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STRATEGIC R&D

Minerals Market Development Manager Health & Nutrition
Cecilia Ng
Jungbunzlauer Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Translated by: นริสรา เทวกุล ณ อยุธยา
Narissara Devakul Na Ayudhya
for Ageing Society Brenntag Ingredients (Thailand) Public Company Limited
Technical Manager, Food & Beverage
narissara.devakulnaayudhya@brenntag-asia.com

The world’s population is ageing drastically, with the United Nations estimating the number of older persons
– those aged 60 and over – to be more than double by 2050 . Efforts have been led by the World Health
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Organization to address to the nutritional requirements and immunity function of older persons, and to ultimately
achieve the goal of healthy ageing.

comparison to calcium carbonate. This is of key importance especially
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in elderly persons with impaired gastric acid production, therefore
making tricalcium citrate a preferred and premium calcium source for
dietary supplements.
Zinc and Immunity Function
Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is involved in a wide variety of
physiological processes. Zinc has been associated with health
benefits like immunity, cognitive function and healthy vision. Deficiency
of zinc is rare, but it has been shown that there’s a higher of suffering
zinc deficiency among the elderly. Highly soluble salts like zinc
sulphate, zinc gluconate and zinc acetate have a strong metallic and
bitter taste, that results in challenges when use for fortification. Zinc
oxide offers a better taste, but is limited in use due to its low solubility
and bioavailability. In contrast, zinc citrate offers a more preferred
Fortification for the Ageing sensory profile, with the advantage of a lower cost due to the high
Mineral fortification for the ageing society is a complex process, as zinc content of 31% and moderate solubility. Combined with the
their dietary requirements changes. The reduced ability to absorb recently proven high bioavailability, this makes zinc citrate a good
and utilize nutrients efficiently, places them at a greater risk for option for use in ageing fortified food and supplements .
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malnutrition and diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases
and osteoporosis. In selecting an appropriate mineral source, it is
important to consider the mineral content, solubility, taste and the ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม/Additional Information
bioavailability of the mineral. Ultimately, the effectiveness of nutrients แร่ธาตุของ Jungbunzlauer อยู่ในรูปแบบของเกลืออินทรีย์ที่ได้จากกระบวนการหมักจึง
depends upon its bioavailability, meaning how well the human body เป็นเกลือแร่ธรรมชาติที่เหมาะสมส�าหรับการน�าไปเสริมอาหารให้กับผู้สูงอายุ เนื่องจาก
absorbs and utilizes it. แร่ธาตุจะอยู่ในรูปแบบที่ร่างกายสามารถน�าไปใช้ประโยชน์ได้สูงสุด ช่วยเสริมสร้างสุขภาพ
ที่ดีให้กับผู้สูงอายุได้
Calcium and Bone Health Jungbunzlauer range of mineral salts are based on organic acids, made by
Osteoporosis is particularly prevalent in elderly as the bone mineral fermentation and are therefore considered nature-derived organic mineral salts.
deteriorates in composition and function with advancements in age. With challenges in fortification for the ageing society, organic mineral salts known
Adequate intake of calcium is vital in reducing bone loss. Organic for their high bioavailability have shown superior performance for their ability to
support human health in different applications of food and dietary supplements.
calcium salts such as calcium gluconate, calcium lactate and calcium
lactate gluconate have high solubility, which eases absorption but
their drawback is its comparably low calcium content (9-13% calcium). เอกสารอ้างอิง/Reference
Inorganic calcium chloride (36% calcium) displays good solubility, 1 United World Nations. (2017). World Population Ageing – Highlights. Retrieved
but is limited in use due to its unpleasant taste. Other inorganic salts from http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/
like calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate give a high calcium WPA2017_Highlights.pdf
De Vrese A. and Gerstner G. (2017). Tricalcium Citrate (TCC) and Health.
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content (38-40% calcium), but are restricted in its solubility. Journal of Nutrition Health and Food Engineering, 6(5). http://medcraveonline.
Tricalcium citrate offers moderate solubility with a neutral taste com/JNHFE/JNHFE-06-00214.php
profile, and with sufficient calcium content (21% calcium). Besides, 3 Wegmuller R. et al. (2014). Zinc Absorption by Young Adults from Supplemental
due to its high compliance (no CO -development in the stomach), Zinc Citrate Is Comparable with That from Zinc Gluconate and Higher than from
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independence on gastric acid and better uptake in the small intestine, Zinc Oxide. Journal of Nutrition, 144(2): 132 – 136. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901420/
tricalcium citrate shows better absorption and bioavailability in

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