Eye Health Market and Main Raw Materials
Jun 07, 2022
Eye Health Market and Main Raw Materials
With the popularity of computers, TVs, cell phones, and other devices, eye health issues have become increasingly serious, which is driving consumer demand for eye care products. According to Innova data, new product launches with eye health claims grew at a CAGR of 20% globally between 2017-2019. the share of new product launches with eye health claims increased in EMEA between 2015-2019. a report by Grand View Research shows that globally eye health product sales exceed $1.5 billion in 2019 and the market is expected to maintain a CAGR of 6.1% through 2027.
Vitamins are the most critical ingredient in eye health products. The top five functional ingredients in new launches with eye health claims are vitamin A, vitamin B9, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and DHA, with global food and beverage and dietary supplement launches with eye health claims and containing vitamin A growing at a CAGR of 11% during 2015-2019, which is well recognized by the market. Consumers are using dietary supplements to help them improve their eye problems and are choosing products from natural ingredients and avoiding the use of drugs.
In addition to these types of eye care ingredients, carotenoids, represented by lutein and zeaxanthin, are also extremely common ingredients in the eye care field. Carotenoids are the precursors of vitamin A and can be transformed into vitamin A in the human body. Lutein is the main pigment of the macular region of the human eye, and its main physiological function for the eye is as an antioxidant and photoprotection, which can promote the regeneration of retinal cells in the retina and protect vision; zeaxanthin often coexists in nature with lutein, beta-carotene and cryptoxanthin, etc. The intake of zeaxanthin can make The intake of zeaxanthin can increase the macular pigment, enhance the ability of macular area against harmful substances and light ray damage, and prevent and slow down age-related macular degeneration.
Anthocyanins can scavenge free radicals, reduce the oxidative damage of light on retinal cells, strengthen the elasticity of eye microvessels, promote blood circulation and maintain normal eye pressure.
New Eye Care Ingredients
In addition to these traditional eye care ingredients, in recent years, the market has also emerged a number of innovative and relatively cold ingredients.
1.Capsaicin
Capsaicin improves the optical density of macular pigments, protects the eye from blue and white light, improves light stress recovery to reduce eye fatigue, and reduces intraocular pressure (IOP), which is critical to long-term vision health.
Unibar recently completed an animal study on capsaicin, an unpublished study that demonstrated the efficacy of capsaicin in reducing benzalkonium chloride-induced dry eye symptoms in rats.Unibar's patent-pending CapsiClear, a 50% capsaicin composition standardized for launch in 2020, is supported by two clinical trials demonstrating its efficacy in promoting light stress recovery and increasing macular pigment optical density (MPOD).
2. Astaxanthin
The human retina and central nervous system are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and are therefore susceptible to peroxidative damage from free radicals generated by oxidation. Astaxanthin can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier and cell membrane, and can effectively prevent the oxidation of the retina and photoreceptor cell damage.
3.Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
A preclinical study in mice found that nicotinamide riboside (NR) prevented light-induced retinal damage. The study showed that exposure to light suppressed NAD+ levels, but that ingestion of NR increased NAD+ levels, thereby preventing retinal damage. The researchers also observed that mice given NR the day before and in the morning of light exposure not only had higher NAD+ levels, but also thicker retinas, fewer dead retinal cells, and less retinal inflammation after light damage.
4. Saffron Acid
Saffron extract (saffron acid) can prevent retinal ganglion cell death, reduce retinal microglia activity and have neuroprotective effects.
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