Why β-glucan is So Popular?
Jul 01, 2021
In recent years, as plant-based oat milk has become popular, yeast ingredients have been continuously explored and used. The important functional ingredient β-glucan in them has attracted the attention of the food industry and experts and scholars. Experts predict that the β-glucan market will surpass Ω-3 in the next few years and become one of the most popular raw materials in the market. Experts from the International Glucan Research Association said: β-glucan as an immunomodulator has attracted more and more attention.
Beta-glucan is a kind of natural dietary fiber, present in a variety of substances such as grains, fungi, yeast, bacteria and algae. Cereals can produce β(1,3/1,4)-glucan, algae can produce β(1,3)-glucan, fungi and yeast can produce β(1,3/1,6)-glucan sugar. According to the difference in structure, β-glucans from different sources have great differences in functional focus and water solubility, and can be used in various products according to different needs.
Immune regulation is the most important function of β-glucan. A large number of experiments have shown that β-glucan can promote the production of IgM antibodies in the human body to improve immunity. In addition, β-glucan has the functions of regulating blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, maintaining intestinal flora, skin moisturizing, wound repair, etc., and can be widely used in medicine, food and beverage, health food, cosmetics, animal feed and other industries.
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