From August 24 to 26, 2026, the Tianjia R&D team participated in the 6th WPE & WHPE — Natural & Healthy Ingredients World Expo at the Xi'an International Exhibition Center. Bringing together thousands of professionals from the natural ingredients, functional food, nutrition, and health industries, the event provided valuable opportunities to observe emerging technologies, market trends, and evolving customer expectations.

For Tianjia, participating in WPE & WHPE 2026 was more than an industry exhibition. It was an opportunity to exchange ideas with industry professionals, benchmark technological developments, and better understand the ingredient solutions that global food, nutrition, and health product manufacturers will need for their next generation of products.

1. Green and Sustainable Extraction Is Becoming a Priority

Sustainability, clean-label positioning, and ingredient quality are increasingly important considerations for global manufacturers.

Customers are looking for plant-based ingredients with reliable purity, consistent active-marker profiles, traceability, and minimized solvent residues. As a result, greener extraction technologies are attracting increasing attention across the natural ingredient industry.

During WPE & WHPE 2026, Tianjia's R&D team shared practical experience in supercritical CO₂ extraction, a technology used for the extraction of natural products.

Supercritical CO₂ extraction offers several advantages, including a non-toxic extraction medium, reduced concerns regarding conventional solvent residues, high selectivity, and efficient processing. These characteristics make it a valuable technology for developing high-quality herbal extracts and other natural ingredients.

The discussions at the exhibition further strengthened Tianjia's commitment to continuing investment in R&D for green and efficient extraction technologies.

2. Standardization, Traceability and Compliance Matter More Than Ever

For ingredient buyers, product specifications are only one part of the purchasing decision.

During discussions with industry professionals, several questions repeatedly emerged:

• How stable is the ingredient under ambient storage conditions?

• Can the ingredient withstand high-temperature processing?

• Is the active component standardized?

• Can the supplier provide complete traceability?

• Does the ingredient meet international quality and regulatory requirements?

These questions reflect a broader shift in the natural ingredient market: buyers increasingly need evidence, not simply product claims.

Tianjia therefore provides more than marker- or ratio-based specifications. Its quality-control approach includes chromatographic fingerprinting, traceability from cultivation and raw materials through finished batches, and supporting regulatory documentation.

For global manufacturers, these capabilities can provide greater confidence when developing products for different markets.

3. From Raw Ingredients to Application-Ready Solutions

Another important trend observed at WPE & WHPE 2026 is the industry's movement from conventional raw ingredient supply toward application-oriented ingredient solutions.

For manufacturers, purchasing an ingredient is only the beginning. The ingredient must also perform effectively during formulation, processing, storage, and final product manufacturing.

Tianjia's strategic focus is therefore expanding from supplying raw extract powders to developing application-ready functional ingredient solutions. These include:

• Stabilized active ingredients with documented shelf-life;

• Ingredient formats designed to improve bioavailability;

• Solutions with enhanced solubility and stability;

• Formulations designed to withstand customers' manufacturing processes.

This approach reflects an important change in the ingredient industry. For functional food and nutritional product manufacturers, the key question is increasingly not simply whether an ingredient can appear on a product label, but whether the finished product can consistently deliver its intended functional performance.

4. Synthetic Biology and Precision Fermentation

Beyond conventional extraction technologies, synthetic biology and precision fermentation were among the technologies attracting significant attention.

Precision fermentation can enable the controlled production of high-activity functional ingredients, enzymes, and certain rare natural compounds.

Compared with traditional plant extraction, which can depend heavily on agricultural resources, geographical conditions, and harvest cycles, precision fermentation has the potential to provide greater consistency and reduce resource consumption.

The technology is particularly interesting for ingredients where traditional production methods face limitations in raw material availability, consistency, or scalability.

As the industry continues to develop, precision fermentation could become an important complementary technology alongside traditional botanical extraction and other ingredient manufacturing approaches. The Tianjia R&D team's observations at the forum highlighted its potential to create meaningful performance improvements in certain functional ingredients.

5. AI-Assisted R&D and Precision Nutrition

Artificial intelligence is also beginning to influence the natural and functional ingredient industry.

