To improve the effectiveness of ingredients, the development of plant extracts in China still needs to open up the joints

"The same ingredient name claims different effects in different products, which is a bit confusing

China is the world's largest producer of plant extracts, and 80% of the raw materials for foreign dietary supplements, mainly the United States, come from China

Can't just stare at a certain ingredient in a plant extract

Plant extracts are composed of a variety of complex compounds, but when filing products, there is no need to specify the composition of the active ingredients of the raw materials

"In fact, plant extracts can be very simple.

At the same time, the complex properties of plant extracts themselves have also caused controversy

Because plant extracts are not as specific as a single ingredient like vitamin C, they are made up of multiple components

Some people also believe that the conceptual addition of plant extracts is rampant, so products featuring plant ingredients are mostly gimmicks

Some people in the industry said that for plant extracts, we can’t just focus on a certain quantitative molecule or component.

Improve technical gold content and solve problems in a targeted manner

"If you want to prove the effectiveness of a plant extract, the first is to find its target and how effective it

It can be seen from this that it takes a long process from the discovery and application of an ingredient to the study of the mechanism of action

From the perspective of the extraction process of plant extracts, traditional methods include solution extraction, distillation, etc.

However, on the whole, the extraction process, although very important, is not a key influencing factor

It can be said that the existence of problems such as low market education, unclear products and standards, and inconsistent claims of efficacy of the same plant extracts make the application of plant extracts face many difficulties, but the ultimate goal of solving these problems still lies in the ingredients.

　　Although many people in the industry said that plant extracts will be one of the main areas of ingredient research and development in the future, and there are still many directions for in-depth research, it still requires the entire industry to truly stand on the C position of a product ingredient.

　　For domestic brands, it is necessary to continuously study and truly understand the composition of plant extracts and the source of their effectiveness.

　　(Comprehensive arrangement by Yang Xiaojing)

　　"China Food News" (06 edition on January 10, 2022)

　　(Editor-in-charge: Yang Xiaojing)