Originally published July 20 2005
Firm says technology could increase bioavailability of CoQ10
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Israeli firm "NutraLease" says it has the technology to increase the body's absorption of CoQ10 by improving its solubility, which could save food and supplement manufacturers money by allowing them to use lower doses of the ingredient in their products.
NutraLease, a firm carved out of the Hebrew University with funding from the Israeli government and private investors, says two human clinical trials suppport the enhanced bioavailability of CoQ10 delivered into beverages using its novel technology.
The findings will interest manufacturers of CoQ10 products, facing very high prices for the ingredient.
Increasing its bioavailability, or the body's absorption of the ingredient, allows supplement and food makers to use lower dosages, therefore saving on costs.
"We use modified, swollen micelles that can invert easily from being water in oil to oil in water," NutraLease CEO Professor Nissim Garti told NutraIngredients.com.
On delivery into a solution, such as a beverage or soup, the water and oil layers are inverted delivering the ingredient into the liquid.
The technology is already being used in phytosterol-enriched oils on the Israeli market and vitamin E and D fortified beverages in the US.
"Our bioavailability studies have shown that compared to standard capsules sold in Japan, which are already 275 per cent more bioavailable than tablets, our system can further increase bioavailability by 70 per cent," said Professor Garti.
The CoQ10 nanoparticles have been licensed for the Japanese market but Professor Garti says they could be used in other markets.
Nanotechnology refers to developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0.1 to 100 nanometres.
One nanometer equals one thousandth of a micrometer or one millionth of a millimeter.
About 200 companies around the world are currently active in nanofood research and development, although many of these are in such diverse sectors as processing and packaging and sensors for harmful bacteria.
The nanofood market, still in its infancy, is however expected to grow rapidly from $2.6 billion today to $7 billion next year and to $20.4bn in 2010 according to consultant Helmut Kaiser.
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