MicroActive® Ingredients: Long Lasting and Optimized Benefits
It’s not just about powerful ingredients—today’s consumers expect those ingredients to be absorbed efficiently and used effectively by the body. Even better is when those benefits are delivered gradually over time, not all at once.
That’s exactly what MicroActive® ingredients deliver.
Leveraging pharmaceutical-grade strategies, MicroActive® technology combines micronization and sustained-release delivery to ensure optimal performance in smaller, more convenient doses.
Backed by clinical research, MicroActive® ingredients are:
- Highly bioavailable – so more of the active gets absorbed and put to use
- Time-released – allowing a steady, extended effect over several hours
- Cost-effective – with better results from lower doses
Unlike traditional forms that cause a quick spike followed by a rapid decline, MicroActive® ingredients offer controlled, consistent delivery, maximizing the value of every capsule.
The name says it all: “Micro” for the finely micronized particles that enhance absorption, and “Active” for the naturally encapsulated actives that release over time.
Using food-grade starches or polymers, each compound is tailored to its unique profile— paired with absorption-enhancing carriers that help drive the ingredient across the intestinal wall to where it’s needed most.
The result? Superior sustained release and absorption—outperforming even the most advanced formulations on the market today.
MicroActive® Formulation Features
- Highly cost-effective dose load
- Applicable for hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and partially hydrophilic ingredients
- Can be formulated with other actives
- Applicable for hard capsules and softgels
- Water-dispersible for foods, juices, or effervescent applications
MicroActive® Consumer Benefits
- Targeted release in intestine
- Consistent, uniform absorption
- Improved bioavailability
- Extended release
Popular MicroActive® Ingredient Solutions
Microactive® Melatonin
For sound, restful sleep
- 7-hour sustained release
- Two-stage release
- Initial rapid release to help fall asleep faster
- Slow sustained release that helps maintain sleep overnight
Microactive® Curcumin
For long-term joint support and comfort, supports heart health and provides cognitive support
- Uniquely delivers three curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin)
- No Class A solvent residues
- 10x greater absorption
- 12-hour sustained release
MicroActive® CoQ10
For cardiovascular energy and antioxidant support
- Curcumin is absorbed poorly during digestion, and what little is absorbed is quickly excreted
- Water dispersible for efficient transport through the small intestine
- 3.7x more bioavailability
- 24-hour sustained release
MicroActive® PQQ
For healthy mitochondria function, nerve and cognitive support
- 2.2x greater absorption
- 9-hour multi-stage release
- 2.2x more bioavailable than standard PQQ
MicroActive® Resveratrol
For metabolic and cardiovascular health
- 2.5x more bioavailable than standard resveratrol
- 12-hour sustained release
- Achieves higher serum levels over a longer period of time
Maypro’s team can test and apply MicroActive® technology to other ingredients.
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