Apricot Kernel Extract Powder

Name: Apricot Kernel Extract Powder 10:1 | Botanical Ingredient
SKU: BOT-BEX-0176

Apricot Kernel Extract Powder is produced from the kernel, or seed, of Prunus armeniaca L. in the Rosaceae family. It is supplied as a concentrated extract rather than directly milled kernel material, providing a defined ingredient format for formulation development, analytical evaluation, and commercial sourcing.

Essencefield’s primary commercial specification is a 10:1 extract ratio, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratio options also available. The finished material is supplied as a fine powder, typically 80 mesh, with moisture controlled to ≤5.0%. Amygdalin is a characteristic constituent of apricot kernel and can be used as an analytical marker where additional chemical-profile control is required.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0176 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Seed & Bark Extracts Tags: Apricot Kernel, Dietary Supplements, Kernel, Polyphenols, Prunus armeniaca

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Apricot kernel extract is derived specifically from the seed material inside the fruit stone of Prunus armeniaca L. This distinguishes it from apricot fruit powder, apricot juice powder, apricot kernel oil, and mechanically milled kernel powder. Commercial identity is therefore defined by both the plant part and the extract specification rather than by the apricot name alone.

The standard 10:1 grade provides the primary sourcing format, while 4:1 and 5:1 offer lower-ratio options and 20:1 provides a more concentrated specification. These ratios describe the relationship between starting material and finished extract; they do not define a fixed concentration of any individual constituent. Standardized marker extracts and purified phytochemicals should therefore be evaluated as separate product categories.

The finished ingredient is an off-white to pale-yellow fine powder with an 80-mesh particle specification. It can be incorporated into dry blends and evaluated in selected aqueous systems where dispersion, color, settling behavior, and blend uniformity are important. Projects intended for ingestion require appropriate control of naturally occurring cyanogenic constituents and destination-market regulatory assessment.

Application Areas

Botanical Supplement Development

The extract can be evaluated for regulated supplement projects requiring a defined Prunus armeniaca kernel-derived ingredient. Constituent-profile and cyanogenic-compound controls are important specification considerations for ingestible applications.

Multi-Ingredient Powder Blends

The fine powder format supports incorporation into dry ingredient blends. During development, formulators should evaluate premixing sequence, blend uniformity, flow behavior, and volumetric filling performance.

Personal Care Formulations

Apricot kernel extract can be evaluated in selected skin-care and personal-care systems requiring a kernel-derived plant ingredient. Powder wetting, dispersion, color contribution, and sedimentation should be assessed during prototype development.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Apricot Kernel Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Prunus armeniaca L.
Botanical Family	Rosaceae
Plant Part	Kernel / Seed
Ingredient Type	Botanical Extract Powder
Product Form	Fine Powder
Primary Extract Ratio	10:1
Available Extract Ratios	4:1 · 5:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Characteristic Marker	Amygdalin
Appearance	Off-white to pale-yellow powder
Particle Size	80 mesh
Moisture	≤5.0%
Water Behavior	Dispersible in water
Shelf Life	24 months

Extract Ratio & Marker Profile

Apricot kernels contain cyanogenic glycosides, with amygdalin serving as an important constituent for chemical-profile evaluation. When marker control is part of the product requirement, analytical testing can be used alongside botanical identity and extract-ratio information to provide a more complete characterization of the ingredient.

Extract ratio and marker concentration describe different properties. A ratio specification indicates the relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract; it does not establish a fixed percentage of an individual compound. A standardized extract defined by a marker assay therefore represents a different specification architecture from a conventional ratio extract.

Highly purified amygdalin materials, including 98% or 99% HPLC grades, should also be treated as separate phytochemical ingredients rather than interchangeable versions of apricot kernel extract. Their analytical identity, formulation behavior, quality requirements, and procurement criteria differ substantially. Buyers should first establish whether the sourcing requirement is a ratio extract, standardized extract, or purified compound before comparing supplier specifications.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should begin with botanical identity, kernel plant part, ingredient type, and extract-ratio verification. Marker analysis can provide additional chemical-profile control where required, but it should not replace identity testing or be interpreted as equivalent to the extract ratio. Supplier quotations are most meaningful when products are compared on the same specification basis.

The 80-mesh powder specification supports relatively consistent handling in dry blending systems. In water-containing prototypes, the ingredient should be evaluated as a dispersible plant extract rather than assumed to behave as a completely dissolved purified compound. Wetting rate, haze, suspended particles, sedimentation, color contribution, and hold-time stability are relevant formulation variables.

During dry-product scale-up, R&D teams should evaluate premixing sequence, flow, blend uniformity, bulk-volume behavior, capsule filling, and compression performance. For ingestible applications, control of cyanogenic constituents deserves particular attention because apricot kernels naturally contain compounds capable of releasing cyanide. Finished-product category and destination-market requirements should therefore form part of ingredient approval and safety assessment.

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.