About Quantum Hi-Tech (China) Biological
Quantum Hi-Tech (China) Biological is a Chinese food biotechnology company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, specialized in the research, production and sale of prebiotics. It is regarded as China's reference company in functional oligosaccharides and was one of the drivers behind the approval of fructooligosaccharides as a nutritional fortifier in China and of its national standard. In 2022 it was acquired by the British group Tate & Lyle, which runs it as its global prebiotics R&D and manufacturing base while keeping the Chinese operation.
Its main products are fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS), prebiotic fibres that support gut microbiota balance by stimulating beneficial bacteria. They are used in nutrition and health products, dairy, beverages, bakery, functional confectionery and snacks, as well as infant nutrition and other functional foods.
The company reports being the only recognized oligosaccharide R&D base of its kind in China and concentrates production at its plant in Jiangmen's high-tech zone. Its positioning combines large-scale FOS and GOS manufacturing with micro-ecological health research, serving mainly the Chinese market and food and nutraceutical industry customers looking for Chinese-made prebiotic fibre ingredients.
Its main products are fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS), prebiotic fibres that support gut microbiota balance by stimulating beneficial bacteria. They are used in nutrition and health products, dairy, beverages, bakery, functional confectionery and snacks, as well as infant nutrition and other functional foods.
The company reports being the only recognized oligosaccharide R&D base of its kind in China and concentrates production at its plant in Jiangmen's high-tech zone. Its positioning combines large-scale FOS and GOS manufacturing with micro-ecological health research, serving mainly the Chinese market and food and nutraceutical industry customers looking for Chinese-made prebiotic fibre ingredients.