The rapid growth of the eye care product market new raw materials bring new ideas for product innovation

July 05, 2023

With the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health awareness, the domestic eye health product market is expected to maintain rapid growth. In terms of product design and technology development, the domestic eye care market has gradually entered the era of personalization, from shape design, effect design to mechanism research, personalized customization direction will drive the rapid growth of the eye health product market to meet the consumer needs of different groups.

According to the data of the National Health Commission and the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2022, there will be more than 700 million patients with refractive errors in China. It is worth noting that under the trend of aging population and excessive use of electronic screens, people's eye sub-health problems are becoming more prominent, and the market demand for health products with eye care functions is increasing.

According to the survey, the raw materials of the hot overseas eye care products in 2022 are lutein, bilberry/blueberry extract, ginkgo biloba/ginseng, vitamin A/ carotene. At the same time, domestic eye care products have also shown a strong growth trend in recent years.

Lutein powder

Statistics show that the main nutrients in the eye health product market, in addition to lutein, lutein ester, zeaxanthin, blueberries, European cranberries, and basic vitamins and minerals and other traditional nutritional elements, in recent years, there have been some new hot raw materials on the market, the innovative application of these raw materials or will bring new ideas to the development of eye care products.

Blueberry anthocyanins are a new food raw material approved on May 6 this year. It is a powdery substance made from blueberry fruit of Rhododendron family by enzymatic hydrolysis, water extraction, purification, concentration and drying. Anthocyanins are flavonoid polyphenols formed by the combination of anthocyanins and sugars. Anthocyanins are unstable and exist mainly in the form of anthocyanins in plants. The recommended consumption of blueberry anthocyanins with a total anthocyanin content of 40.0% is 800 mg/day, and if the content exceeds this level, it will be converted according to the actual content. Studies have shown that the intake of a certain amount of anthocyanins in healthy people has a certain regulatory effect on the resistance to eye fatigue.

Rhodococcus pluvialis astaxanthin is a keto carotenoid, fat-soluble blood red pigment, naturally produced by Rhodococcus pluvialis and xanthomonas yeasts. The main production sources are the selective breeding of fine rhodococcus pluvialis species, artificial cultivation, collection of rhodococcus pluvialis spores, wall breaking, drying and other processes. The recommended dosage is ≤0.8 g/day, suitable for all kinds of food dosage forms, but the scope of use does not include infant food. Astaxanthin is also a strong antioxidant compound that acts on the oxygen free radicals of singlet oxygen molecules and converts them into heat energy. Astaxanthin also works synergically with other carotenoids such as lutein and zeaxanthin, and is emerging as a potential raw material in the eye health products market due to its enhanced light absorption.

Lycopene as an important natural antioxidant and red pigment, lycopene has attracted much attention from researchers and consumers in recent years. According to the forecast, the global lycopene market is expected to reach $161 million by 2025, with a CAGR of 5% during the forecast period. Lycopene is a natural, fat-soluble carotenoid found mainly in orange or red fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, carrots, pumpkins, etc. It has antioxidant properties and also has a positive role in maintaining vision and preventing eye degeneration. Lycopene plays a key and synergistic role in visual protection, protecting lutein from oxidation so that it can be efficiently delivered to the eye. Because of its powerful antioxidant capacity and many other physiological functions, it has been widely used in the fields of medicine and health food and dietary supplements.

Coenzyme Q10 Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone, is found in all eukaryotes that perform aerobic respiration and is similar in structure to vitamins K and E. Coenzyme Q10 is one of the participating substances in the electron transport chain and aerobic respiration in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells, and is the only non-protein member of the electron transport chain. In recent years, Coenzyme Q10 has also entered the eye care product track and become a new hot raw material for eye care products. As an antioxidant, CoQ10 protects the mitochondria in retinal cells, which are very sensitive to the toxic by-products produced by cell metabolism.

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