Brainefit® Water-Dispersible Phosphatidylserine (PS) Wins the FBIF WOW “Best Technology Application Innovation Award”

At the 2026 FBIF WOW Food Awards, L&P Food Ingredient Co., Ltd. (L&P Foods) was honored with the Best Technology Application Innovation Award for its Brainefit® Water-Dispersible Phosphatidylserine (PS).

 

This award represents industry recognition of the company’s capabilities in ingredient innovation and practical application, and highlights another important milestone in our ongoing efforts to advance functional ingredient technologies.

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About the FBIF WOW Food Awards

The FBIF WOW Food Awards is one of the most influential innovation awards in the food and beverage industry. Its judging panel consists of senior executives and innovation leaders from globally renowned brands such as Nestlé, PepsiCo, and The Coca-Cola Company, as well as leading design and consulting firms.

 

The awards are dedicated to recognizing outstanding innovations in consumer products, ingredient technologies, and application solutions. Over the years, FBIF WOW has become an important platform for showcasing emerging products, technologies, and concepts, while objectively reflecting key trends shaping the future of the industry.

 

Receiving this award in the Technology Application category affirms the technical excellence and practical commercial value of our ingredient innovation.

 

Solving the Water Solubility Challenge and Enhancing Application Performance

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is one of the most extensively studied ingredients for cognitive health and is widely used in a broad range of nutritional and functional food products.

 

Conventional PS is highly lipophilic and exhibits limited dispersibility in aqueous systems, which can lead to stratification and sedimentation. These challenges have historically restricted its use in beverages, oral liquids, and other water-based formulations.

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To address these practical formulation limitations, Brainefit® Water-Dispersible PS has been developed using advanced microencapsulation and spray-drying technologies, delivering significant improvements in functionality:

 

Superior Water Dispersibility
Enables stable incorporation into water-based beverages, powdered drink mixes, oral liquids, and a wide range of dosage forms.

 

Enhanced Stability
The protective encapsulation system improves storage stability and minimizes oxidative degradation, helping preserve ingredient efficacy.

 

Excellent Compatibility
Integrates smoothly into complex formulations without adversely affecting taste, mouthfeel, or appearance, facilitating multi-nutrient product development.

 

As consumer interest in cognitive wellness and convenient functional nutrition continues to grow, water-dispersible PS adds compelling value propositions such as stress relief, focus enhancement, and cognitive support, making it an ideal ingredient for modern, multi-scenario product innovation.

 

Water-Dispersible Technology Opens New Opportunities in Liquid Foods

Population aging is accelerating globally, driving steady demand for products designed to support healthy brain aging. At the same time, younger consumers—including students and working professionals—are increasingly concerned about mental performance, concentration, and stress management.

 

In parallel, consumer upgrading is no longer defined solely by premium pricing. Today’s consumers are increasingly willing to invest in products with clearly defined and science-backed functional benefits.

 

Against this backdrop, PS—one of the most clinically researched ingredients for cognitive health—is entering a new phase of widespread market adoption.

 

The breakthrough achieved by Brainefit® Water-Dispersible PS represents two significant opportunities:

 

1. From Dietary Supplements to Everyday Foods

Water-dispersible PS can be seamlessly incorporated into functional beverages, dairy products, and plant-based drinks without requiring complex emulsification or homogenization processes.

This technological advancement enables PS to move beyond traditional supplement formats and into mainstream daily food and beverage applications.

 

2. A Strategic Gateway to the Booming Functional Beverage Market

Functional beverages are currently one of the fastest-growing segments in the global beverage industry, representing a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Brainefit® Water-Dispersible PS provides brand owners with a powerful tool for product differentiation—transforming products from simple thirst-quenchers into brain-nourishing solutions, and elevating them from short-term stimulation to long-term cognitive support.

Whether applied in focus-enhancing beverages for students preparing for examinations, stress-support coffees for busy professionals, or memory-support dairy drinks for middle-aged and older consumers, water-dispersible PS delivers strong technical support as a core functional ingredient for innovative formulations.

 

Advancing Health Ingredient Innovation with PS as a Strategic Starting Point

As a subsidiary of Guangdong Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd., L&P Foods has long focused on the research, production, and commercialization of functional health ingredients, with particular emphasis on Phosphatidylserine (PS).

 

Over the years, the company has continuously strengthened its portfolio of functional food ingredients and its end-to-end quality management system. PS has been established as one of the company’s strategic product lines, supported by sustained investment in key technologies such as odor reduction and water-dispersible systems. Through ongoing process development and refinement, L&P Foods is committed to overcoming application barriers and expanding the use of PS in emerging applications, including liquid foods and ingestible beauty products.

 

This award is a strong testament to the company’s long-term technical expertise and innovation in PS and other health ingredients.Looking ahead, L&P Foods will remain firmly committed to addressing growing market demand for brain health solutions and the mainstream adoption of functional foods. We will continue to advance our health ingredient portfolio by developing safer, more stable, and highly adaptable innovative ingredients, and by working closely with industry partners to promote the high-quality development of the functional food industry.