ActiBeet®

ActiBeet® is a non-GMO, natural betaine source for conventional and organic farming.

Product details

ActiBeet® is a special feed ingredient that combines natural, heat stable and GMO- free properties, for a high-quality product, suitable for conventional and organic* farming.

Betaine is a multi-functional nutrient that exerts several important physiological functions at metabolic and at the gastrointestinal level.

Betaine is acting as an efficient methyl group donor and as an organic osmolyte, with direct influence on the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and health.

ActiBeet® is a nutritional aid supporting a better nutrient utilization, higher performance, and improving the production efficiency.

ActiBeet® is successfully used in the European organic feed sector, where the synthetic amino acids and the synthetic betaine sources, are not an allowable option.

*Only natural betaine ”comply with the objectives and principles of organic production for monogastric animals and fish” according to the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/121 of 17 January 2023

Our products 

  • ActiBeet® 97 – natural betaine anhydrous (3a920), labelled as a feed additive:  
  • 97% pure betaine anhydrous, (no technological additive inside) recommended for drinking water application, especially under heat stress conditions, after vaccination and for organic farming in the EU*. 

  • ActiBeet® 96 – natural betaine anhydrous (3a920), labelled as premixture:
    96% pure betaine anhydrous + calcium stearate- as technological additive, recommended for premix and feed production.

* Only natural betaine ”comply with the objectives and principles of organic production for monogastric animals and fish” according to the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/121 of 17 January 2023

Application and efficacy

ActiBeet® - is widely applicable for all animal categories and species in feed and/or drinking water.

Having three methyl groups and a bipolar structure, betaine has a broad range of functional advantages which have been demonstrated in livestock under stressful conditions. Beside of the well-known saving effects of methionine and choline, ActiBeet® has further benefits:

on the livestock health status: especially gut health, enhancing the litter quality (less wet litter problems), reduction of dirty eggs, lower incidence on digestive disorders (diarrhea) and pododermatitis, lower somatic cell counts in dairy cows.

better performance: higher body weight gain, higher breast meat percentage, more milk, more eggs, and higher numbers of weaned piglets with better uniformity.

higher production efficiency: lower FCR, lower mortality rate meaning more birds delivered to the slaughterhouse, more biomass in shrimp, with less medication costs.

Additionally, betaine has further benefits: reducing oxidative stress, lowering carcass fat content, playing a significant role in hepatic protection, and serving as a source of glycine, relevant in low protein diets for nitrogen-reduced feeding. 

As livestock production around the world is faced with antimicrobial resistance and gut health related problems, the key focus for betaine application under heat stress and thermo-neutral conditions, is related to the intestinal integrity, improved resilience and feeding efficiency, with lowest possible environmental impact.

ActiBeet® as natural betaine is a compatible, non-corrosive and heat stable component for premix and feed production that can be part of any sustainable nutritional solution.

 

 

Manufacture

ActiBeet® is obtained from partially desugarized (sugar) beet molasses, via chromatographic separation and crystallization process, at the production facility in Tulln (Lower Austria).

The chromatographic process is a physical rather than chemical process, involves molecular sieving where no chemical synthesis is involved. Strict quality and safety measures are followed at all stages of all production processes, including the final pre-delivery quality check.

We utilize 100% natural and sustainably sourced raw materials; we process and rely on low-emission technologies targeting “zero waste” to protect the environment and to derive a 100% plant-based and GMO-free natural product.

Short overview of the production process 

Contact Details

Our team will be happy to help in connection with any other questions and product requests.

Ana Gavrău

Technical & Business Development Manager
+43 676 8926 12053
ana.gavrau@Remove thisagrana.com

Daniel Dorner

Key Account Manager
+43 676 8926 11659
daniel.dorner@Remove thisagrana.com