Sialic acid

N-acetylneuraminic acid, commonly known as sialic acid, also known as bird’s nest acid, is a natural amino sugar. It is one of the components of human milk oligosaccharides in breast milk, and it is also the characteristic functional ingredient of bird’s nest, a traditional high-end tonic food. The physiological functions of sialic acid are as follows: it has the effect of antibacterial and detoxification in the intestinal tract;
it can improve the absorption capacity of vitamins and minerals in the intestinal tract; it has the effect of prolonging life because of its protective and stable effect on cells. Now it is a kind of high-quality new food raw material that we use fermentation technology to produce. As a new functional ingredient, sialic acid has a good application prospect in the fields of infant formula food, health food, high-nutrition food, and cosmetics.