E.K Herb 100% Natural Food Colorants Dried Herbs Clitoria Ternatea Ultrafine Powder Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Powder
| Product name |
Butterfly Pea Powder |
| Plant sources |
Clitoria ternatea |
| Apperance |
Blue Powder |
| Particle Size |
100% Pass 400 Mesh |
| Shelf time |
2 years,keep away sunlight, keep dry |
Butterfly pea flower extract refers to the active ingredient extracted from butterfly pea flower (scientific name: Clitoria ternatea). Butterfly pea is a perennial herb commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Its flowers are blue or purple in color and have a beautiful appearance.
Butterfly pea flower extract is rich in a variety of nutrients and active ingredients, including anthocyanins, flavonoids, polysaccharides and amino acids. These ingredients give butterfly pea flower extract a variety of potential health benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, hypoglycemic, memory promotion, etc.
Butterfly pea flower extract is often used in food, health products and cosmetics. For example, it can be added to tea, juice, ice cream and other foods to give them special color and nutritional value. In addition, butterfly pea flower extract is also used in the production of shampoos, facial masks, skin care products and other beauty products to provide antioxidant and moisturizing effects.
Characteristics
*100% pure natural food coloring powder without any additives.
*Superfine grinding and polishing powder.
*Good fluidity and good taste.
*Good stability,not afraid of discoloration in case of high temperature.
*After adding Butterfly Pea Powder into water: Add weakly alkaline water, it will be blue color. if add it into Acid alkaline food (such as Lemon) the color turn to purple Color.
Funtions :
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Anti-oxidation
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The anthocyanin in the butterfly flower is about 10 times the general plant, which has a good antioxidant effect. Especially
suitable for girls.
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Strengthen your head health hair growth
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Butterfly Pea Powder contains brassiness
, making the hair difficult to become old and gray and can promote the length of the head.
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Keep skin shining and health
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The ingredients of the antioxidant in the butterfly pollen can help increase the collagen and synthesis, so that the skin is not
easy to aging.
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Improve vision and night vision
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The rich anthocyanin in the butterfly pollen is about 10 times the general plant, which can effectively improve vision problems,
promote vision-sensitive sharpness and improve retina.
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Application:
1. In Southeast Asia the flower is used as a natural food colouring.
2. In Malay cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice for kuih ketan (also known as pulut tai tai or pulut tekan in Peranakan/Nyonya cooking) and in nyonya chang.
3. In Kelantan, east part of Malaysia, by adding a few buds of this flower in a pot while cooking white rice will add bluish tint on the rice which is served with other side dishes and such meal is called nasi kerabu.
4. In Thailand, a syrupy blue drink is made called nam dok anchan , it is sometimes consumed with a drop of sweet lime juice to increase acidity and turn the juice into pink-purple.
5. In Burmese and Thai cuisines, the flowers are also dipped in batter and fried.
6. Butterfly pea flower tea is made from the ternatea flowers and dried lemongrass and changes color depending on what is added to the liquid, with lemon juice turning it purple.
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Certificate of Analysis:
| Item |
Specification |
| General Information |
| Products Name |
Butterfly Pea Flower Extract |
| Botanical Name |
Clitoria ternatea |
| Part Used |
Flower |
| Physical Control |
| Appearance |
Blue powder |
| Identification |
Conform with standard |
| Odor&Taste |
Characteristic |
| Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
| Particle Size |
NLT 95% Pass 80 Mesh |
| Chemical Control |
| Extract ratio |
4:1 |
| Total Heavy Metals |
≤10.0ppm |
| Lead(Pb) |
≤3.0ppm |
| Arsenic(As) |
≤2.0ppm |
| Cadmium(Cd) |
≤1.0ppm |
| Mercury(Hg) |
≤0.1ppm |
| Solvent residue |
<5000ppm |
| Pesticide residue |
Meet USP/EP |
| PAHs |
<50ppb |
| BAP |
<10ppb |
| Aflatoxins |
<10ppb |
| Microbial Control |
| Total Plate Count |
≤10,000cfu/g |
| Yeast&Molds |
≤100cfu/g |
| E.Coli |
Negative |
| Salmonella |
Negative |
| Stapaureus |
Negative |
| Packing and Storage |
| Packing |
Packing in paper-drums and double food-grade PE bag inside. 25Kg/Drum |
| Storage |
Store in a well-closed container away from moisture and direct sunlight, room temperature. |
| Shelf Life |
2 years if sealed and stored properly. |
Hunan E.K Herb Co.,Ltd. founded in 2010, is a modern high-tech enterprise committed to plant functionality, the extraction and purification of active ingredients.Based on the construction of a high starting point, the company has the domestic leading plant extract production line, is a refined production workshop with nearly 3000 square meters and nearly 20 mu of standardized crude lifting production workshop of large-scale production enterprises, its core technology in the leading position in the domestic peers.E.K Herb with advanced production equipment and high-tech research and development level, characterized by high quality product quality, on the basis of integrity service consciousness and high level of service attitude, constantly launch new products, improve the enterprise platform, improve the corporate image, serve the society, just to create greater social value and economic benefits.
