1. Chitosan oligosaccharide can optimize human intestinal flora, correct intestinal bacteria group of disorders, breeding promote the growth of Bifidobacterium BifidobacteriUIn), Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus) such as bacteria, on intestinal bacteria and other harmful organisms can inhibit the growth of killing effect. By enhancing intestinal bacteria metabolism, improve beneficial intestinal health of dominant microflora composition and quantity of, inhibit the formation of growth, reproduction and corruption in the material of harmful bacteria, thereby enhancing the body's health.
2 as a functional sweetener. Chitosan oligosaccharide especially shell disaccharide, trisaccharide is very refreshing sweetness and good moisture and heat resistance, in the human body is difficult to be digested liquid degradation, were also less likely to be absorbed in the digestive tract, and almost no heat, diabetes and obesity patients ideal functional sweetening agent.
3. Chitosan oligosaccharide with many hydrophilic free amino and hydroxyl groups, have very strong affinity and retention of water, so it can be used for the preservation of food, fruits and vegetables, moisturizing, humidification.
4 chitosan has good anticorrosion performance, can be used as a food preservative. Free amino groups of chitosan oligosaccharide with a large amount of positive charges, and microbial cell surface is negatively charged. Therefore, chitosan oligosaccharide can easily be microbial adsorption. Thus interfering with the charged state of the microbe cell surface, resulting in an increase in cell permeability, intracellular substances leaked, so that the microbial death.
5 chitosan oligosaccharide can promote the absorption of calcium, lactose, better effect than Vc. The study found that, the degree of polymerization of 3 to 7 of the chitosan oligosaccharide can reduce fecal calcium excretion, increase bone fracture force. With chitosan can reduce the absorption of calcium, calcium and chitosan can increase the absorption of other minerals.
6. Chitosan oligosaccharide has lowered blood pressure, eliminate fatty liver, lower cholesterol levels in serum and liver, anti tumor, enhance the role of immunity and so on. Thus, it can be as a health food or food additives. Currently in Japan, the United States, Europe has chitosan as functional food ingredients used in beverage, candy, cakes and other foods, or directly processed into health food for sale