L-Carnitine Food Grade

L-carnitine (L - carnitine), also known as L - carnitine or transliteration carnitine, is a kind of get the kind of amino acid fat into energy, red meat is the main source of l-carnitine, non-toxic side effects to the human body. Different types of diet already contains 5-100 mg of l-carnitine, but the average person can only from dietary intake of 50 mg per day, vegetarians eat less. The main physiological function of l-carnitine is to promote fat into energy, and taking l-carnitine can at the same time of reducing body fat, reduce weight, reducing water and muscle in 2003 by the international obesity health organization identified as the most safe without side effects of weight loss supplements.

L-carnitine overview

[2] l-carnitine, Left - carnitine, nickname L - carnitine, vitamin BT, chemical name beta hydroxy gamma - three ammonium butyrate, a white transparent lens or white powder. Easy to moisture absorption and good stability can be placed in a solution of pH3 ~ 6 more than 1 year, can the high temperature of 200 ℃ above and has good water soluble and water imbibition.

L-carnitine tartrate

L-carnitine tartrate is the stable form of l-carnitine, its role and have the same effect with l-carnitine, commonly used in capsules and tablets.

L-carnitine development present situation

L-carnitine is currently used in medicine, health care and food and other fields, and has been in Switzerland, France, the United States and the world health organization (who) regulations for the statutory multi-purpose nutrients. China's regulations on hygienic standard GB2760-1996 food additive of l-carnitine tartrate as food nutrition fortifier, can be applied to chewable, drink liquid, capsule, powder, milk beverage etc.

Dietary supplement l-carnitine

Diet L - carnitine mainly comes from animals, and plants of the content is very few.

Animal sources: a rich source of lean meat, liver, heart, yeast, mutton, chicken, rabbit meat, milk and whey, etc;

Plant sources: avocado, kiwi fruit, raisins, papaya, lemon, aloe, lotus leaf, pu 'er tea a few Taiwan mountain fruits such as casein and malt.

L-carnitine deficiency symptoms

Fasting, vegetarian, strenuous exercise, obesity, pregnancy, male infertility, and eat not the baby formula of carnitine people easy to lack of carnitine. Diet lysine, vitamin and low content of iron has also led to the lack of carnitine. Many patients, such as heart disease, hyperlipidemia, kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, malnutrition, low thyroid function, and some muscle and nerve disease, etc., its carnitine level is generally low. L-carnitine supplement rely mainly on exogenous, and the importance of the supplementary carnitine as supplement vitamin and mineral.