Light brown Bidens Pilosa Extract Powder from Bidens pilosa aerial parts

Bidens Extract Powder

Bidens, the hairy beggarticks Bidens pilosa, a common roadside annual of warm regions whose seeds cling to clothing, supplies the aerial herb for this extract. The leafy tops are extracted in water, concentrated and dried to a light brown powder. Roots and the barbed seed heads are not used.

This bidens extract is a 10:1 ratio extract with no marker assay. The powder is milled to 80 mesh and disperses in water. No flavonoid or polyacetylene percentage is stated, so the product is defined by species, part and ratio, and a milled herb powder of the same plant is listed separately.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0208 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Dry Blends & Premixes, Leaf & Herb, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Bidens pilosa Aerial Parts Source & Identity

The botanical entity is Bidens pilosa L., a fast-growing annual of the daisy family, Asteraceae, now widespread across tropical and warm regions. The part used is the aerial herb, meaning leaves, stems and flowering tops. Roots and the needle-like achenes are not part of this bidens extract.

The genus has many look-alikes. Bidens bipinnata and Bidens tripartita are separate species, and Bidens alba is often treated as a variety of B. pilosa. The Latin name is the safest way to tell them apart.

Flavonoids, chalcones and polyacetylene glycosides are the constituent families reported for the herb.

Bidens Extract vs Herb Powder

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Bidens Extract	Water extract of the aerial herb, ratio-defined	A concentrated, dispersible powder is needed
Bidens Powder	Dried, milled aerial herb with no extraction	Whole-herb fibre and aroma are wanted

The 10:1 ratio measures herb going into the bidens extract. It is not a flavonoid assay. The extract is the soluble, concentrated form: it disperses in water and takes up less volume per dose than the milled herb.

The herb powder keeps all the plant fibre and behaves as a bulk botanical ingredient. For bidens, where the herb is eaten as a leaf vegetable in parts of Africa and Asia, the powder suits food-type applications and the extract suits dose-based formats.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Bidens pilosa
Plant Part	Leaf & Herb
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Hairy Beggarticks, Spanish Needle
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

Capsules for Herb Extracts

Bidens extract fills hard capsules after a flow check at 80 mesh. A leaf-and-stem extract is lighter than a root extract, so confirm fill weight on the machine rather than from a bench estimate. Test flow on the machine; a glidant becomes necessary only if bridging appears.

Tablets with Light Coating

Dry binders give the tablet its strength, and a late lubricant addition protects that bond. A film coat covers the light brown core and gives a barrier against moisture. Compare hardness at pressing and after a week of storage in the final pack.

Tea-Style Instant Sticks

Bidens leaves are widely drunk as an infusion, so the extract fits tea-style sticks. It disperses in hot water to a brown cup with light haze. Mint, citrus or honey flavours soften the herbal, slightly bitter finish, and a taste test at the planned dose sets the fill weight.

Powder Sachets

Sachets carry bidens extract in a sugar or fibre carrier. Sieve the powder into the carrier before the mixer to spread the brown tone evenly, and check dose uniformity at the start, middle and end of the filling run.

Snack Bar Premixes

Premix the powder with oats, nuts or protein before the binder is poured over. The grassy, mildly bitter note is easiest to place in a ginger, oat or green-fruit bar. Taste the finished bar after a week of storage, since herbal notes can shift as a bar ages and loses moisture.

Formulation Notes

Bidens extract is a light brown powder with a mild grassy smell and a faintly bitter taste. For bidens, in water it forms a brown dispersion with a light haze that settles slowly on standing. Chlorophyll is largely absent after hot-water extraction, so the colour stays brown rather than green.

Wet the powder with a small amount of liquid before it meets the bulk of the water. In dry blends, sieve the bidens powder together with the carrier ahead of the mixer. For bidens, close the liner after weighing and keep the opened drum dry, out of direct heat and away from washdown areas.

Check colour and clarity in the actual base before the dose is fixed, and judge the liquid after it has rested for several minutes, since a hazy herb dispersion settles gradually.

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.