Gamma-aminobutyric acid is expected to become a new generation of star raw materials

In recent years, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a functional ingredient for sleep aids, has received more and more attention.

Studies have pointed out that GABA has various effects such as promoting sleep, relieving anxiety, anti-depression and treating epilepsy, and is an effective ingredient to maintain the stability and health of the nervous system

Foods with new GABA resources approved in China are mainly produced by fermentation of Lactobacillus hirsii

In the research and development of grain GABA, Japan took the lead in creating a new situation

With the continuous development of the GABA market, GABA rice has also appeared in China, but due to the lack of standard guidance, the quality of the products is uneven

In June 2019, in the "Announcement on the Third Batch of Group Standards Project Approval" issued by the China Cereals and Oils Society, the GABA project, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-enriched grains and soy products was included; March 2021 , China Cereals and Oils Society officially released the draft of "Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-enriched Cereals and Soybeans"

The GABA-enriched Cereals and Soybeans standard shows that soy is more GABA-enriched

The enrichment of GABA is essentially generated by the excitation of endogenous enzymes, and GABA is not the only component of the enrichment process.

(Source: Food Processing Online)

"China Food News" (March 29, 2021 06 edition)

 (Editor-in-charge: Yang Xiaojing)