Date Fruit Extract Powder

Date fruit extract starts from the ripe fruit flesh of Phoenix dactylifera, the date palm, with the stone and the palm itself not singled out. Water extraction concentrates the soluble fruit fraction, and the liquor is dried into a brown powder that disperses in water.

The extract is supplied at a 10:1 ratio with no sugar or marker percentage and is milled to 80 mesh. Date powder and a date seed extract are separate products, so this ratio extract is the fruit flesh in concentrated, water-extracted form.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0318 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Date, Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Extracted

Phoenix dactylifera Fruit Source & Identity

The botanical entity is Phoenix dactylifera L., the date palm, a tall palm of the Arecaceae grown in dry warm regions for its sweet, fleshy fruit. The part used is the fruit flesh. The hard stone, the palm leaves and the trunk are not part of this ingredient, and the stone is a separate raw material sold on its own.

Date fruit is among the sweetest dried fruits, carrying glucose, fructose and sucrose in proportions that depend on the variety, plus fiber, minerals and polyphenols, named only as families. This extract is not the same as date sugar, which is ground dried fruit, nor as date seed extract, whose phenolic profile is different.

Date fruit is harvested ripe, when sugar content is highest and the flesh is soft, and the stone is removed before processing.

Date Extract vs Powder & Seed Extract

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried date fruit	A concentrated, dispersible date extract is wanted
Date Powder	Dried date powder made from the fruit	A fruit powder with its fiber and sugars is the target
Date Seed Extract 8% Flavonoids	Date seed extract standardized to a flavonoid figure	The stone, not the flesh, is the source

The 10:1 ratio records how concentrated the extract is against the fruit flesh. It does not define sugar profile, fiber or polyphenol content, and date sugars make up much of the dry matter in the powder.

The two siblings differ in form and part. The date powder is dried fruit with its fiber, while the seed extract starts from the stone and is defined by a flavonoid figure. A formula that wants a fruit-flesh extract rather than dried fruit starts here.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Phoenix dactylifera
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Date Fruit
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Brown 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

Fruit Extract Capsules

Date fruit extract is a sugar-rich powder, so capsule fills in humid rooms stick and bridge. Two-piece capsules take it as a brown dispersible powder when the room is dry and a flow aid is in the premix. Disintegration is tested on the finished capsule.

Sweet Gummy Systems

Gummies use the extract for a mild caramel-fruit note that suits fig, apple and cinnamon flavors. Its own sugars count toward the total solids in the gel, so recipes are adjusted to keep texture and water activity in range. Add it to the cooked base late.

Powder Stick Drink Mixes

Drink sticks use the extract for a brown, caramel-sweet base that disperses to a hazy cup. Coffee, cocoa and spice flavors blend well. Barrier laminate sticks limit moisture pickup, which otherwise turns the sugary powder into a hard block.

Date-Based Bar Binders

Bars use the extract in the dry fraction beside oats, nuts and seeds. It adds a date-like sweetness and slight tack, so syrup levels are reduced. The powder disperses evenly into the dry mix. Bars are cooled on a rack before cutting, since date sugars keep the binder soft.

Chewable Tablet Blends

Chewable tablets use the extract with mannitol, where its sweetness helps taste. High sugar means the powder softens at the press in humid rooms, so compression runs are done in a low-humidity suite. Hardness is checked early, since sugar-rich powders give soft tablets.

Formulation Notes

Date fruit extract is a brown powder with a sweet, caramel-like and slightly fruity aroma and a distinctly sweet taste. In water it disperses to a hazy brown liquid with a gentle sweetness, and some fine material settles on standing. The browning from the date sugars is part of the flavor and cannot be avoided.

Date sugars make this an exceptionally hygroscopic extract. Weigh it in a dry room, keep tools and scoops dry, and close the pack after every draw. Store it cool, away from heat and direct light, because warm and humid conditions turn the powder into a sticky mass within hours.

Date fruit extract is best weighed in small lots, so that an open pack is never left exposed longer than necessary.

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.