Ginsenoside Compound K and Fermented Ginseng

Booth No: i1116

Characteristic

1. Up to 30% pure Compound K products are available.
2. Significantly enhance the “Ginseng Flavor” when combined with low concentration of ginseng
3. Highly-specific bio-transformation from primary ginsenosides to CK provides consisent quality and eliminates residual ginsengnosides in the final product
4. Only few suppliers are able to provide high concentration (>20%) CK products
5. Competitive production cost with flexible pricing policy depending on applications
6. “Ginseng Flavor” enhancer (when combined with low concentration of ginseng)
7. Bio-transfomation by GRAS microbials & enzymes
8. Tailor-made CK products use different species of ginseng as raw materials, for example, American Ginseng recommended

Fermented Ginseng with Ginsengnoside Compound K (CK) is an easily-absorbed final active metabolite after primary ginsengnosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc and Rd etc.) raw materials have been transformed by intestinal microflora to remove the glucose side-chains in the ginsengnosides. Because of the very poor transformation rate in human body and the fact that CK cannot be chemically synthesized, CK is too expensive (>200,000 USD/kg) to be a drug candidate, although many indications such as antitumor, hepatoprotection, anti-inflammatory and especially anti-Alzheimer’s were reported. For this, the company had developed a efficient fermentation process that significantly reduce the production cost which makes CK or CK-rich fermented ginseng a possible drug candidate or effective dietary supplement ingredient.