Nutramedic &Cosmetics
Luzixine
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a concentrate of benefits The French company LRD recently started to market innovative raw material Luzixine™ on the human food market. Luzixine™ is a natural cocktail of proteins, omega 3, vitamins and minerals that is guaranteed to be free of GMOs and has the characteristics of a “super-food”.
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his new vegetable ingredient, made in France from a sustainable cultivation, is the only concentrated extract in the world produced from the lucerne leaf. Luzixine™ is a natural cocktail of proteins, omega 3, vitamins and minerals that is guaranteed to be free of GMOs and has the characteristics of a “super-food”. Its protein and iron-rich composition has already proven itself through the company’s long-standing commercial activity in developing countries and notably earned it recognition for its benefits in fighting malnutrition.
Luzixine™: the only food supplement of its kind in the world
Luzixine , the first commercial lucerne leaf extract designed for human consumption, produced and distributed by LRD, is the result of 10 million euros worth of investment and 15 year research and development. It is authorised to be marketed as an ingredient for food supplements is Europe in accordance with Directive no 2002/46 of 10th June 2002 transcribed into French law by Decree no 2006/352 of 20th March 2006, published in the OJ of 25th March 2006. ™
From an minimum and ecoresponsible process
The product is produced in France by means of a natural and responsible agro-industrial process (ensuring that no part of the plant is wasted) and the extraction process helps to concentrate all of the nutrients to enable Luzixine™ to take full advantage of the extraordinary composition of lucerne.
Much more than just a protein concentrate - A good plant-based protein source Luzixine™ is rich in proteins and in fact contains in average 54% easily absorbable proteins. It is also beneficial in terms of the amino acids it contains (Figure 1), which include the eight vital amino acids (AAs) that the body needs (46% of all AAs). In actual fact, it has a chemical score (CS) – the system used to assess the nutritional quality of the protein in relation to a benchmark chemical score determined by the WHO and equal to 100 – of 120, demonstrating its ability to provide essential amino acids, that is those that the metabolism cannot synthetise. The nutritional value of the proteins found in Luzixine™, characterised by their ability to be absorbed with carrying degrees of ease, is also assessed based on their digestibility, which varies from 7085% depending on the type. The PDCAAS score of Luzixine™ is between 0,84 and 1, depending on the variability of digestibility. By way of comparison, pea proteins have a score of 0.7 and wheat proteins 0.4. FIGURE 1
Luzixine™ aminogram
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