There are a variety of betaine,which includes betaine betaine hydrochloride、betaine anhydrous、betaine monohydrate、betaine for pharmaceutical grade and compound betaine.In China,the membrane separation technology was used to extract betaine from sugar beet in the late 1970s, the chemical synthesis technology was applied into the production after 2000.With the gradually prominent role and efficacy of betaine, the demand for betaine is increasing, and betaine production line has been built in various places.At present,China has been the biggest betaine production base in the world.The application of betaine has also been extended to feed, fermentation, food, medicine, agriculture and forestry, daily chemical industry and many other fields.

The reseaches showed that betaine demand kept a going up tendency with the expansion of market scale in feed, fermentation, food, medicine, agriculture and forestry, daily chemical and other fields from 2014 to 2018. The demand reached into 1400000 tons in 2018.Besides, Betaine industry in China has gradually enhanced its competitiveness in the international market and increased its export volume by virtue of cost advantage .Under the situation of increasing demand of domestic and foreign market,the sales revenue of betaine industry in China is increasing continuously, and the business situation of enterprises is getting better.

Betaine is mainly applied in feed grade.The effect of betaine is very significant even if the dosage is very small,it plays an important role in strengthening animal nutritional value, improving animal performance, ensuring animal health, saving feed cost, improving the quality of animal products.Betaine is recognized as one of the new nutritional feed additives which are non-toxic, harmless and pollution-free.In the future, the development of feed industry in China will drive the progress of betaine market and increase the scale of betaine market.

Otherwise,betaine can be used in the production of treatment and prevention of liver disease drugs and be used in the raw material of antibiotics, vitamin.Betaine can be used as a food additive, which can promote the health care of the elderly and the growth of children.The researcher said that betaine market prospect is considerable.  At present, the investment of betaine in China is mainly concentrated on betaine hydrochloride, anhydrous betaine and other products, while the investment of compound betaine, medicinal betaine and other products is relatively small. In the near future, the investment of compound betaine and pharmaceutical betaine needs to be strengthened.