The blue book on the development of China’s special food industry issued by China Nutrition and health food association in 2022 points out that China has been a large exporter of health food raw materials and a large importer of products for many years. Under the global epidemic situation, the public’s demand for improving immunity and health has increased. The consumption concept blindly pursued by foreign brands is being washed away by the “tide of domestic goods”, and China’s health care products industry is becoming a powerful country.
Lu Qingguo, deputy to the National People’s Congress and chairman of Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) science and technology group, said that in fact, about 80% of the raw materials of foreign brand dietary supplements (collectively referred to as health food in China) purchased by many Chinese people are produced in China, and China is already a real large country of health food raw materials.
It is reported that natural health food mainly comes from plants. For example, lutein extracted from Wanshou chrysanthemum can alleviate visual fatigue and prevent fundus macular lesions; Lycopene extracted from tomato or tomato skin can remove free radicals. It is a natural strong antioxidant and has a clear targeting effect in human prostate, breast and ovary. At the beginning of 2020, when covid-19 epidemic just broke out, more than 10000 medical staff in Hubei and Hebei were given lycopene soft capsules provided by Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) urgently.
The effective components in natural health food are extracted from plants, and its extraction technology has certain universality. It is reported that there are more than 300 varieties of plant extracts in China, which can be used as raw materials to make large health products such as food, traditional Chinese medicine and health food.
In February 2021, Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) applied for PCT patent “method of identifying the authenticity of grape seed extract by HPLC fingerprint” was authorized by the U.S. patent and Trademark Office for invention patent. This authorization from the United States indicates that the technology of Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) identifying grape seed extract is unique and innovative, and also marks that China is at the forefront of the world in this technology field.
The lycopene in tomato skin is six times that of tomato paste. Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) independently developed and pioneered the extraction of lycopene from tomato skin, explored the “dry extraction” process of lycopene, and carried out experiments such as drying method, seed removal process, compound solvent extraction and crystallization process development. After eight years of exploration, the key technologies have finally achieved breakthrough and industrialization. In 2018, Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) participated in the “key technology innovation and application of tomato processing industrialization” project, which won the second prize of the national science and technology progress award.
In addition to extraction technology, the origin, category and planting level of plants are also very important. “There will be great differences in the content of active ingredients in plants with different producing areas and varieties.”. Lu Qingguo said that the choice of natural plants is consistent with the theory of “genuine medicinal materials” of traditional Chinese medicine. We must choose suitable producing areas, varieties and planting methods.
It is reported that Chenguang Biotech Group Co.Ltd(300138) is looking for pollution-free, sunshine and water rich areas in the world to establish industrial bases, strengthen the control of raw materials and enhance the competitiveness of products in the global market.
AI media consulting analysts believe that Chinese consumers have undergone fundamental changes in the consumption concept and willingness of health food, and health food has gradually changed from high-end consumer goods and gifts to essential products for dietary nutrition supplement. Compared with developed countries, China’s per capita consumption of health food is only 1 / 7 of that of the United States, and there is still much room for improvement.
Industry experts said that in recent years, relevant departments have been encouraging and supporting the healthy development of the health food industry and guiding the whole society to correctly recognize domestic health food. With the rapid growth of the market, the policy should further encourage enterprises to innovate, accelerate registration and approval, allow more safe and effective new products to enter the market, meet China’s Lbx Pharmacy Chain Joint Stock Company(603883) growing demand for diversified health products, enhance the overall competitiveness of the industry and move forward to a strong country of health food.
