Avocado Extract Powder

Ripe fruit pulp of Persea americana, the avocado, is the starting material for this avocado extract, and the seed and leaves, which are sold as separate extracts elsewhere, are set aside. Water extraction concentrates the soluble pulp fraction, and the liquor is dried into a light brown powder that disperses in water.

The extract is supplied at a 10:1 ratio with no marker percentage and is milled to 80 mesh. Avocado powder and freeze-dried avocado powder are separate fruit-powder products made without this extraction step. This ratio extract carries no declared oil, sugar or carotenoid figure.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0194 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Avocado, Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Persea americana Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Persea americana Mill., a tree of the Lauraceae family native to Mesoamerica and grown in warm climates worldwide. The part used is the fruit, meaning the edible pulp. The large seed, the skin and the leaves are not part of this ingredient, although avocado seed and leaf extracts exist as distinct products.

Avocado is unusual among fruits because the pulp is rich in oil and low in sugar. It also holds distinctive seven-carbon sugars, notably mannoheptulose, and polyphenols that oxidize when the flesh is cut. A water extract is therefore a polar portion of the pulp, not the whole oil-rich fruit.

Varieties differ in oil level and skin color, so avocado extract is identified by species and by the pulp.

Avocado is also sold as whole pulp paste or oil, which are fat-rich foods and not extracts. The 10:1 powder here is a dry, dispersible portion of the pulp.

Avocado Extract vs Powder & Freeze-Dried

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried avocado pulp	A dispersible concentrated pulp extract is wanted
Avocado Powder	Dried, milled avocado pulp with no extraction	Whole fruit powder with its oil and fiber is wanted
Freeze-Dried Avocado Powder	Freeze-dried avocado pulp, milled	A gently dried pulp powder is wanted, with the fruit intact

The 10:1 ratio records how much avocado went into the extract. It states no oil, sugar or carotenoid figure, and none is attached to this product. Because the pulp is oil-rich, plain water leaves most of the lipid fraction behind, and the extract is far lower in fat than the avocado powders.

The two siblings change the basis of the specification. The milled and freeze-dried powders keep the whole pulp with its oil and fiber, while the extract keeps the water-soluble portion. A formula that wants a low-fat, dispersible avocado ingredient starts here, and one that wants the full fruit starts at the powders.

Shade differs between avocado lots because the variety, ripeness and drying change the color, so powder color is a physical description of the avocado extract and not a ranking of quality.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Persea americana
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Avocado
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Light 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-Style Drink Mixes

Avocado extract suits dry drink mixes where a mild, creamy-green fruit note is wanted. It disperses to a hazy beige liquid, and banana, vanilla or coconut flavors carry the cup, since the extract adds almost none of the oil-driven creaminess of the pulp.

Low-Fat Capsule Fills

The extract fills hard capsules after a flow aid is blended in. Being a low-fat powder, it flows more readily than whole avocado powder, and disintegration on the finished fill is still worth testing since it disperses without dissolving.

Low-Fat Stick Pack Mixes

Stick packs combine the extract with fruit powders on a dispersible base. A matched particle size stops the dense extract from sifting out of a lighter base, and a dry filling room avoids lumps that form when the polar sugars take up humidity.

Gummy and Chewable Bases

Pectin gummies can carry avocado extract at low inclusion. The extract lends a muted brown tone, so it suits caramel, tropical and creamy flavor profiles, and it goes in after the cooked mass has cooled below the setting temperature.

Formulation Notes

The powder is light brown with a faint, sweet fruity aroma and a mild, slightly bitter taste. In water it disperses to a hazy beige liquid, and a little fine material settles on standing.

Avocado phenolics brown on contact with air once they are in solution, so a freshly mixed cup darkens slightly with time. Polar sugars in the extract pull in humidity, so weigh in a dry room and close the liner after each draw. A short premix with a flowing carrier stops bridging at the hopper, and a damp pack cakes and deepens in color.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

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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.