BETA-ALANINE (β-ALANINE)

Product Overview

Non-Essential Amino Acid | Carnosine Precursor | Non-Animal Source | Endurance & Performance | Food Grade

Beta-Alanine (CAS 107-95-9) is a food-grade amino acid supplied as white crystalline powder at 98.0–101.0% assay, produced from a non-animal source. It is one of the most researched and widely used ingredients in the sports-nutrition category.

Key Properties

• Product Name: Beta-Alanine (β-Alanine)
• CAS Number: 107-95-9 | Formula: C₃H₇NO₂
• Category: Amino acid (carnosine precursor)
• Source: Non-animal
• Assay: 98.0–101.0%
• Appearance: White crystalline powder
• pH: 6.5–7.5
• Packing: 25 kg carton | Shelf Life: 24 months

How Food & Beverage Manufacturers Use This Ingredient

Beta-Alanine is used by manufacturers as an endurance and performance amino acid. Typical applications include:

• Pre-Workout Manufacturing: A headline active in pre-workout powders and capsules for its performance and fatigue-buffering benefits — and for the recognisable "tingle" that signals an active product to consumers.
• Endurance & Performance Manufacturing: Formulated into endurance and high-intensity sports products where buffering muscle acidity sustains output.
• Amino Acid & Sports Blend Manufacturing: Combined with creatine, citrulline, and BCAAs in comprehensive performance blends.
• Functional Sports Beverage Manufacturing: Dissolved into performance drink powders and sachets with clean reconstitution.

Key Features

• Carnosine Precursor: Raises muscle carnosine to buffer exercise-induced acidity and delay fatigue
• Non-Animal Source: Suitable for vegan, vegetarian, and Halal/Kosher-positioned products
• 98–101% Purity: High-purity food-grade quality for supplement manufacturing
• The "Tingle" Ingredient: Produces the recognised paraesthesia that consumers associate with pre-workout efficacy
• Water-Soluble: Dissolves cleanly for beverage powders and sachets

Technical Specifications

• Assay: 98.0–101.0%
• pH: 6.5–7.5
• Loss on Drying: ≤0.20%
• Heavy Metals (as Pb): ≤10 mg/kg
• Total Plate Count: ≤1,000 cfu/g
• E. coli: <10 cfu/g
• Salmonella: Negative /25g
• Staphylococcus aureus: Negative /25g
• Source: Non-animal
• Packing: 25 kg carton
• Shelf Life: 24 months