Plant peptides are widely used and the industry has good development prospects

Plant peptides refer to peptides extracted from plants, also known as plant gene peptides. They include both peptides prepared from plants as raw materials and peptides naturally present in plants. At present, plant peptides that have been developed and produced include soy peptides, corn peptides, wheat peptides, mung bean peptides, pea peptides, rice peptides and other types. Among them, plant titanium such as soybean peptides, rice peptides, and corn peptides are widely used.

Globally, developed countries represented by the United States and Japan started early in research on the preparation, modification, functional activity and application of plant peptides, while developing countries represented by China started early in the research, development and utilization of plant peptides. later. Specifically, the American D.S. Company was the first to build an edible soy peptide production facility with an annual output of 5,000 tons in the 1970s and applied soy peptides to the food field; Japan’s Fuji Oil Company first used enzymatic hydrolysis to produce soy peptides in the 1980s. Large-scale production; China only realized large-scale production of soy peptides after 2000.

From the perspective of product application, soy peptides are the main plant peptides on the global market. There are relatively few products such as corn peptides, rice peptides, wheat peptides, and pea peptides. Soy peptides are mainly used in general foods, functional health foods, and nutritional efficacy. In food and sports food. Among them, in the field of general food, soy peptides are mostly used in the form of food additives in various soy products, high-protein foods, baked goods, cold drinks and candies; in functional health foods, soy peptides are used for lowering cholesterol, lowering cholesterol, etc. In functional health foods such as blood pressure, prevention of cardiovascular disease, and prevention of obesity, and non-allergenic health foods; in the field of nutritional therapeutic foods, soy peptides can be used in nutritional supplements for special patients and milk powder for the elderly.

Plant peptides are rich in sources, rich in functions, and easy to absorb. They also have immune regulation, anti-fatigue, anti-infection, and improvement of urea metabolism disorders. They have good application prospects in the food industry and health care products industry. From 2017 to 2022, as the global population increases and residents’ income levels increase, residents’ consumption demand for functional foods and health foods increases. The demand for plant peptides in the global market, such as the food processing industry and the health care products industry, continues to increase, driving the growth of plant peptides. The global plant peptide market continues to expand. According to the “China Plant Peptide Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2022, the global plant peptide market size will be 40.35 billion yuan.

Industry analysts believe that plant peptides are raw materials extracted from plants that can have a positive impact on the human body. They are rich in sources and It has various functions such as anti-infection, anti-fatigue, and immunity regulation, and can be used in the production of food, beverages, health foods, cosmetics and other products. The demand for food, beverages, health foods, and cosmetics is affected by consumer spending power. In recent years, China’s economy has shifted from high-speed growth to high-quality growth, and residents’ disposable income and consumption power have increased, which has promoted the growth of China’s consumer demand for food and beverages, health foods, cosmetics and other products, thereby increasing the demand for plant peptides . In the future, the demand for plant peptides will continue to grow, and its industry prospects are good.