Dihydroxyacetone powder

What is dihydroxyacetone?

Dihydroxyacetone powder is an organic compound that is a polyhydroxy ketose, the simplest ketose. It is biodegradable, edible and non-toxic to human body and the environment. It is a multifunctional additive. It is easily soluble in organic solvents such as water, ethanol, ether and acetone. /L (20°C), with sweet taste, stable at pH 6.0.

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What are the effects?

1. As a self-tanning agent, it reacts with amino acids on the epidermal layer of the skin. Its effects only last a few days as the color it provides fades as the stained cells naturally shed. It is reported to be best for slightly acidic skin.

2. The ketone functional group in dihydroxyacetone can react with the amino acids and amino groups of skin keratin to form a brown polymer, which makes people's skin produce an artificial brown color, so it can also be used as a simulator for sun-tanned skin tone. It looks beautiful with brown or tan skin that looks like the result of prolonged exposure to the sun.

3. Japanese scientific and technical personnel have proved through experiments that adding a certain amount of DHA and pyruvate (calcium salt) mixture (in a weight ratio of 3:1) to pig feed can reduce the fat content of pig back meat by 12%~ 15%, the fat content of the leg meat and the longest back muscle is correspondingly reduced, and the protein content is increased.

What are the application directions?

For the cosmetic industry

Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a browning ingredient widely used in cosmetics such as sunless tanning formulas.

Increase the lean meat rate of pigs

Dihydroxyacetone powder is an intermediate product of glucose metabolism, which plays an important role in the process of glucose metabolism, and has the effect of reducing body fat and increasing lean meat rate in pigs.

For functional food

Supplementation with dihydroxyacetone (especially in combination with pyruvate) increases metabolic rate and fatty acid oxidation, potentially effectively burning fat while reducing body fat and delaying weight gain (see Weight Loss)

Company introduction and certificates obtained

YTBIO mainly supplies Dihydroxyacetone powder and other products. The company was established in 2014 and has many years of experience in R&D and production. We are committed to the R&D, production and sales of raw materials for the health industry in the 21st century. The certificates obtained so far include ISO9001, ISO22000, HALAL, KOSHER, HACCP, FDA etc. We always maintain the highest demands on product quality.