Applications and Market Prospects of Fenugreek Seed Extract

2023.06.13

Fenugreek is a common Chinese herbal medicine, the main components of Fenugreek Seed Extract include a variety of flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and proteins etc, which has been widely used in medicine, food and cosmetics.

 

1) In the field of medicine, Fenugreek Seed Extract has a variety of effects such as lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, enhancing myocardial contractility, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Therefore, it has potential therapeutic effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases and diabetes.

 

2) In the field of food, Fenugreek Seed Extract is widely used as an ingredient in health food. It has many functions such as enhancing digestion, losing weight, lowering lipid and lowering glucose, and can be used to develop functional foods with low fat, low sugar and high fiber.

 

3) In the field of cosmetics, Fenugreek Seed Extract is used in the development of facial skin care products, body care products and hair care products because of its moisturizing, antioxidant, anti-wrinkle, whitening and other effects.

 

The active ingredients of Fenugreek Seed Extract mainly include the following categories:

 

1) Flavonoids: Fenugreek Seed Extract contains a variety of flavonoids, which have many biological activities, such as anti-oxidation, hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory.

 

2) Organic acids: Fenugreek Seed Extract contains organic acids such as malic acid and citric acid, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, enhance digestive function and reduce fat absorption.

 

3) Polysaccharides: The polysaccharides in Fenugreek Seed Extract have many effects such as immune regulation and anti-tumor.

 

4) Protein: Fenugreek Seed Extract is rich in protein, most of which are soluble proteins, which can enhance myocardial contractility and reduce blood lipids.

 

Fenugreek Seed Extract has a broad prospect as raw material for health care products in the international market. With the continuous improvement of people's health awareness and increasing interest in natural herbs, Fenugreek Seed Extract as a natural, effective and safe raw material for health care products has received more and more attention.

 

At present, Fenugreek Seed Extract has been widely used in the market of Europe and the United States and other countries and regions, used in the manufacture of health care products, food, cosmetics and other products. Especially in Europe, Fenugreek Seed Extract is listed as a new food raw material and is recognized and supported by regulatory agencies.

Fenugreek Seed Extract has a variety of biological activities, such as antioxidant, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic and immunomodulatory effects, which have a positive effect on the prevention and improvement of a variety of diseases. Therefore, Fenugreek Seed Extract as a raw material of health care products has a very broad prospect in the international market and has great development potential.