Beta-Alanine

Description

1. Product Overview
Beta-Alanine is a naturally occurring beta-amino acid widely utilized as a high-performance buffering agent to enhance intramuscular carnosine synthesis, primarily in the sports nutrition, functional food, and pharmaceutical industries. Its primary industrial use lies in delaying neuromuscular fatigue and improving high-intensity exercise capacity, offering a scientifically validated ergogenic value proposition. As global demand for evidence-based performance ingredients accelerates, Beta-Alanine has become a strategic asset for formulators seeking to differentiate products in the competitive active nutrition market.

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Chemical composition: 3-aminopropanoic acid (C₃H₇NO₂); CAS 107-95-9

• Purity grade: ≥ 99.0% (Pharmaceutical / Food grade); available in USP, FCC, or custom specifications

• Physical characteristics:

  • Fine white crystalline powder

  • Odorless with a characteristic bitter taste

  • Particle size: 80–200 mesh (customizable)

  • Bulk density: 450–650 g/L

• Packaging options: 25 kg multi-wall kraft paper bags with inner PE liner; 500 kg or 1,000 kg FIBC (super sacks); custom private-label packaging available

• Shelf life: 36 months from manufacture date when stored in original sealed packaging under cool (<25°C), dry, and dark conditions

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Primary industries: Sports nutrition, dietary supplements, functional beverages, military rations, animal feed (equine & canine performance), and pharmaceutical intermediates.

• Specific operational use cases:

  • Pre-workout powder blends and ready-to-drink (RTD) performance beverages to buffer muscular pH decline during high-intensity exercise.

  • Tablet/capsule monoproducts for delayed-onset fatigue management in endurance and strength athletes.

  • Clinical nutritional formulas for sarcopenia prevention and metabolic conditioning.

• Performance advantages: Compared to sodium bicarbonate or citrate buffers, Beta-Alanine exhibits superior gastrointestinal tolerability and sustained intramuscular carnosine elevation after chronic dosing (2–6 weeks). It enables lower effective dosages per serving (1.6–3.2 g/day) versus competing buffering agents, reducing formulation volume and bitterness-masking costs.

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality consistency: ISO 22000, cGMP, FSSC 22000, and Kosher/Halal certified; lot-to-lot HPLC purity variance < 0.5%.

• Supply reliability: Vertically integrated production with redundant manufacturing lines; 99.5% on-time delivery rate over 36 rolling months.

• Logistics capability: Temperature-controlled warehousing in three continental hubs (Asia, EU, NA); 48-hour emergency dispatch for qualified buyers.

• Price competitiveness: Direct-from-manufacturer pricing model eliminating trading margins; volume-tiered discounts for contract volumes >50 MT annually.

• Sustainability: Solvent-free synthesis process with >98% raw material atom economy; zero-liquid-discharge manufacturing.

• Technical support: Full regulatory dossier (DMF, COA, MSDS, allergen statement, GMO-free declaration) provided with first purchase; application lab support for taste-masking and dissolution optimization.

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum order quantity (MOQ): 1 MT (metric ton) for standard grade; 500 kg for pharmaceutical grade

• BULK 20MT loading capacity: 20 MT (net weight) per 20-foot dry container, palletized with 25 kg bags (800 bags) or FIBC configuration