Ellagic acid has broad application prospects and market demand is growing

Ellagic acid has antioxidant, whitening, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, melanin, blemish inhibition and other effects. It is one of the functional factors actively developed at home and abroad. According to the “2023-2027 Ellagic Acid Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report released by the Industrial Research Center, There is a high enthusiasm for research on ellagic acid. In the past ten years, ellagic acid research literature has mainly focused on antioxidant, anti-mutation, anti-carcinogenesis effects and drug carriers. As research continues to deepen, ellagic acid has shown great application prospects in cosmetics, medicine, food, health products, feed additives, chemical industry and other fields.

Ellagic acid is a polyphenolic lactone. As a natural polyphenol component, ellagic acid is widely present in various soft fruits, nuts and other plant tissues, such as pomegranates, strawberries, gallnuts, blueberries, cranberries, etc. Among them Pomegranate peels contain high levels of ellagic acid. Ellagic acid has a catechol-type phenolic hydroxyl group, which can serve as a hydrogen donor. In nature, ellagic acid can exist in condensed form or free form, mainly in condensed form, such as ellagitannins and ellagitin. .

Ellagic acid raw materials come from a wide range of sources. At present, gallnuts are mainly used as raw materials for extraction in China. The extraction methods include hydrolysis, fermentation, bioenzyme, acid hydrolysis, etc. my country is rich in gallnut resources, and its production areas are concentrated in Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Hunan and other regions. The extraction of ellagic acid from gallnuts has the problem of low extraction rate. During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, my country established an industrial production line for the enzymatic preparation of ellagic acid using pomegranate peels as raw materials, achieving high-purity and high-quality production of ellagic acid.

Under the beauty economy, consumers are paying more and more attention to skin whitening, and the whitening cosmetics market has expanded rapidly. In 2022, my country’s cosmetics market will be approximately 418.2 billion yuan, of which the whitening cosmetics market will be approximately 91.5 billion yuan. Currently, tyrosinase inhibitors such as kojic acid and arbutin occupy a dominant position in whitening cosmetics. Ellagic acid can chelate copper ions and inhibit tyrosinase activity. The whitening mechanism is similar to that of kojic acid. In the whitening cosmetics market Under the background of rapid development, ellagic acid has broad market development space.

Ellagic acid has a variety of biological activities, and related products continue to flood into the market. As residents’ awareness of health and health care increases, the market demand for ellagic acid is growing year by year. Globally, the ellagic acid market is mainly distributed in China, India, Europe and the United States and other regions. Related production companies include Jiuheng Biotech, Gaoyuan Biochemical, Chicheng Biotech, JPN Pharma, Beiyuan Chemical, Linong Science and Trade, etc.

Industry analysts said that as a natural whitening agent, ellagic acid has whitening, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and it has become a A hot ingredient for beauty and health care at home and abroad, Lancome, L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Kiehl’s, SK-II, etc. have launched ellagic acid cosmetics, such as L’Oreal Source White Essence Photon Bottle, Lancôme White Tube, etc. As the whitening cosmetics market expands, the market demand for ellagic acid will continue to grow. In addition, with in-depth research, the application of ellagic acid in medicine, health care and other fields will also be further expanded.