Raspberry ketone has high application value and the market is still in the development stage

Raspberry ketone is a naturally occurring phenolic compound, which mainly appears as white needle-like crystals or granular solids. Raspberry ketone has a raspberry aroma and fruity sweetness and is naturally found in raspberries and other plants, hence its name. Raspberry ketone has a flavoring and sweetening effect and is often used to prepare food spices. It can also be used to manufacture stimulants, cosmetics, cigarettes, dyes, insect attractants and other products. my country is a major exporter of raspberry ketone. China Customs statistics show that in 2022, my country exported 1,410 tons of raspberry ketone, with sales reaching 200 million yuan.

Raspberry ketone is a food flavoring allowed in my country’s “Hygienic Standards for the Use of Food Additives”. It is usually used as a fixative to prepare fruity food flavors such as pineapple, peach, strawberry, and plum, and is used in baked goods, candies, and beverages. , pudding and other foods. In the field of daily chemicals, raspberry ketone is one of the raw materials for jasmine, tuberose, tuberose and other fragrances. Raspberry ketone has strong biological activity and natural antioxidant capacity, and is an active ingredient in many pharmaceutical products. Experimental studies have shown that raspberry ketones can help body tissues protect the liver, heart, stomach and other organs. With the continuous development of technology, the application value of raspberry ketone is continuously developed, and the application scope will become wider and wider.

According to the “2023-2028 China Raspberry Ketone Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Raspberry ketone is mainly derived from raspberry plants such as raspberries, blueberries, and raspberries. Early producers mostly extracted raspberry ketone products directly from raspberries. However, this method has extremely low yield, high production cost, and long production cycle. The production efficiency is low and it is gradually replaced by other high-quality production processes. At present, production companies mainly prepare raspberry ketones from chemical intermediates through a variety of chemical reactions. They are divided into two methods according to the raw materials used. The preparation method using p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and acetone as raw materials requires the application of a large number of acid and alkali reagents. It has a greater impact on the environment and can easily cause environmental pressure on enterprises; the chemical substances in the preparation method using phenol and 4-butanol-2-one as raw materials are unstable and the production efficiency is low. Raspberry ketone manufacturers should increase research efforts, optimize production processes, and further explore and develop more environmentally friendly and more efficient production processes.

Industry analysts said that compared with foreign markets, my country’s raspberry ketone industry started late and is still in the development stage, and the market is not yet mature. , the current main production companies include Shandong Xinhecheng Pharmaceutical, Guangxi Yulan Biotechnology, Sichuan Huiquan Biotechnology, etc. Among them, Shandong Xinhecheng Pharmaceutical’s raspberry ketone products were selected by the Shandong government into the list of “Good Shandong Products” and received high-quality resources from the government. With the support of the Shandong government, they carried out brand innovation and created a raspberry ketone brand culture.