With more than 40 years of experience in the manufacture of chemical specialties PROTECNICA INGENIERIA has carried out an exhaustive investigation into the properties of the nuts produced by the ancestral and scarce tree Lecithys Minor, known as Monkey Pot, from the same family as Brazil nut the results obtained with the Magdalena River NUTS led us to give life to our project:
Natural Selenium-Rich Nuts
It is in the Colombian Caribbean on the banks of the mythical Magdalena River where these trees grow, in the midst of a natural ecosystem.
In these remote areas we find some communities with which we work through training and income generation, allowing their welfare and development; thus helping the sustainability and protection of the Biodiversity of the area Carrying out a careful process from the harvesting of the nuts until the final flour is manufactured, we obtain a unique and exclusive product that meets the quality standards.
These nuts, due to their properties derived from the content of Natural Selenium such as Selenomethionine and Selenocysteine, essential amino acids, oil with unsaturated fatty acids and trace elements, among other components, we extract MagNUT FLOUR, a flour with an average concentration of 1.000 ppm of Natural Selenium.
Selenium has a potent antioxidant effect and provides effective protection against free radicals. It also stimulates the immune system and the function of the thyroid gland in its unique form of natural selenium such as selenomethionine and selenocysteine. These active substances guarantee greater availability and optimal absorption in the body of the active ingredients. Bio-available Selenium produces better results than inorganic Selenium due to increased absorption.
The Magdalena River Nuts a natural source of Selenium an essential trace element for the human being.
Selenomethionine and selenocysteine, the selenium form in the Magdalena River Nuts have many advantages as a form of natural nutritional selenium. Its comparatively large molecule protects selenium and decreases the likelihood of unwanted side reactions such as, for example, oxidation. As non-protein amino acids, these compounds are easily integrated into the physiological pathways of selenium metabolism, without prior incorporation into the body's proteins.
Our product available in flour with natural Selenium content in average of 1,000 ppm, is specially indicated to be used as raw material for vitamins, nutraceuticals, beauty products, human and animal nutrition.
Founded in 1978 Protecnica Ingeniería s.a.s. is a leader in the development, production, marketing and export of specialty chemicals.
It is part of GRUPO PROCHEM which has 7 companies in 5 countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and the United States. It has a wide international recognition in the segments of cosmetics and home care products, food ingredients, sugar and fermentation, industrial line.
It has specialized application laboratories. highly trained technical team, exclusive area of R + D + i.
It has all the equipment with advanced technology development and application of our products.
