Accelerated development of functional food ingredients
July 27, 2022
In recent years, the implementation of the Healthy China strategy and the upgrading of food consumption awareness have demonstrated both the strength of national policy support for the development of a large health industry and the importance consumers attach to efficacious ingredients and nutrition in their diets. At the same time, new functional food ingredients are injecting more momentum into the development of this market. According to the relevant requirements of the Food Safety Law, new food ingredients are required to undergo safety assessment by the State Health and Welfare Commission before they can be marketed and approved before they can be used in food. In recent years, new functional ingredients have been continuously developed and applied. For example, sodium hyaluronate, a typical representative of 2021. Studies have shown that hyaluronic acid (hyaluronic acid) is effective in promoting repair, lubricating joints, improving skin and protecting the health of the gastrointestinal tract, and is easily absorbed orally. Sodium hyaluronate is its sodium salt form, through which the ionic form can improve the water solubility of hyaluronic acid and facilitate its application in food. As early as 2008, sodium hyaluronate was approved as a new resource food, but the scope of use was limited to health food ingredients. In January last year, the National Health Commission issued the "Three New Foods" announcement, and the use of sodium hyaluronate was expanded to include beverages, confectionery and other general foods. Since then, its application prospects have expanded significantly, and a number of products containing sodium hyaluronate have been developed and listed. The topic of "how to eat hyaluronic acid for beauty" is among the top nine food safety and health hotspots that cannot be missed in 2021. Looking ahead to 2022, functional food ingredients will continue to be hot among new food ingredients. So far, the National Health Commission and the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment have released new food ingredients related to the approval and public consultation announcements, there are functional food ingredients "figure". The new food ingredients approved (No. 1 in 2022) pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) disodium salt is a new redox enzyme cofactor, naturally occurring in microorganisms, plants and human organs and tissues, and a variety of foods contain traces of PQQ. It is mainly used in antioxidant, nerve cell protection and promotion of brain and cardiovascular health. Sugarcane polyphenols are extracted from sugarcane, and the main characteristic component is total polyphenols, which have strong antioxidant activity and can reduce the level of glycemic index of food or beverage. Countries and regions such as China, Taiwan, the United States, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand have approved the basis for consumption. The new food ingredient arabinoxylan, which is publicly available for comment, is an insoluble fiber extracted from sugarcane bagasse, wheat bran, corn husk and other grasses. It is currently widely used abroad in the food or dietary supplement industry, and if it is finally approved, it is believed that it will soon be able to shine in the food sector. The declaration of new food ingredients, so that more functional food ingredients get a "pass" to enter the general food market, is a highly discussed and effective method in the industry in recent years. At the same time, according to the relevant provisions of health food, after approval, these raw materials actually smoothly obtained the basis for use in health food. Functional food ingredients in the declaration, need to pay attention to the edible and nutritional properties of raw materials, from multiple perspectives to carry out the safety and nutritional description, while in terms of efficacy should not be overemphasized. Such as the following points to reflect the safety: First, their own characteristics, clearly declare the basic structure of the substance, physical and chemical properties, production of raw materials, etc., to collect the substance safety research data or clinical trial data (including public data). Second, the domestic and foreign consumption and use, including the substance in the relevant domestic and foreign regulations approved for use, the sale of the substance and examples of commercially available packaged products containing the substance, the consumption history of supporting documents, historical records and other book information. Third, the necessary test reports, including a full analysis of the main components and may contain natural harmful substances, such as contaminants, microorganisms, physical and chemical aspects of hygiene test reports and a complete toxicological evaluation report. Fourth, the safety assessment, the report is also submitted to the declaration of new food ingredients must be one of the materials, need to be qualified by our risk assessment of technical institutions based on the information provided by the enterprise, the declared substances to put forward a scientific and comprehensive analysis and assessment of the report. In addition to the above, the quality of raw materials specifications, effective component testing methods, stable and safe production processes, etc. should also be in the application of new food ingredients need to have scientific research and description. In recent years, more and more functional ingredients in China's new food ingredients to declare the success. There is an intention to declare the need for enterprises to prepare adequate research and development and safety assessment and other dossiers to avoid less "detours", shorten the reporting cycle of new food ingredients, to speed up the promotion of product development and application in the market. Shaanxi Huike Botanical Development Co., Ltd. a integrated enterprise which is focus on natural products, plant extract related products and services.We mainly focus on pharmaceutical, functional food, Freeze-dried powder,Natural Pigment,Homology of medicine and food,beverages and other business services.
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2022-7-27
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