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LPS ingredients

LPS (lipopolysaccharide) is a substance with innate immune-modulating effects. We offer LPS ingredients tailored for various applications.

Our LPS derived from Pantoea agglomerans is a functional ingredient approved for use in Japanese Foods with Function Claims. Among our food-grade ingredients, Somacy-FP100 is a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) and NDI (New Dietary Ingredient) substance approved for use in general foods and dietary supplements in the United States.

Please note that we do not sell ingredients to individual customers.

for
Food

[Liquid]

Somacy-FL100

[Powder]

for
Cosmetics

[Liquid (water base)]

[Liquid (oil base)]

for
Companion animal

[Powder]

Somacy-PP050

for
Feed

[Powder]

Somacy-SP050

Bacteria used in LPS ingredients

Pantoea agglomerans

This bacterium was isolated from wheat. LPS of this bacterium is best studied about safety and function.

※Ingredient codes that use this bacterium are marked with Somacy.
Enterobacter asbriae

This bacterium was isolated from rice by Dr. Katsuki Ueki (former professor of faculty of agriculture, Yamagata University) during his study.

※Ingredient codes that use this bacterium are marked with RiB.
Pantoea Vagans

This bacterium was isolated from an apple of natural cultivation without pesticide / fertilizer grown by Mr. Akinori Kimura.

※Ingredient codes that use this bacterium are marked with APV.

LPS Mark

LPS mark

We issue the above mark to products that contain more than the specified amount of our genuine LPS Ingredient. The specified values are as follows.

・In the case of food: 150μg or more of LPS per day.
(The product containing 500μg/day or more of LPS is marked with an ★)

・In the case of cosmetics: 0.3μg or more of LPS in 1g of product.
(The product containing 1μg/g or more of LPS is marked with an ★)

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