Bayberry Extract Powder

The deep red fruit of Myrica rubra, the Chinese bayberry or yangmei that is also sold as waxberry, supplies this bayberry extract, and the bark and leaves are left out. Water extraction concentrates the soluble fruit fraction, and the liquor is dried into a purple-red powder that disperses in water.

This is a 10:1 ratio extract milled to 80 mesh, and it carries no marker percentage. A waxberry fruit powder and the isolated flavonols myricetin and myricitrin are separate products on their own pages. This ratio extract carries no declared pigment or flavonol figure.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0201 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted, Waxberry

Myrica rubra Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Myrica rubra, an evergreen tree of the Myricaceae family native to southern China and grown for its round, knobbly red-purple fruit. The part used is the fruit. Bark, leaves, roots and the stone are not part of this ingredient.

The common name bayberry causes the main confusion. In Western herbal supplements, bayberry usually means the root bark of Myrica cerifera, the American wax myrtle, which is a different species and a different part. The Chinese bayberry fruit, also sold as yumberry or waxberry, has nothing in common with that bark except the genus.

The fruit is colored by anthocyanins, principally cyanidin glycosides, and it also carries organic acids and flavonols such as myricetin.

The fruit is highly perishable and is traded fresh, frozen or as juice. A dried bayberry extract differs from all three, and from a juice-based powder, in how it is made and in the composition of the dry solid.

Bayberry Extract vs Powder & Compounds

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried bayberry fruit	A dispersible concentrated fruit extract is wanted
Waxberry Powder	Spray-dried waxberry fruit powder with a carrier	A fruit powder is wanted instead of a ratio extract
Myricetin 98%	Isolated flavonol compound	A single pure flavonol is required
Myricitrin 98%	Isolated flavonol glycoside compound	A single pure flavonol glycoside is required

The 10:1 ratio records how much bayberry fruit went into the bayberry extract. It states no anthocyanin or myricetin figure, and none is attached to this product. Anthocyanins dissolve readily in water and give the dried powder its purple-red tone, but the proportion that survives drying depends on heat and time, which the ratio does not describe.

The three siblings change the basis of the specification. The fruit powder is made from juice with a carrier, while myricetin and myricitrin are single pure compounds with no fruit matrix. A formula that wants a concentrated, dispersible bayberry fruit ingredient starts here.

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

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Myrica rubra
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Chinese Bayberry (Waxberry)
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Purple Red 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

Berry-Style Drink Mixes

Bayberry extract gives dry drink mixes a purple-red tone that brightens as acidity rises, and its tart-sweet fruit note fits plum, cherry and mixed-berry flavors. Because anthocyanin color depends on pH, finished drinks are checked at their final acidity.

Gummy and Jelly Color

Pectin gummies can use bayberry extract for a natural red-purple tint. The cooked mass should cool below its setting temperature before the extract goes in, and the setting acid decides whether the tint reads red or violet.

Fruit-Red Stick Packs

Stick packs carry the extract on a dispersible base beside other fruit powders. Pigment migrates into paler powders when moisture is present, so a dry filling room and tight seals keep the neighboring components clean.

Capsule and Tablet Fills

Bayberry extract fills hard capsules or presses into tablets once a flow aid is added. Its strong pigment stains white excipients and equipment, so a cleaning step and a coated tablet surface are planned from the start.

Formulation Notes

The powder is purple-red with a fruity-tart aroma and a sweet-sour taste. In water it disperses to a hazy red liquid that turns brighter at low pH and duller as the solution approaches neutral.

Anthocyanins fade with heat, light and oxygen, so add the extract late in warm processes and use opaque packaging. Because the powder stains, weigh it in a dedicated area and wipe contact surfaces after each run. Fruit extracts carry sugars and acids that take up humidity, so keep the liner closed between draws and use the contents in order.

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)

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