mulberry leaf health tea and mulberry fruit juice products in the United States and Europe market has reached millions of dollars With the hot sale of health food such as mulberry leaf tea in the international market, China's mulberry leaf health food industry has also started For example, Beijing Chaoyang biological Co., Ltd., founded in 2002, is a professional company specializing in mulberry planting, mulberry leaf export and mulberry leaf health food processing In recent years, the development speed of mulberry leaf health care products in China has been accelerated There are many health care products in the market, such as mulberry leaf tea, mulberry leaf chewing tablets, mulberry leaf dry powder, mulberry leaf nutrients, etc However, due to insufficient publicity, mulberry leaf health food is very popular in developed countries, but it has not really started in China At present, China still has the largest mulberry population in the world, so the mulberry leaf resources are not rich Therefore, the development of mulberry leaf health food market prospects are very broad.