Amorepacific Opens Green Tea Probiotic Research Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Amorepacific Technical Research Institute announced on the 17th that it has opened the Green Tea Probiotic Research Center.

The Green Tea Probiotic Research Center was newly established to strengthen research on a new probiotic material discovered by Amorepacific in organic tea fields in Jeju and to continue developing more innovative products in various fields including microorganisms.

Amorepacific Technical Research Institute began research on green tea materials in the 1980s and expanded its scope in the 2000s to include new green tea varieties with skin benefits.

Research on the characteristics of skin, scalp, and hair including microorganisms has also been ongoing. In 2010, it was discovered that fermented green tea leaves with rich flavor from Jeju organic green tea contained beneficial plant-based green tea probiotic strains (Lactobacillus plantarum) that aid fermentation, and a patent was obtained.

Joint research was conducted with Professor Wilhelm Holzapfel, a world-renowned expert in the field of gut microorganisms, and in November of last year, related findings were published in the SCI-level journal Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins.

Through the newly established Green Tea Probiotic Research Center, Amorepacific Technical Research Institute plans to further verify the efficacy of this material and continuously develop innovative products using green tea probiotics in various fields such as health foods and cosmetics.

Additionally, the institute plans to expand research fields to microorganisms such as the microbiome, which refers to microorganisms inhabiting the human body and their genetic information.

Meanwhile, Amorepacific Technical Research Institute has strengthened its research capabilities by opening the Anti-Pollution Research Center and Sulwhasoo Oriental Medicine Science Research Center in 2019. Going forward, it intends to continue its best research efforts to deliver the best products to customers based on its unique technological capabilities.

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