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Functional Innovation: Targeted Release Technology Enables Mass Production of Functional Foods

Food grade silica is promoting functional foods from concept to mass production.


Food grade silica is promoting functional foods from concept to mass production. The mesoporous silica probiotic carrier developed by Zhongqi can increase the intestinal survival rate of probiotics to over 85%, which is 50% higher than traditional carriers. Shandong Zhonglian's special product for vitamin premix can achieve continuous release of nutrients for 6-8 hours through a sustained-release design. Nano-scale food grade silica can directionally absorb 2 times its own weight of oil in low-fat foods, and has good biocompatibility. These functional products have passed FDA GRAS certification, which is in line with the precision nutrition trend, and the demand growth rate is expected to exceed 15% in the next 5 years.