Description
Latin Name: Oryza sativa L.
Plant Part Used: Bran
Appearance: Off white powder
Specification: 98% ferulic acid
Test Method: HPLC
Active ingredient: ferulic acid
Function
1. Antioxidant Effect.
2. Prevention of food discoloration.
3. Cosmetic Effect ( Skin Whitening, Photo-protection).
4. Growth Enhancing Effect.
4. Inhibitory Effect of Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Cancer.
6. Blood Sugar Lowering Effect.
7. Blood pressure lowering effect.
8. Brain function enhancing effect.
Description About Rice Bran Extract
Rice bran extract is one of several phytosterols (plant sterols) with chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. Sitosterols are white, waxy powders with a characteristic odor. They are hydrophobic and soluble in alcohols.
Rice Bran : The rice bran is made from the milling process of brown rice to be milled rice. It consists of rice membrane and embryo which left from milling process.
Rice Bran can be sorted as 2 types: bran and polish which milled from brown milled and white milled. Too may nutritions are remained as rice brown to keep being the great quality of milled rice kind. It contains fully of protein, saturated fat, dietary fiber, vitamin, and mineral. That’s why people use it for making rice bran oil, mushroom-food, pet-food, make-up and skin care products, EM Ball, and fermented water.
