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Green tea extract in food
Functional foods and beverages are today a new growth area for the food industry both domestically and internationally. In light of recent consumer concerns about food safety, the extraction of functional food additives and ingredients from natural substances, especially from commonly consumed plants, has naturally become a hot topic of development both domestically and internationally. on July 28, 2022, Health Canada released NOP/ADPSI-001, a document amending the list of permitted supplementary ingredients, seeking comments on the approval of the use of green tea extract ( EGCG/Catechin) as a food supplement ingredient for consultation.
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Green tea is one of the main types of tea in China. It has been analysed and identified by modern science that green tea contains a large number of tea polyphenols, catechins, chlorophyll, caffeine, amino acids, vitamins, carbohydrates, etc., as many as 500 kinds of nutrients beneficial to the human body, of which the most important functional components are polyphenols. Tea polyphenols is the general term for polyphenolic compounds, so named because they are mainly enriched in tea leaves.
Green tea extract is an active ingredient extracted from the leaves of green tea and consists of four main groups of substances such as catechins, flavonoids, anthocyanins and phenolic acids. So what are the roles and applications of green tea extract (tea polyphenols)?
Actions and Applications
EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is the main component of green tea polyphenols, which has been proven to have various health benefits: antioxidant, free radical scavenging, cardiovascular health, cognitive dysfunction risk reduction, diabetes, weight loss, etc. It is widely used in food, health food and beverages, etc.
Food Antioxidants
Tea polyphenols in green tea extract can be used as natural food antioxidants. It is widely used in fatty sauces, oil foods, instant noodles, meat products, fish products, fats, pastries and their fillings, ham, etc.
Food & Beverage
Green tea powder is fine and has good dispersibility and solubility. In recent years, it has been widely used in various tea beverages such as energy drinks and meal replacements, which are instantly dissolved and ready to drink, facilitating the effective absorption of tea nutrients and good taste without discolouration, which is very suitable for the needs of modern fast-paced life.
Health food category
The main component of green tea, tea polyphenols, has antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, cardiovascular disease and other effects, and is widely used in health food.
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