Spinach Extract Powder

Leaf blades of Spinacia oleracea, the cultivated spinach, supply this spinach extract, with the stems and roots left out. Water extraction concentrates the soluble leaf fraction, and the liquor is dried into a green powder that wets and disperses in water.

The extract is supplied at a 10:1 ratio with no marker percentage and is milled to 80 mesh. Spinach juice powder, spinach powder and freeze-dried spinach powder are separate vegetable-powder products made without this extraction step. This ratio extract carries no declared pigment or mineral figure.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0084 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Dry Blends & Premixes, Leaf & Herb, Plant Extracts, Spinach, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Spinacia oleracea Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Spinacia oleracea L., an annual leafy vegetable of the Amaranthaceae family, formerly placed in Chenopodiaceae. The part used is the leaf. Stems, roots and seed are not part of this ingredient, and unrelated greens sold as spinach, such as water spinach or New Zealand spinach, are different species.

Spinach is also sold as a cut or flaked dried leaf. That material keeps the full fiber of the leaf and is far coarser than a dispersible extract, so a dried-leaf specification and a ratio-extract specification are not interchangeable. The leaf carries chlorophylls and carotenoids, which give its green color, together with flavonoids and oxalic acid. Oxalate is a recognized component of the vegetable and a formulation point for some products, but it belongs to the plant’s composition and is not a figure attached to this extract.

Spinach Extract vs Powder & Standardized Grades

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Leaf Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried spinach leaf	A dispersible concentrated leaf extract is wanted
Spinach Juice Powder	Spray-dried spinach juice powder with a carrier	A juice-based powder is wanted instead of a ratio extract
Spinach Powder	Dried, milled spinach leaf with no extraction	Whole vegetable powder with fiber is wanted
Freeze-Dried Spinach Powder	Freeze-dried spinach leaf, milled	A gently dried powder is wanted, with the leaf intact

The 10:1 ratio records how much spinach leaf went into the extract. It carries no chlorophyll, carotenoid or mineral figure, so those values cannot be read from the ratio. Chlorophyll is fat-soluble, which means a water extract holds much of the green as fine particles and not as dissolved pigment.

The three siblings change the basis of the specification. The juice powder starts from pressed juice and carries a carrier, the milled leaf keeps all the fiber, and the freeze-dried leaf keeps the structure of the fresh vegetable. A formula that wants a concentrated, dispersible spinach ingredient starts here, and one that wants whole spinach fiber starts at the powders.

The depth of green follows the leaf and the drying conditions, so powder color is a physical description of the lot and not a ranking of spinach extract quality.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Spinacia oleracea
Plant Part	Leaf & Herb
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Spinach
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Green powder
Solubility / Dispersibility	Water Dispersible
Quality Parameters
Moisture (LOD)	≤5.0%
Total Ash	≤5.0%
Particle Size	80 mesh
Heavy Metals	Lead ≤2 ppm · Arsenic ≤1 ppm · Cadmium ≤1 ppm · Mercury ≤0.1 ppm
Microbiology	TPC ≤1,000 cfu/g · Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g · E. coli Negative · Salmonella Negative/25 g
Shelf Life	24 months in unopened original packaging, cool and dry storage

Application Areas

Green Drink Powder Mixes

Spinach extract adds green color and a mild leafy flavor to dry drink mixes. It disperses to a hazy green liquid, so it suits opaque, flavored drinks, and pineapple or lime bases that mask the vegetable note are the usual pairing. Dry mixes hold the green longest when kept sealed and out of light.

Green Blend Stick Packs

Single-serve sticks blend the extract with other vegetable and fruit powders. A fine, dense extract can settle out of a lighter base, so particle size should be matched across components before the blend goes to a filling line. A uniform blend shows no dark green specks in a pale base.

Hard-Shell Capsule Fills

Spinach extract fills into two-piece capsules after premixing with a flow aid. Because it disperses rather than dissolves, disintegration is worth testing on the finished fill, and opaque capsules keep the green powder from showing through the shell.

Formulation Notes

The powder is green with a mild leafy aroma and a faintly bitter, vegetable taste. In water it disperses to a hazy green liquid, with some fine solids settling on standing.

Chlorophyll turns olive-brown under acid and heat as it converts to pheophytin, so the green holds best in neutral, cool processing, and low-pH drinks will shift its color. Spinach extract is premixed with a flow carrier before capsule filling, which prevents bridging. After opening, close the liner at every draw, because a moisture-affected leaf extract cakes and darkens.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.