LYSOFORTE^®

Natural Emulsifier to Enhance Lipid Digestibility

LYSOFORTE^® is a nutritional emulsifier designed to enhance digestion and absorption of energy-rich feed ingredients, including fats, oils and fat-soluble nutrients in livestock, poultry and horse feeds. By optimizing the three steps in fat digestion – emulsification, hydrolysis and absorption – LYSOFORTE provides producers a more consistent fat utilization response, enhanced nutrient absorption and improved animal performance.

Features and Benefits

• Unique, natural emulsifier produced using a patented enzyme technology
• Contains lysophospholipids that improve fat-soluble nutrient digestion and absorption
• Highly-effective, natural oil-in-water emulsifier
• Improves fat absorption by lowering the critical micelle concentration
• Aids in nutrient digestion for young animals
• Increases absorption of fats and fat-soluble nutrients like vitamins and carotenoids
• Available in a dry, heat-stable form

LYSOFORTE – Active Ingredient

The primary active ingredient in LYSOFORTE is lysolecithin. Lysolecithin is produced using a patented enzymatic process where soy lecithin is converted into lysophospholipids (LPLs).¹ LPLs have increased hydrophilicity and are more fluid, which improves their capacity to support formation of oil-in-water emulsions. The LPLs in LYSOFORTE have unique physical and chemical properties which have been observed to enhance nutrient absorption and improve feed efficiency in multiple species.

LYSOFORTE Mode of Action

The mode of action of LYSOFORTE is to enhance digestion and absorption of energy-rich feed ingredients, including fats, oils and fat-soluble nutrients. This helps to maximize feed efficiency.

Under normal physiological conditions, most dietary fatty acids and fat-soluble nutrients are water insoluble. To be absorbed, these fat-soluble molecules must aggregate to form micelles – a process that requires natural emulsifiers, like bile salts. In the stomach, fatty acids and bile salts interact to form oil-in-water emulsions. Lipase enzymes then hydrolyze the emulsion to release fatty acids. These fatty acids aggregate together to form micelles, which are absorbed by the intestine.

LPLs in LYSOFORTE help to improve each step of the fat digestion process. First, LPLs improve the stability of the emulsions in the stomach. Second, LPLs reduce the size of fat droplets. Smaller fat droplets have a larger surface area, which allows for more efficient hydrolysis of fatty acids by lipase enzymes. Third, LPLs reduce the critical micelle concentration. This means micelles form faster and are smaller, making intestinal absorption more efficient. Overall, inclusion of LYSOFORTE reduces the energy needed for fat digestion. This helps to maximize feed efficiency.

Figure 1. Lysophospholipids (LPLs) in LYSOFORTE increase the efficiency of each step of fat digestion.

Suggested Feeding Rates

• Swine and poultry: 1 lb. per ton of feed
• Beef and dairy: 15 grams per head per day
• Equine: 2 grams per head per day

Product Specifications

LYSOFORTE is sold in 25 kg bags. Store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight for maximum shelf-life.

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