Understand how botanical ingredients are extracted, processed, standardized, tested, and controlled for consistent quality. Topics cover extraction technologies, drying methods, extract ratios, marker compounds, analytical testing, physical properties, and quality considerations throughout ingredient production.
Supercritical CO₂ is a tunable solvent best suited to lipophilic and volatile fractions. This guide explains the process, key variables, co-solvents, applications and how to evaluate a CO₂-extracted ingredient.
Commercial extraction is a controlled sequence, not a single step. This guide walks through the seven manufacturing stages and how each one shapes composition, physical properties and batch consistency.