L-Leucine White Powder for Dietary Supplement Industry
Overview
L-Leucine is an essential branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) that plays an important role in protein synthesis and amino acid metabolism. As one of the three branched-chain amino acids—along with isoleucine and valine—L-leucine is widely used as a nutritional ingredient in dietary supplements, sports nutrition formulations, and functional food products.
Commercial L-leucine used in nutritional and feed applications is typically produced through microbial fermentation followed by purification and crystallization processes. The resulting ingredient is supplied as a white crystalline powder with defined purity and consistent physicochemical properties. Standardization of L-leucine products is generally based on chromatographic purity, commonly ranging from 98.5% to 99% as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Because L-leucine is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the human…