L-THEANINE EXTRACTS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Drivers

Growing usage of L-theanine Extracts in the healthcare products and pharmaceutical applications is expected to drive the market growth. L-theanine Extracts increases dopamine and serotonin production in the brain and induces relaxation through the enhancement of alpha wave activity in brain. L-theanine Extracts, as chemotherapeutic agent, competitively inhibits glutamate transport into the infected tumor cells, can also decrease intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels. L-theanine can improve learning capability and memory of brain, have preventive effects against parkinson disease, climacteric syndrome, senile dementia, neuro-malfunction disease, have an effect of cardiac diuretic and hemangiectasis, and is beneficial to prevent hepatic coma, dysmnesia, and hypophrenia.

Market Restraints

L-theanine Extracts is used as ingredients and raw materials in the manufacturing of food & beverages, pharmaceutical products, and healthcare products. It isn't clear if L-theanine is safe to use for longer periods of time. It might cause mild side effects, such as headache or sleepiness. Thus, several rules and regulations have been set by statutory governing bodies for its usage. These factors are expected to hinder the demand for L-theanine Extracts to some extent. Additionally, lack of universal directives pertaining to applications of L-theanine Extracts is expected to restrain the market growth. Every country has their own rules and regulations pertaining to applications and usage of L-theanine Extracts. Market players finds it very difficult to cope with such country-wise regulations, which in turn discourages the investment in market, thereby restraining the market growth.