What is modified citrus pectin powder used for?

What is modified citrus pectin powder used for?

Modified citrus pectin, referred to as MCP, also known as small molecule citrus pectin, is a water-soluble fiber polysaccharide rich in galacturonic acid extracted from the peel and capsule of citrus plants by bioenzymatic hydrolysis technology. It is the product of hydrolysis of natural citrus pectin CP, with a molecular weight of 5000-35000Da and an esterification degree of 2-30%. The role of hydrolysis is to cut the straight chain of pectin to reduce the molecular weight and to reduce the esterification degree.

MCP is easily absorbed by the intestine and enters the blood circulation, and directly stimulates the immune system of the whole body. It can also combine with heavy metals in the blood to promote their excretion. Therefore, MCP can be used to prepare medicines, foods and health products that enhance immune function.

What are the benefits of modified citrus pectin?

Easy to absorb and utilize

The straight chain part of pectin is cut off during the hydrolysis process, reducing the molecular weight and degree of esterification, making it easier to be absorbed by the intestine and enter the blood circulation. This allows MCP to directly stimulate the immune system throughout the body and help regulate immune disorders.

Excrete heavy metals

It has the ability to bind to heavy metals in the blood, such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc., and can effectively promote the excretion of these heavy metals, thereby helping to alleviate the symptoms of heavy metal poisoning.

Improve gastrointestinal health and constipation

It has strong water-holding properties, which can prevent stool from drying in the intestine and prevent constipation. At the same time, its film-forming properties help protect the gastric mucosa and intestinal mucosa and prevent the disease from worsening.

Sober up and protect the liver

It can form a protective film in the gastrointestinal tract to prevent the absorption of alcohol, and promote the decomposition of absorbed alcohol into carbon dioxide and water, which plays a good role in sobering up and protecting the liver.

Reduces the three highs (high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar)

Through various mechanisms such as water absorption and expansion, physical barrier function, and free radical scavenging, it helps to reduce blood lipids, blood sugar, and blood pressure, thereby maintaining cardiovascular health.

Beauty effect

It is a soluble dietary fiber with low calories and high satiety, and can provide good moisturizing effect. In addition, its antioxidant effect helps prevent acne and melasma, and has anti-aging function.

What is the mechanism of modified citrus pectin to improve gastrointestinal tract and constipation?

It has strong water-holding properties that can prevent stool from drying in the intestines and prevent constipation;

Its gel properties enable it to change the absorption ratio of nutrients in the body, absorb and eliminate toxins in the body, prevent diarrhea caused by pathogenic factors, and prevent diarrhea;

Its film-forming properties enable it to form a polymer film distributed on the stomach wall to prevent damage to the gastric mucosa and intestinal mucosa, prevent further deterioration of enteritis, gastric ulcers, etc., and protect the recovery of damaged mucosa;

It has chelating properties and has good chelating effects on heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and arsenic. It can effectively prevent these heavy metals from damaging the body, enhance the body's immunity, and prevent the gastrointestinal tract from diarrhea, flatulence, constipation and other diseases caused by the reduction of the immune system;

The microbial degradation characteristics of MCP can promote the proliferation of beneficial bacteria, keep beneficial bacteria dominant in the intestine, and reduce the chance of gastrointestinal diseases.

What is the mechanism of modified citrus pectin to remove lead and heavy metals?

Animal experiments have verified that low-fat pectin can chelate heavy metals and has a good lead removal effect. It is worth mentioning that the chelation effect of MCP is selective, and only removes heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and arsenic that are harmful to the human body, while having no effect on beneficial elements such as iron, copper, and zinc. MCP modified pectin uses enzymatic hydrolysis technology to not only reduce the esterification degree of pectin, but also reduce the molecular weight of pectin, making pectin easier to be absorbed by the body, thereby more effectively chelating lead that enters bone tissue and achieving a good lead removal effect.

Mechanism of action of modified citrus pectin in reducing three highs

Lowering blood lipids

MCP has the characteristics of water holding capacity and macromolecular structure. The spatial molecular structure presented after absorbing water will swell in the upper digestive tract, which will have a filling effect on the intestine, increase satiety, delay gastric emptying time, thereby affecting the response of hormone secretion to diet, affecting food intake, and reducing fat and energy intake. At the same time, the adsorption of MCP can reduce the absorption rate of cholesterol in the diet;

MCP is highly viscous, and its physical barrier effect reduces the absorption rate of cholesterol;

MCP can remove free radicals in the body and reduce lipid peroxidation of cell membranes to achieve the purpose of lowering blood lipids.

Lowering blood sugar

It can delay the intestinal absorption of sugars and lipids;

The short-chain fatty acids produced by fermentation in the intestine have the function of regulating hormones, which can promote the production of hypoglycemic hormones and inhibit the production of hyperglycemic hormones.

When MCP exerts its hypoglycemic effect, it does not increase the secretion of insulin, but acts on the enzymes of sugar metabolism. By regulating the activity of enzymes related to sugar metabolism, it promotes the utilization of glucose, inhibits gluconeogenesis, and improves sugar metabolism disorders and insulin resistance to achieve the purpose of lowering blood sugar.

Lowering blood pressure

MCP can adsorb sodium-containing compounds in the body and excrete them at the same time, reducing the absorption rate of salt, which is beneficial to lowering blood pressure;

MCP can accelerate the conversion and excretion of cholesterol through various mechanisms, thereby preventing and treating arteriosclerosis and hypertension caused by hyperlipidemia;

MCP can reduce the content of angiotensin II and endothelin in plasma, thereby playing a role in lowering blood pressure; MCP can not only directly regulate blood pressure through its vasodilatory effect, but also has the effects of protecting vascular endothelial cells, inhibiting smooth muscle cell proliferation, regulating platelet aggregation, affecting myocardial contractile function and myocardial cell apoptosis, etc. It is an important influencing factor in the course of cardiovascular disease and hypertension, and is considered to play a major protective role;

MCP can weaken the excitability of the sympathetic nervous system through central or peripheral pathways and affect cardiovascular activity.

If you would like more information, please contact us at sales@sxytorganic.com