At the IPNF International Precision Nutrition Forum, Tianjia's R&D team participated in discussions covering precision nutrition, postbiotics, medicine-food homology, AI-driven multi-omics, gut microbiome research, precision fermentation, and healthy aging.

AI-assisted R&D has the potential to improve multiple stages of ingredient development, including:

• Strain screening;

• Multi-omics data analysis;

• Ingredient discovery;

• Formula optimization;

• Product performance evaluation;

• Development-cycle management.

By combining AI with scientific data and formulation expertise, manufacturers can potentially shorten traditional R&D cycles and improve the efficiency of product development.

For the natural ingredient sector, this could accelerate the transition from traditional trial-and-error development toward data-driven and precision-oriented nutrition solutions.

6. What Global Ingredient Buyers Expect in 2026

The discussions and observations at WPE & WHPE 2026 point toward several expectations shared by international ingredient buyers.

Consistent Quality

Global manufacturers need ingredients with stable specifications and reliable batch-to-batch quality.

Traceability

From raw material sourcing to finished ingredients, transparent supply chains are increasingly important for quality control and regulatory compliance.

Application Support

Ingredient suppliers are increasingly expected to provide technical support rather than simply deliver raw materials.

Regulatory Documentation

Manufacturers serving international markets require documentation that supports their regulatory, quality, and export requirements.

Stability and Performance

Ingredient performance during processing and storage can be just as important as the ingredient's initial specification.

These expectations are encouraging ingredient suppliers to move beyond a traditional “product catalog” business model and toward a combination of manufacturing, quality assurance, R&D, and application development.

7. Tianjia's Response: From Ingredient Supply to Integrated Solutions

Tianjia operates production capabilities covering food flavorings, plant proteins, and creatine, while its ingredient portfolio includes natural herbal extracts, pure amino acids, vitamins, and natural sweeteners.

This combination allows Tianjia to connect ingredient manufacturing with application development and customer support.

Its quality and production systems include ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FDA, GMP, Kosher, and HALAL-related quality systems, supporting customers serving different international markets.

Under the philosophy “More Healthy, More Tasty,” Tianjia aims to support customers throughout the product-development process — from ingredient selection and formulation to finished-format development.

For manufacturers of dietary supplements, functional foods, nutritional beverages, sports nutrition products, and other health-focused products, this integrated approach can help shorten the path from concept to commercial product.

8. Tianjia's R&D Priorities for the Future

Based on the insights gained from WPE & WHPE 2026 and the IPNF International Precision Nutrition Forum, Tianjia's R&D roadmap continues to focus on four major areas.

Green and Standardized Production

Tianjia will continue developing solvent-conscious extraction processes supported by marker-based quality control and batch-level traceability.

Application-Ready Ingredient Formats

Future development will focus on solubility, stability, bioavailability, and ingredient performance under real customer manufacturing conditions.

Compliance and Regulatory Support

Tianjia will continue strengthening documentation and technical support for customers targeting health food, cosmetics, and international export markets.

Data-Backed Transparency

Clear specifications, certificates, quality documentation, and stability data will remain important parts of Tianjia's customer service approach.

The objective is straightforward: build trust through evidence, consistency, and technical capability rather than promises alone.

Conclusion: Building the Next Generation of Natural and Healthy Ingredients

WPE & WHPE 2026 demonstrated that the natural and healthy ingredients industry is moving toward a more sophisticated model.

Green extraction, standardized quality, traceability, precision fermentation, AI-assisted R&D, application-ready formulations, and regulatory support are becoming increasingly important to ingredient manufacturers and their customers.

For global buyers, choosing an ingredient supplier is no longer simply about finding a competitive price. Quality consistency, production capability, technical support, regulatory readiness, and the ability to transform ingredients into practical product solutions are becoming key factors in supplier selection.

Tianjia will continue investing in manufacturing, R&D, quality systems, and application development to support global partners with reliable ingredient solutions — from creatine and proteins to amino acids, food flavorings, herbal extracts, and natural sweeteners.

More Healthy, More Tasty.