Apple Extract Powder

Name: Apple Extract Powder 80% Polyphenols | Essencefield
SKU: BOT-BEX-0115

Apple Extract Powder is a standardized botanical fruit extract derived from Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh., a member of the Rosaceae family. Concentrated apple extracts provide a defined polyphenol fraction in dry powder form, distinguishing them from conventional apple fruit powder and apple juice powder used primarily for fruit solids, flavor, or nutritional positioning.

Standardized commercial grades include 50%, 70%, and 80% total polyphenols, with 80% representing the primary high-assay grade. Total polyphenols are commonly evaluated by UV or UV-Vis spectrophotometry, while selected individual phenolic markers can be characterized by HPLC.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0115 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Fruit & Berry Extracts Tags: Apple, Functional Foods, Malus domestica, Phlorizin, Polyphenols

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Apple extract is a multi-component botanical ingredient containing flavan-3-ols, oligomeric procyanidins, hydroxycinnamic acids, dihydrochalcones, and flavonol glycosides. Characteristic compounds include epicatechin, catechin, chlorogenic acid, phloridzin, procyanidins, and quercetin glycosides. This phytochemical profile differentiates standardized extract from less concentrated whole-fruit ingredients.

Commercial grade selection is driven mainly by total polyphenol concentration. A 50% grade provides a lower-assay standardized option, 70% supports more concentrated botanical formulations, and 80% represents the principal high-polyphenol specification for projects where higher extract concentration and lower inclusion weight are preferred.

Concentrated apple polyphenol powder is used in dietary supplements, functional nutrition products, and selected food and beverage systems. Higher-assay extracts can contribute yellow-brown to reddish-brown color together with characteristic polyphenolic astringency. Formulators should consider these sensory properties when combining the ingredient with acids, flavors, proteins, minerals, or other botanical extracts.

Application Areas

Dietary Supplements

Standardized apple extract is suitable for capsules, tablets, gummies, and botanical blends requiring a defined polyphenol specification rather than the fruit solids profile associated with conventional apple powder.

Functional Beverage Systems

Water-dispersible formats can be evaluated in powdered drinks and beverage premixes. Development work should focus on wetting, dispersion, clarity, sedimentation, color contribution, and compatibility with flavor systems.

Functional Food Formulations

The extract can be incorporated into nutrition powders, concentrated botanical blends, and other functional food formats where controlled polyphenol content is more important than whole-fruit solids.

Polyphenol Complexes

Apple extract can be combined with grape seed, tea, berry, and other botanical polyphenol ingredients. Total polyphenol loading and cumulative astringency should be considered during sensory development.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Apple Extract Powder
Commercial Name	Apple Polyphenol Extract
Botanical Name	Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.
Botanical Family	Rosaceae
Plant Part / Raw Material	Fruit
Ingredient Type	Standardized Botanical Extract
Product Form	Powder
Available Total Polyphenol Grades	50% · 70% · 80%
Primary Commercial Grade	80% Total Polyphenols
Total Polyphenols Method	UV / UV-Vis Spectrophotometry
Primary Phytochemical Group	Polyphenols
Characteristic Marker	Phloridzin
Characteristic Constituents	Chlorogenic Acid · Epicatechin · Procyanidins · Phloridzin · Quercetin Glycosides
Characteristic Procyanidin	Procyanidin B2
Formulation Behavior	Water-dispersible grades suitable for aqueous formulation evaluation

Polyphenol Profile & Standardization

Apple polyphenols comprise several chemically distinct phenolic groups. Catechin and epicatechin belong to the flavan-3-ol fraction, while procyanidin B1, procyanidin B2, and related oligomers form part of the procyanidin profile. Chlorogenic acid represents an important hydroxycinnamic acid, and phloridzin is a characteristic apple-associated dihydrochalcone. Quercetin glycosides contribute an additional flavonol fraction.

Total polyphenol testing measures the combined phenolic fraction rather than the concentration of one individual molecule. UV or UV-Vis spectrophotometry is therefore used for overall polyphenol standardization, while HPLC is more appropriate for characterization of individual markers.

This analytical distinction is important when comparing standardized apple extract with purified phytochemicals. High-purity phloridzin or phloretin represents a separate chemical and commercial product entity rather than a simple higher-assay version of apple extract.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should distinguish the total-polyphenol assay from individual chromatographic marker results. Procurement and QA teams should compare equivalent analytical fields rather than interpreting a total-polyphenol value and an HPLC marker value as interchangeable measurements.

Concentrated apple extracts may contribute visible color and noticeable astringency at relatively low inclusion levels. In aqueous systems, physical performance should be evaluated through wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, and finished-product color. Ingredient concentration and the surrounding formulation matrix can materially influence these characteristics.

For dry products, R&D teams should evaluate blend uniformity, powder handling, and compatibility with other concentrated botanical ingredients. Beverage and ready-to-mix systems require additional attention to premixing, pH environment, sensory balance, and flavor masking. Higher-assay grades can reduce required ingredient weight while increasing polyphenol and sensory intensity per gram.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports samples, development quantities, commercial orders, and repeat ingredient supply for product evaluation, formulation, and ongoing sourcing. Packaging, storage, and shipping conditions are selected according to ingredient characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	Sample · 100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	5–7 days
Production Lead Time	15–30 days
Packaging	Sealed food-grade or suitable protective inner packaging with drum, carton, bag, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	According to the approved product specification and ingredient stability requirements
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations

Available quantities, packaging format, net weight, storage conditions, analytical requirements, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected ingredient and commercial order.