L-Arginine CAS 74-79-3 High Purity Multi-Functional Amino Acid Raw Material | Export Grade for Food, Pharma, Cosmetics & Animal Feed

1. Product Overview

L-Arginine (CAS No.74-79-3) is a highly demanded conditionally essential amino acid raw material for global multiple industries. It appears as uniform white crystalline powder with a unique slight sour taste, featuring excellent water solubility and long-term stable physicochemical properties, compatible with all types of formulation systems.

As a multi-functional raw material complying with international Clean Label standards, L-Arginine is widely used in six core sectors: food nutrition & flavor enhancement, dietary health supplements, pharmaceutical injection, skincare cosmetics, biochemical laboratory research and livestock feed. It is purchased in bulk by food manufacturers, beauty brands, pharmaceutical enterprises, biotech labs and raw material traders from Europe, America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East all year round, with outstanding repurchase rate in the industry.

2. Complete Physicochemical Specifications

Basic Technical Index

Test Item Detailed Parameter
Chinese Name L-精氨酸
English Name L-Arginine
CAS Number 74-79-3
Chemical Formula C₆H₁₄N₄O₂
Appearance White crystalline powder
Odor & Taste Characteristic slight sour flavor
Water Solubility Easily soluble in pure water
Ethanol Solubility Slightly soluble in ethanol
Ether Solubility Insoluble in ether completely
Available Grades Food Grade / Pharma Grade / Cosmetic Grade / Feed Grade

3. Core Competitive Advantages

① Universal for all industries, cut clients’ supply chain cost

One single raw material fits six industries including food, healthcare, pharmacy, skincare, research and breeding. Buyers don’t need to cooperate with multiple suppliers, greatly reducing comprehensive costs on procurement, warehouse management and reconciliation.

② Natural Maillard reaction, match Clean Label trend

It can carry out amino-carbonyl reaction with saccharides under heating to generate natural food aroma without artificial synthetic flavorings, perfectly catering to the global trend of Clean Label healthy food.

④ Consistent batch indicators to stabilize finished products

Standardized production line control ensures uniform purity, color and solubility of every batch. No fluctuation on flavor and efficacy of finished goods during mass production, cutting down waste loss.

⑤ Stable physicochemical property, fit high-temperature industrial processing

High temperature resistance, no caking or deterioration. It can withstand multiple production processes such as baking, stewing and high-temperature extraction, matching automated assembly line mass production.

⑥ Safe storage & shipment, suitable cross-border ocean transportation

This product is non-hazardous and non-flammable. Sealed moisture-proof package can endure long-distance high-temperature sea transport, resisting rain and acid & alkali pollution, without extra customs restrictions in all countries worldwide.

⑦ Compound active effects with high cost performance

It integrates three core functions: nutrition supplement, flavor improvement and skin moisturizing conditioning. It shows obvious cost advantages compared with single-function amino acid products.

4. Global Industrial Application Fields

1. Food & Functional Nutritional Supplements

Main additive adopted by global sports nutrition, bakery, snack and compound condiment factories:

1. Work as natural nutrition fortifier to raise amino acid content of food and create selling points for healthy products;
2. Generate natural aroma via Maillard reaction to optimize flavor of bakery and snacks;
3. Widely applied in low-sugar & sugar-free meal replacements and sports energy drink formulas.

2. Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Products

Essential basic raw material for biomedicine field:

1. Produce compound amino acid infusions and oral nutritional preparations to supplement essential amino acids for human body and support internal protein synthesis;
2. Core base material of high-end dietary health supplements for fitness and middle-aged & elderly nutrition supply;
3. Key component of biochemical buffer solution to support pharmaceutical R&D and cell culture experiments.

3. Cosmetics & Personal Care Raw Materials

Mild conditioning raw material popular among European and American skincare brands:

1. Powerful moisturizing effect to relieve dry and rough skin;
2. Balance pH value of cosmetic formulas to soothe and stabilize skin condition;
3. Suitable for all skincare products including serums, face cream, body lotion and wash supplies, safe and mild with no irritation.

4. Biochemical Laboratory Research

Special reagent for university labs, biotech enterprises and pharmaceutical R&D departments:

1. Core raw material for microbial and cell culture medium preparation;
2. Standard reagent for protein synthesis and biochemical mechanism research;
3. Regular basic consumables for all kinds of biological labs.

5. High-Grade Animal Feed Additives

Preferred additive for large-scale overseas breeding enterprises:

1. Accelerate livestock growth and improve weight gain efficiency;
2. Optimize liver and kidney metabolic function of animals to lower disease probability;
3. Boost gloss and quality of livestock fur, lifting premium of terminal livestock products.

5. Standard Storage & Transportation Guidelines

Storage Requirements

Store at temperature ranging from 2℃ to 30℃, place in cool, dry, ventilated and sealed warehouse.
Seal the container completely immediately after each use to isolate air and moisture, preventing powder caking and extending shelf life.

Shipping Requirements

Adopt fully sealed moisture-proof export packages during transportation, strictly avoid rain soaking, direct contact with strong acid, strong alkali and impurities.
This product is non-dangerous goods, which can pass customs normally by land and sea without special transportation control limits, fitting global cross-border trade.

6. Source Factory Global Export Strength

Shaanxi Astro Biology is a source manufacturer specialized in amino acid raw material export. We maintain permanent stock of all grades of L-Arginine to supply B-end buyers worldwide stably:
✅ Four grades in permanent stock, no risk of stock shortage or delayed delivery all year round
✅ Complete COA test reports and full customs clearance export documents attached to each batch
✅ Free sample test support, buyers only need to bear logistics freight for 100g/500g samples
✅ Flexible MOQ: accept 25kg small trial orders and full-container bulk FOB orders
✅ Standard moisture-proof 25kg paper drum export package, durable for long-distance ocean transportation
✅ Support unbranded neutral package and customized OEM export service
✅ Professional foreign trade team provides full-process support including customs declaration, logistics and formula technology

7. Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What are the core applications of L-Arginine?

A: L-Arginine is a multi-functional amino acid, mainly used in six scenarios: food flavor enhancement, nutrition supplement for health products, pharmaceutical amino acid infusion, moisturizing skincare raw material, medium for biological experiments and weight gain additive for livestock feed. It is more versatile than single-effect amino acids.

Q2: Can food grade L-Arginine be exported to Europe and America by sea?

A: Absolutely yes. The product is non-hazardous chemical. Moisture-proof sealed package can resist high temperature and high humidity in long-distance ocean shipping. Complete third-party test reports are available to meet food additive compliance standards of EU and US for smooth customs clearance.

Q3: Can buyers get samples for quality test first? What is the minimum order quantity?

A: Free samples are available, standard MOQ is 25kg. Buyers can place bulk orders only after sample test passes to lower trial & error procurement cost.

Q4: How long is the delivery cycle for spot orders?

A: Mass stock stored in warehouse, small orders of 25kg will be packed and shipped within 3-5 working days; we can arrange stable production schedule for full-container bulk orders to guarantee on-time delivery.

8. Contact Us For Quotation

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