Bovine Myocardial Peptide
Bovine myocardial peptide is a protein hydrolysate prepared from cattle heart muscle by enzymatic digestion of the trimmed and defatted myocardium. It is the bovine specific member of the organ peptide family traded in the Chinese health food sector, where the tissue and species of origin define the ingredient rather than any single characterised molecule.
Chemically it is a mixture of short peptides and free amino acids released from the contractile and structural proteins of cardiac muscle, chiefly actin, myosin, tropomyosin and cardiac collagen, carrying through the small molecules naturally present in heart tissue such as taurine, carnosine and residual coenzyme Q10. Specifications describe it by peptide content and molecular weight distribution, generally with most of the material below 1000 daltons, and by species confirmation, since bovine and porcine organ peptides are not interchangeable in trade.
Spray drying or freeze drying gives a light yellow to pale brown powder with a meaty odour. It dissolves rapidly and almost completely in water, holds through pasteurisation and through the acid pH of a beverage, and because hydrolysis has removed the protein conformation it contributes essentially no viscosity or gelling behaviour to a formulation.
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Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow to pale brown fine powder |
| Odour and Taste | Characteristic meaty odour, slightly bitter taste |
| Species of Origin | Bovine, confirmed and traceable to inspected slaughter |
| Peptide Content (dry basis) | Not less than 80.0 percent |
| Peptides below 1000 Daltons | Not less than 80.0 percent |
| Identification | Amino acid profile conforms to reference |
| Loss on Drying | Not more than 7.0 percent |
| Ash | Not more than 8.0 percent |
| Fat | Not more than 1.0 percent |
| pH (1 percent solution) | 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Solubility in Water | Not less than 98.0 percent |
| Lead | Not more than 0.5 mg/kg |
| Arsenic | Not more than 0.5 mg/kg |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | Not more than 10 mg/kg |
| Total Plate Count | Not more than 10000 cfu/g |
| Yeast and Mould | Not more than 100 cfu/g |
| E. coli | Negative in 1 g |
| Salmonella | Negative in 25 g |
Common Markets Grades
The main grade axis is purity. A simple dried hydrolysate of heart muscle runs at around 70 to 75 percent peptide on a dry basis and carries a higher ash and fat load, while membrane purified and desalted grades reach 85 percent or more. Molecular weight is declared alongside, with general grades at 80 percent below 1000 daltons and higher grades at 90 percent.
Drying route and sensory treatment form the second distinction. Spray dried powder is the bulk format for capsules, tablets and dry blends. Freeze dried grades protect the heat sensitive constituents carried over from the tissue and hold a lighter colour, and they carry a premium. Decoloured and deodorised versions treated with activated carbon are traded for beverage use where the meaty note would otherwise carry through. Every grade ships with species declaration, halal certification where the destination requires it, and documentation of the bovine sourcing controls, which in practice matter more to buyers than the technical specification.
Applications
- Capsule and tablet supplements in the Chinese health food market, positioned on cardiac and circulatory support
- Sachet and stick pack peptide powders, where the material dissolves clear without a suspending system
- Middle aged and elderly nutrition formulations, blended with marine and bone peptides
- Functional shots and small format beverages carrying a high peptide load in a low volume
- Sports recovery products, as a source of taurine and carnosine bearing peptide material
- Savoury seasoning and beef broth bases, where free amino acids contribute meaty depth
- Pet supplements and premium pet food toppers, where hydrolysed organ protein improves palatability
- Traditional tonic formulations combined with botanical extracts
China Manufacturers of Bovine Myocardial Peptide
Top Bovine Myocardial Peptide manufacturers in China.
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Regulatory Status
In the United States there is no generally recognised as safe listing covering bovine myocardial peptide as such. Hydrolysates of edible tissue from cattle slaughtered under federal inspection are handled as food ingredients on safety that the manufacturer establishes, and supplement presentations fall under the dietary supplement framework. Because the raw material is bovine, the specified risk material controls apply, excluding central nervous tissue from the food supply and restricting sourcing by the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy status of the country of origin. Heart muscle is not itself specified risk material, but the sourcing documentation is a routine part of the supply chain.
In the European Union a peptide preparation from cattle heart has no history of significant consumption in that form and would in practice require novel food authorisation before it could be placed on the Union market as a food or supplement ingredient. Production would fall under the hygiene rules for food of animal origin, and the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy regulation sets the sourcing and processing conditions applying to ruminant material. The substance is not a food additive and holds no E number. Neither JECFA nor Codex has evaluated it or published a specification, so buyers rely on the manufacturer specification alongside the Codex general standard for contaminants.
Manufacturing Process
Cattle heart is received chilled or frozen from an establishment under veterinary inspection and trimmed of pericardium, valve tissue, major vessels and adherent fat. The trimmed muscle is minced and washed to remove blood and residual lipid, since haem pigment darkens the finished powder and fat oxidises to a rancid note over shelf life. The mince is slurried in water and brought to the temperature and pH window of the enzyme system.
Hydrolysis is run with a food grade protease, in practice an alkaline endoprotease taken to a defined degree of hydrolysis and then an exopeptidase stage that trims the bitter hydrophobic fragments generated in the first step. The enzymes are inactivated by heating, and the hydrolysate is centrifuged and filtered to remove undigested residue and separated fat. Ultrafiltration holds back high molecular weight material and the enzyme itself, nanofiltration concentrates the peptide permeate and removes part of the salt load, and activated carbon and, on higher grades, ion exchange resin strip colour and odour. The purified concentrate is evaporated under vacuum and either spray dried or frozen and freeze dried, then milled, sieved, metal checked and packed with a moisture barrier.
