The effect of reducing body fat enters the annual diet market with Jeju's dried tangerine...MOU for commercialization with RP Bio, Jeju Oriental Medicine Research Institute, etc
Sep 29, 2025
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RP Bio signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jeju Oriental Medicine Research Institute and J&J Bio Healthcare (hereinafter referred to as J&J) for the commercialization of Jeju Specialty Products "Tweep Tangerine".
This agreement is a strategic cooperation to lead a potential market worth about 1 trillion won when expanding to diet-related general foods beyond the domestic body fat reduction health functional food market (236.1 billion won as of 2023). The key is to commercialize the 'fat reduction' functionality recognized as a 'fat reduction' powder (JRC).
This raw material has increased the functionality of tangerine skin and secured the stability of herperidine, an indicator component, through a roasting (binding) process that applies traditional legal technology. In particular, unlike the existing tangerine skin (dark skin) that was mainly used to improve gastrointestinal function, it has scientifically proven its functionality to reduce body fat. In a human-applied test, 93 adults with a BMI of 25 to 32 kg/m² were given 300 mg of the powder per day for 12 weeks, and major obesity indicators such as body fat, body fat percentage, weight, BMI, and waist circumference were significantly reduced. Non-clinical trials have strengthened scientific evidence by identifying mechanisms of body fat reduction that inhibit factors associated with differentiation and adipose synthesis of adipocytes and promote factors associated with adipolysis and energy metabolism.
Based on the results of this study, 'Tangerine Peel Extract Powder (JRC)' was registered as an individually recognized raw material (2025-23,-24) by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on May 12 in recognition of the functionality of 'It can help reduce body fat'.
This trilateral cooperation presents a sustainable model in which private companies, public research institutes, and local industries coexist beyond simple commercial alliances.
Jeju Oriental Medicine Research Institute is in charge of discovering functional materials and establishing a quality management system, J&J is in charge of developing and distributing raw materials, and RP Bio is in charge of producing finished products. This is expected to contribute to increasing farm household income and revitalizing the local economy by converting raw materials produced by citrus farms into high-value-added functional materials.
"Through this cooperation, we will be reborn as a premium health functional food with high marketability by incorporating high-tech technology into excellent agricultural products in Jeju Island. We will lead the global K-food market by actively introducing a variety of products using the 'Twet Tangerine' product in domestic and international markets in the future." he said.
Song Min-ho, president of the Jeju Institute of Oriental Medicine, stressed that the agreement will increase the economic value of tangerines and provide new sources of revenue for farmers by developing Jeju tangerine peel as a new functional raw material.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
