Arachidonic Acid (AA) Oil
ARA, commonly known as arachidonic acid (AA), is the most important omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the human body.
Introduction
ARA, commonly known as arachidonic acid, is the most important omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the human body. ARA plays an important role in the blood, liver, muscle and other organ systems as structural lipids bound to phospholipids. ARA accounts for 40% of PUFAs in human brain and nerve tissue, and even as high as 70% in nerve endings. ARA also plays an important role in the growth and development of infants and young children, improving memory, regulating blood lipids and blood sugar in adults, preventing cardiovascular diseases, and assisting in suppressing tumors.
ARA oil was approved as a new food raw material by the National Health Commission in 2010 and can be added to ordinary food ARA.
Eicosatetraenoic acid is commonly called arachidonic acid, which are ω-6 PUFAs. They are essential to brain, nerve, physiology and retina for infants, especially for development of platelets.
Product Specification
Seawit® ARA 40% Refined ARA≥38%
| Test Items | Requirement | Test methods |
| Appearance | Clear free flowing liquid at 40℃ | – |
| Colour | Pale yellow to orange | GB 26401 |
| ARA TG | ≥ 38 mg/g | GB 5009.168 |
| Acid value | ≤ 0.5 mg KOH/g | GB 5009.229 |
| Peroxide value | ≤ 5 meq/kg | GB 5009.227 |
| Anisidine value | ≤ 20 | GB 24304 |
| Moisture and volatile matter | ≤ 0.1 % | GB 5009.3 |
| Insoluble impurities | ≤ 0.1 % | GB 15688 |
| Unsaponifiables | ≤ 3.5 % | GB 5535.1 |
| Solvent residue | ≤ 10 mg/kg | GB 5009.262 |
| Trans fatty acids | ≤ 1.0(0.5) % | GB 5009.257 |
| 3-MCPD ester | ≤ 0.4 mg/kg | AOCS cd 29a‐13 |
| Glycidyl ester | ≤ 0.6 mg/kg | GB 5009.191 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | ≤ 2 ug/kg | GB 5009.27 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | ≤ 2.5 μg/kg | GB 5009.22 |
| Lead | ≤ 0.1 (0.05) ppm | GB 5009.12 |
| Arsenic | ≤ 0.1 (0.05) ppm | GB 5009.11 |
| Cadmium | ≤ 0.1 (0.01) ppm | GB 5009.15 |
| Mercury | ≤ 0.04 (0.005) ppm | GB 5009.17 |
| Copper | ≤ 0.1 (0.05) ppm | GB 5009.13 |
| Iron | ≤ 0.2 ppm | GB 5009.90 |
| DEHP | ≤ 1.5 (0.5) mg/kg | GB 5009.271 |
| DBP | ≤ 0.3 mg/kg | GB 5009.271 |
| DINP | ≤ 9.0 (1.5) mg/kg | GB 5009.271 |
Advantages
- Fresh raw materials, strict quality control system to ensure high quality.
- Low pollutants (heavy metals, plasticizers, PAH, pesticide residues, toxins, etc.)
- Low hazards (3-MCPD, glycidyl esters, trans fatty acids, erythrenone, aflatoxin, etc.)
- Good taste and smell
- Maximum retention of antioxidants in the oil background
- Industrialized operation, price advantage
Manufacturing Capabilities
- World leading facility:
GEA-NIRO Spray drying device - Process characteristics:
Multifunctional pre-processing equipment.
Compact glucose type in-situ agglomeration and secondary embedding granulation, good cold water dispersibility of powder.
Lipids and emulsions are sealed with nitrogen all through to protect highly active lipids and avoid oxidation.
Meet the most demanding quality requirements of users of special dietary formula foods and health foods. - Clean production:
CIP online cleaning system
GMP
Application
- Arachidonic acid is helpful for facilitating the growth of muscle tissues around the skeleton.
- Arachidonic acid and its metabolites help regulate neurotransmitter release.
- Arachidonic acid is metabolized so that it may be used to modulate ion channel activities, protein kinases and neurotransmitter uptake systems. Arachidonic acid acts as a substrate that is changed to useful metabolites.
- Arachidonic acid helps to maintain hippocampal cell membrane fluidity.
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