Vitamin B5

Due to its abundant content in natural foods, food fortification mainly targets "populations with specific needs" rather than general supplementation for the public.

Infant formula foods : Calcium pantothenate is added to support energy metabolism and nervous system development in infants and young children.

Functional foods: Sports nutrition products (protein powder, energy bars), nutritional foods for the elderly, and meal replacement shakes. These supplements provide pantothenic acid required for metabolism to high-energy-consuming groups (athletes) and populations with weak absorption capacity (the elderly), helping to relieve fatigue.

Foods for special medical purposes: Provide easily digestible pantothenic acid for patients in postoperative recovery and those with gastrointestinal diseases to assist in physical repair.

Advantages: Calcium pantothenate has high stability, can withstand high-temperature and sterilization processes in food processing, and is odorless, without affecting the taste of food.

Oral supplements: Formulated into tablets and capsules for the prevention and treatment of pantothenic acid deficiency, as well as auxiliary improvement of neuritis, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Core component of complex B-complex vitamins: Combined with other B-complex vitamins, it relieves fatigue and improves sleep, suitable for people who stay up late or work under high intensity; it is also used as an auxiliary treatment for alcoholic liver disease (aiding the liver in metabolizing alcohol).

Core ingredient "Panthenol": Added to moisturizers, serums, hand creams, and shampoos, it has dual effects of "repair + moisturization". After penetrating the skin, it is converted into pantothenic acid, promoting the repair of the skin's stratum corneum and relieving dryness, sensitivity, and redness; for hair, it reduces split ends and enhances luster.

Applicable scenarios: Skincare products focusing on "sensitive skin repair" and "moisturizing and repairing", especially suitable for dry skin and skin with damaged barriers during seasonal changes.

Added to the feed of livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals to prevent "skin inflammation" (e.g., rough feathers and eyelid inflammation in chickens), stunted growth, decreased egg production rate, and low survival rate of fish and shrimp caused by pantothenic acid deficiency.

Common addition form: Calcium pantothenate is compounded with other vitamins and minerals into "premixes", which are added to chicken feed, pig feed, and fish/shrimp feed. It is particularly crucial for the growth and development of chicks, piglets, and juvenile fish.