The development prospect of β-glucan

Experts predict that the β-glucan market will surpass omega-3 in the next few years and become one of the most popular raw materials in the market. The latest research also shows that β-glucan can support a series of health claims from improving immunity, lowering cholesterol, promoting wound healing, and protecting bone marrow.
β-glucan enhances the body's immunity
For a long time, it was thought that beta-glucan only affects the immune response of cell types. However, later research clearly showed that beta-glucan also stimulates antibody responses, implying that it also has a direct effect on the humoral branch of the immune response.

At the same time, β-glucan is also associated with the booming prebiotic and dietary fiber market, β-glucan combined with vitamin C can enhance the microbiome in the gastrointestinal tract, and its effect on the body's immune function is currently being studied , the beta-glucan space will continue to grow as the nutrition industry takes notice of this niche market.
Applications in the food industry
Application in flour products
The addition of oat bran powder not only enriches the nutritional content of the bread, but also improves the kneading resistance of the dough. The unique water holding capacity of oat β-glucan also prolongs the freshness of the bread.
Application in meat products
The honeycomb shape in the appearance of oat β-glucan is the main reason for its good adsorption, water holding and oil holding properties. Added to meat products, the unique network structure supports the meat tissue and reduces its water loss during processing. In addition, oat β-glucan also has a fat taste and can be added to meat products as a fat substitute. For example, adding it to sausages can not only reduce the proportion of fat added, but also reduce the amount of starch used, making sausages Has better flavor and mouthfeel.
Applications in Dairy Products
Thickening and viscosifying, stable in acidic environment, improving sensory properties of products.
other apps
Oat β-glucan is also widely used in other fields of the food industry, such as oat fiber chewable tablets, oat cake, oat lactone tofu, matsutake oat nutrition meal, oat vinegar, compound fruit and vegetable oat meat, oat instant noodles, oat cheese, Oatmeal and oatmeal nutrition and health wine, etc.
In addition, oat β-glucan has also been applied to cosmetics, health products and medicine, and has huge room for development.