I-Betaineluhlobo lolongezo olungeyondliyo, lufana kakhulu nokutya izityalo nezilwanyana ngokwezilwanyana zasemanzini, umxholo weekhemikhali zezinto ezenziweyo okanye ezikhutshiweyo, umtsalane odla ngokuba neekhompawundi ezimbini okanye ngaphezulu, ezi khompawundi zinobudlelwane bokutya izilwanyana zasemanzini, ngevumba kunye nencasa yezilwanyana zasemanzini kunye nokukhuthaza okubonakalayo, okufana nokuqokelelwa kokutya, ukukhawulezisa ukutya kunye nokwandisa ukutya.

Ukongeza i-betaine ekutyeni kwe-shrimp kunokunciphisa ixesha lokutya nge-1/3 ukuya kwi-1/2 kwaye kwandise ukutya kwe-macrobrachium rosenbergii. Ukutya okuqulethe i-betaine kunempembelelo ebonakalayo kwi-carps nakwi-wild scaly anteater, kodwa akubanga nampembelelo icacileyo kwi-grass carps. I-Betaine inokuphucula incasa yezinye ii-amino acids kwiintlanzi, kwaye iphucule impembelelo yee-amino acids. I-Betaine inokunyusa inkanuko, inyuse ukumelana nezifo kunye nokuzikhusela komzimba, kwaye ibuyisele ukuncipha kokutya kweentlanzi kunye nee-shrimp phantsi koxinzelelo.

I-Choline sisondlo esibalulekileyo kwizilwanyana. Inika amaqela e-methyl emzimbeni ukuze athathe inxaxheba kwi-metabolism reactions. Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, uphando lufumanise ukuba i-betaine inokubonelela ngamaqela e-methyl emzimbeni, kwaye ukusebenza kakuhle kwe-betaine enika amaqela e-methyl kuphindwe ka-2.3 kunoko kune-choline chloride, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe ngumnikeli we-methyl osebenzayo ngakumbi. Emva kweentsuku ezili-150, ubude bomzimba obuqhelekileyo be-macrobrachium rosenbergii bonyuswe ngama-27.63% kwaye umlinganiselo wokuguqulwa kokutya wehla nge-8% xa i-betaine yatshintshwa nge-choline chloride. I-Betaine inokuphucula i-oxidation ye-fatty acids kwiiseli, i-mitochondria, kwaye iphucule kakhulu imisipha nesibindi somxholo we-ester acyl carnitine omde kunye ne-ester acyl carnitine omde kunye nomlinganiselo we-carnitine ekhululekileyo, ikhuthaze ukubola kwe-adipose, inciphise ukufakwa kwamafutha esibindini nasemzimbeni, ikhuthaze ukwenziwa kweproteni, isasaze kwakhona amafutha emzimbeni, inciphise ukwanda kwesibindi esinamafutha.