Introduction Of Bamboo Leaf Extract
Light Bamboo Leaf alias golden chicken rice, mesquite, pheasant rice and so on. The stem and leaf of a grass plant, tamarind. But its leaf component all has the very good nutrition and the health care function. The unique fragrance of bamboo leaves. Fresh bamboo leaf extract (fresh bamboo leaf flavone) is a kind of edible and medicinal food raw material. Fresh bamboo leaf extract is a food-grade water-soluble fine powder. The active ingredients of fresh bamboo leaf flavonoid are mainly flavone glycosides and coumarins, the main stable components are bamboo leaf glycoside flavonoids, including Orientin, isorientin, Vitexin and isovitexin.
Introduction Of Bamboo Leaf Extract
1. Protect the heart and brain
Bamboo leaf flavone has the function of reducing blood fat, inhibiting platelet aggregation and thrombosis, and can help protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health functions.
2. Antioxidant activity
Flavonoids in bamboo leaves have antioxidant activity. Flavonoids in bamboo leaves could significantly reduce Lipid peroxidation, increase Superoxide dismutase and Glutathione peroxidase activity. SOD exists widely in aerobic cells and is the most important enzyme in the antioxidant defense system of organisms. Sod-like activity has become an important indicator of Life extension and dietary supplement. SOD activity was determined by pyrogallol autoxidation method. It was proved that bamboo leaf flavonoids had good SOD-like activity.
3. Bacteriostasis
The flavone of bamboo leaves had strong inhibitory effect on some food pathogenic bacteria, such as bacteria, mold and yeast, and had strong inhibitory effect on bacteria and Escherichia coli, but had weak inhibitory effect on mold and yeast.
Applications Of Bamboo Leaf Extract
1. As multifunctional food additives
Bamboo Leaf Extract AOB is a yellow or brownish-yellow powder obtained from bamboo leaves. Its main antioxidant components include flavonoids, lactones and phenolic acids, which are characterized by both blocking the chain reaction of fat auto-oxidation and chelating transition state metal ions, acting as both primary and secondary antioxidants. It has a calm flavor and taste, no medicinal taste, bitterness and irritating odor, good water solubility, stable quality, and can effectively resist acidolysis, pyrolysis and enzymatic digestion, and is suitable for a variety of food systems.
In view of Bamboo Leaf Extract AOB's high quality, safety, odorless, low price, natural, nutritional and multi-functional, Bamboo Leaf Extract application in the food field includes but is not limited to the following: edible oil , oily food , meat products , aquatic products, fruit juices, beverages, brewing wine , and tea beverages, , brewing wine , dairy products , condiments , puffed food , pastries, etc., the recommended use amount is 0.005-0.05% .
