Bamboo Leaf Extract 70% silica from Lophatherum gracile

Bamboo Leaf Extract 70% Organic Silica

Bamboo Leaf Extract 70% Silica is a standardized botanical ingredient produced from the leaf of Lophatherum gracile Brongn., a species in the Poaceae family. Supplied as a concentrated powder, it is commercially distinct from ordinary bamboo powders, flavonoid-standardized extracts, and botanical products defined only by an extract ratio.

The primary commercial specification is 70% silica, expressed as silicon dioxide (SiO₂). This standardized grade is intended for dietary supplements and other dry formulation systems requiring a concentrated botanical source of silica. The commercial name “bamboo leaf extract” identifies the ingredient category, while Lophatherum gracile establishes the botanical source.

SKU: BOT-STX-0104 Categories: Standardized Extracts, Polyphenol & Flavonoid Extracts Tags: Bamboo Leaf, Dietary Supplements, Flavonoids, Leaf, Organic Silica

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Lophatherum gracile leaf is the botanical raw material used for this standardized extract. The ingredient differs from bamboo stem powders and extracts produced from Bambusa, Phyllostachys, or other species sold within the broader bamboo ingredient category. Its identity is defined by the botanical source, plant part, powdered extract form, and standardized constituent rather than by the generic term “bamboo” alone.

The 70% grade is defined by constituent concentration instead of an extract ratio such as 10:1 or 20:1. An extract ratio describes the relationship between starting botanical material and finished extract, whereas a standardized percentage specifies the level of the declared analyte. This distinction allows procurement teams to separate high-silica standardized material from ratio extracts that do not establish a defined silica concentration.

The concentrated powder is primarily positioned for dietary supplements, powdered nutrition, and other dry product systems. Formulators selecting this grade should consider powder distribution, compatibility with excipients, and the behavior of a mineral-rich botanical material during blending and processing rather than treating it like a freely soluble conventional botanical extract.

Application Areas

Tablets & Capsules

Suitable for compressed tablets and hard-shell capsules where formulators can evaluate powder flow, fill consistency, compression behavior, and uniform distribution within the finished blend.

Powdered Nutrition Products

Can be incorporated into sachets, powdered nutrition systems, and premixes. Pre-blending may improve distribution when accompanying ingredients have substantially different particle-size or bulk-density characteristics.

Beauty & Structural Nutrition Formulations

Used in beauty-from-within and structural-nutrition concepts where a standardized botanical silica ingredient forms part of the finished product formulation and ingredient positioning.

Functional Dry Blends

Applicable to multi-ingredient botanical, mineral, and nutritional powder systems where the dry delivery format is compatible with the physical characteristics of the concentrated extract.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Bamboo Leaf Extract
Botanical Name	Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
Botanical Family	Poaceae
Plant Part	Leaf
Ingredient Type	Standardized Botanical Extract
Product Form	Powder
Standardized Constituent	Silica
Primary Grade	70% Silica
Assay Expression	Silica as SiO₂
Commercial Positioning	Silica-Standardized Leaf Extract

Understanding the 70% Silica Specification

The 70% specification describes the concentration of the standardized constituent rather than the extraction ratio of the botanical raw material. This makes the product commercially different from 10:1 or 20:1 extracts, which indicate processing concentration but do not establish the amount of a specific analyte.

For this ingredient, silica is expressed as silicon dioxide, SiO₂. A specification stated as 70% SiO₂ is not equivalent to 70% elemental silicon because silicon accounts for only part of the molecular mass of silicon dioxide. Maintaining a clear reporting basis is therefore important when comparing ingredient specifications.

Procurement documents should identify the declared analyte and reporting basis consistently. Terms such as silica, silicon, organic silica, and organic silicon are sometimes used differently across commercial listings; defining the grade as silica expressed as SiO₂ provides a clearer basis for specification review and supplier comparison.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should establish both botanical identity and the declared standardized constituent. These are separate analytical questions: botanical authentication confirms the source material, while constituent testing establishes conformity with the commercial grade. This distinction is particularly relevant in a category where bamboo powders, ratio extracts, flavonoid extracts, and silica-standardized ingredients may appear under similar commercial names.

SiO₂ has very low aqueous solubility, so the concentrated material should be treated as a dispersed particulate rather than a freely dissolved ingredient in water-based systems. When evaluating liquid applications, formulators should assess wetting, dispersion, suspension stability, settling, visible particulates, and mouthfeel. These physical characteristics make dry delivery systems a more straightforward development route for many formulations.

During capsule, tablet, sachet, and premix scale-up, R&D teams should evaluate powder flow, blend uniformity, segregation risk, compression behavior, and compatibility with other formulation components. When the extract is used at a relatively low inclusion level, geometric dilution or pre-blending with a larger dry component can improve distribution before final blending, compression, or filling.

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.