Encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals

Encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals

In the nutraceutical sector, encapsulating agents play a crucial role in the effectiveness and precise delivery of active ingredients. Nutraceutical encapsulating agents are transforming how we interact with nutrients, providing significant health benefits in each dose.

What are encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals?

Encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals are substances designed to envelop and protect active ingredients in microcapsules or nanostructures. This encapsulation offers a number of benefits, from improving bioavailability to protecting the ingredients from external factors.

Highlighted Properties/Advantages

Improved bioavailability: they facilitate the efficient absorption of active ingredients, ensuring that a greater amount is used by the body.

Protection against external factors: they act as a protective shield, preserving the stability of the ingredients against light, oxygen and other elements that could affect their effectiveness.

Controlled delivery: they allow a controlled release of nutrients, guaranteeing a sustained delivery over time.

Formulation customization: Provide flexibility in the formulation of nutraceutical products, allowing the inclusion of ingredients that might otherwise be difficult to handle.

Improved solubility: they contribute to the solubility of active ingredients, facilitating their mixing in various matrices, from capsules to liquids.

Versatility in applications: They are compatible with a variety of applications, from nutritional supplements to skin care products and functional foods.

Potency preservation: They help maintain the potency of ingredients, preventing degradation and ensuring the quality of the final product.

Common Uses

Nutraceutical supplements: integrated into supplements to improve the stability and bioavailability of active ingredients.

Skin products: used in skin care creams and serums, ensuring the gradual release of ingredients such as vitamins and antioxidants.

Mental health products: applied in formulations intended for mental health, allowing the controlled release of nutrients that support cognitive function.

Functional drinks: included in nutraceutical drinks to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the active ingredients in a liquid environment.

Products for general well-being: present in products intended for general well-being, offering an effective way to administer essential nutrients.

Benefits of encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals

Optimization of absorption: they improve the absorption of ingredients, maximizing their impact on the body.

Greater stability: they protect the active ingredients from factors that could affect their stability, ensuring a longer shelf life of the product.

Formulation freedom: They offer formulators the freedom to work with a wide range of ingredients, even those that are sensitive or volatile.

Prolonged results: they guarantee a gradual release of nutrients, providing long-term results.

Product innovation: its versatility allows the creation of innovative nutraceutical products that stand out in the market.

Our encapsulating agents for nutraceuticals

Beta-cyclodextrins (food grade, E-459, EP/USP)

Maltodextrins (food grade, fcc, EP/USP)

Osa-sturch E-1450 (food grade, E-1450, FCC)

Trehalose (food grade, EP/USP)

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