E.K Herb mainly features high purity products,such as Chlorogenic acid 98%, Ursolic acid 98%,Rosmarinic acid 98%,Carnosic acid 95% ,Amygdalin 98%, Dihydromyricetin 98%, Resveratrol 98%, EGCG 95%,, and personalized product demand, we use technical advantages, and strong research and development ability, to provide product customization and research and development outsourcing services, to meet the needs of different customers.The scope of products covers chemical industry, medicine, food, cosmetics and other fields, in the past ten years, E.K Herb has always uphold the spirit of ingenuity, to ensure the quality, with first-class quality second-rate prices, specifications, fast and thoughtful service by the majority of users.And applied for the five invention patents of "high purity green raw acid preparation process" ,"high purity lycopene preparation process", "High purity Rosemary acid preparation process", "High purity Ursolic acid preparation process", "High purity Amygdalin preparation process",and successfully passed the QS, 1S09001 and other certification.
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Packing & Shipping
Packing
* Delivery Time: Around 3-5 workdays after your payment.
* Package: In fiber-drums with two plastic bags inside.
* Net Weight: 25kgs/drum,Gross Weight: 28kgs/Drum
* Drum Size & Volume: I.D.42cm × H52cm, 0.08 m³/ Drum
* Storage: Stored in dry and cool place, keep away from strong light and heat.
* Shelf Life: Two years when properly stored.
shipping
* DHL Express, FEDEX and EMS for quantity less than 50KG, usually called as DDU service.
* Sea shipping for quantity over 300KG; and air shipping is available for 50KG above.
* For high value products, please select air shipping and DHL express for safe.
* Please confirm if you can make the clearance when goods reach your customs before placing an order. For buyers from Mexico, Turkey, Italy, Romania, Russia, and other remote area.
FAQ
Q1: What's the difference between herb extract and powder?
A: The extract is a concentrated powder form of raw material. The herb extract's procedure flow is wash, extraction, concentration, purification, drying, grinding, sieving, package. The herb powder is just a powder form of the herb. The procedure flow is wash, drying, grinding, sieving, package.
Q2: What's the extract solvent used in the procedure?
A: The extract solvent is always depending on the active ingredient in the raw material, regulation and customers' requirement. The solvents mostly used for extraction are water and ethanol. Even the solvent other than water used in the procedure, the solvent residue in the extract product also can conform with ICH Q3CR5.
Q3: Is there any other ingredient used in the product?
A: It depends. For product which is hard to be dried, we need to add some maltodextrin into the extraction solution before drying. The maltodextrin we used is food-class carrier, from non-GMO corn. We can share customer with the ingredient composition table.
Q4: How to make sure the quality of the product?
A: Firstly, every batch finish product must be tested and qualified before delivery. We can send a specification sheet or CoA for confirmation. The HPLC chromatography graph also can be provided. Secondly, we can provide pre-ship sample to customer for quality confirmation.
Q5: Can you develop a new product for us?
A: Yes, we can. We have independent R&D dept, who is able to update the procedure parameters of our main products and develop the procedure of new product. For more information, please contact us directly.
Q6: Can you offer this in capsules or tablets as well?
A: Yes, we have related equipment for preparation of finish product, like tablet, capsule and granule. Kindly contact with us for details.
Q7: What is the MOQ?
A: For most of the products we already have in stock, the MOQ is 1kg. If the product is a new specification and need to be produced from raw material, the MOQ depends.
Q8: Is there any discount?
A: Yes, for larger quantity or better payment period, we can support with better price.
Q9: How about delivery time?
A: For most products, the product can be sent out from factory in 5days. If we don't have inventory, the product need to produced from raw material, the ordinary period is 20-25days.
Q10: How do you treat with quality complaint?
A: We will always be responsible for the quality of our products. If there's a complaint, we will first assist customers to solve the most direct needs.
Secondly, we have SOP for quality complaint. QA will investigate the problem, after that we'll give customer a timely feedback about the cause of the quality issue and related precautions for this problem.
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