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What is L-Arginine? What's so amazing about it?

2023-11-24 08:33:32    |    Views:
L-arginine (L-arginine) is a semi-essential amino acid and belongs to one of the 20 natural amino acids. It is the basic building block of proteins and also plays a variety of physiological functions in the body. It is produced slowly in the body and is an essential component in the growth and development of infants and young animals.

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By 2022, the annual consumption of L-arginine in the world is about 20,000 tons, of which 60%-70% is consumed by the medical and health products industry, and the annual consumption of medicinal L-arginine for amino acid infusion alone is more than 1,200 tons. The consumption of L-arginine in sports drinks and functional foods is second only to that in the pharmaceutical and health products industry. In addition, about 10% of L-arginine is used to produce other amino acids, such as citrulline and ornithine, which are then used in the pharmaceutical and health care products industry.


The following Xiaobian take a look at the application of L-arginine!


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L-arginine in the field of baby food


L-arginine plays an important role in infant food, as a key amino acid, it is an essential component in the growth and development of infants. L-arginine supplementation helps support protein synthesis in infants and young children and promotes normal cell and tissue development. This is essential for overall growth and organ function formation in infants and young children. In addition, L-arginine may help improve the health of the immune system and strengthen the baby's resistance to disease. Adding the right amount of L-arginine to infant and young child food helps to meet their physiological needs, promote healthy development, and lay the foundation for the early stages of comprehensive nutrition.

 

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Baby food with L-arginine


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L-arginine in the field of feed nutritional supplements


L-arginine plays an important role in feed nutrition, it can effectively supplement the amino acids that may be insufficient in animal feed, promote protein synthesis, and thus improve the growth performance of animals. By optimizing the amino acid balance, L-arginine can help improve the nitrogen utilization rate of feed, reduce the breeding cost and improve the feed efficiency. In addition, the addition of L-arginine may also enhance the immune function of animals, reduce stress and promote overall health, making it a widely adopted nutritional supplement in animal husbandry and breeding.

At the same time, the addition of L-arginine helps to improve the growth performance of animals and promote tissue development, especially in the young stage, which is crucial for the farming industry.


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Application scenario of L-arginine as dietary supplement


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L-arginine in the food and beverage field


L-arginine plays a key role in the food and beverage sector, with key roles including promoting protein synthesis, supporting muscle growth and repair, improving athletic performance, maintaining cardiovascular health, enhancing immune system function, clearing excess ammonia from the body, and supporting liver function. This makes L-arginine a popular product ingredient for athletes and those pursuing a healthy lifestyle, providing them with comprehensive nutritional support. In addition, L-arginine is also widely used in male health care products.


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Drinks that use L-arginine


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Health supplements using L-arginine


In addition, L-arginine is also widely used in the field of medicine and cosmetics. In the field of medicine, L-arginine can reduce the symptoms caused by liver failure and liver damage, has a liver protection effect, but also can improve insulin sensitivity, help control blood sugar levels; In the field of cosmetics, L-arginine has the functions of moisturizing and moisturizing, soothing and repairing, inhibiting melanin generation, antioxidant and so on, and is widely used in facial masks, eye creams, sunscreens, whitening creams and other cosmetic products.

 

With the increase of people's demand for healthy life, and the advancement of the discovery and research of L-arginine's various physiological functions in the body, the global L-arginine market will continue to maintain rapid growth in the future.





About Dongxiao Biology



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L-arginine produced by Dongxiao Biological has many advantages, such as high raw material quality, high product purity, advanced technology, stable quality and excellent service, and stands out in the market. It has been widely used in food, feed and medicine fields, and has been widely recognized by the market, providing customers with a more reliable choice.


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Founded in 2004, Dongxiao Biology is a national key leading enterprise of agricultural industrialization with synthetic biology technology as the core and deep processing of the whole industrial chain of corn, one of the top 100 enterprises in China's light industry and one of the top 10 enterprises in China's fermentation industry.

The company mainly produces various kinds of food additives, feed additives, bio-based new materials and other products, and continues to provide customers with leading sugar control and sugar reduction, innovative formula of solid drinks, dietary fiber health combination, amino acid nutrition supplement application and other industry solutions.

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