Betaine

Danisco focuses on adding value through innovation and application support, which makes us unique as a supplier of betaine. Betaine provides benefits across many industries:

• pig, poultry, fish and shrimp feed to improve meat production efficiency  
• personal care products for maximising moisture 
• functional food and dietary supplements to improve health and physical performance
• fermentation processes to scale up the output
• deicing agent for airport runways and taxiways

Our betaine acts as both an osmolyte and a source of methyl groups.

Methyl groups are essential for metabolism. Since they cannot be produced in the body they have to be supplied in the diet. Betaine is the most efficient source of methyl groups.

As an osmolyte, betaine attracts water, protecting cells from dehydration. This is essential for 'cellular health' and well-being.

Danisco extracts betaine from sugar beet molasses to produce highly purified forms of natural betaine using patented chromatographic separation processes.