Black Ginger Extract Powder

Name: Black Ginger Extract 5% 5,7-Dimethoxyflavone by HPLC
SKU: BOT-BEX-0017

Black Ginger Extract Powder is produced from the rhizome of Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker, a Zingiberaceae botanical commonly known as Thai black ginger or Krachai Dam. Unlike common ginger (Zingiber officinale), this botanical is characterized by a distinctive profile of methoxylated flavonoids, making botanical identity and phytochemical standardization important in commercial ingredient evaluation.

Commercial specifications include a standardized grade containing 5% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone by HPLC, together with 10:1 and 20:1 ratio extracts. The standardized grade provides a defined individual phytochemical marker, while ratio extracts describe botanical concentration rather than active-compound assay. These specification systems serve different formulation, quality, and procurement requirements.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0017 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Root & Rhizome Extracts Tags: Black Ginger, Digestive Support, Flavonoids, Kaempferia parviflora, Methoxyflavones

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

The source material is the rhizome of Kaempferia parviflora, an accepted species in the Zingiberaceae family. Black ginger extract is commercially distinct from common ginger extract, fermented ginger materials, and simple ground rhizome powder. Its ingredient identity is associated with concentrated rhizome extract and a characteristic profile of methoxylated flavonoids.

Commercial sourcing follows two distinct specification systems. The standardized grade contains 5% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone by HPLC, while 10:1 and 20:1 ratio extracts describe the concentration relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract. A 20:1 extract therefore does not mean 20% methoxyflavones and should not be compared directly with a marker-standardized grade.

Black ginger extract is used in dietary supplements, active-lifestyle nutrition, botanical complexes, and selected functional nutrition products. Its methoxyflavone-rich fraction has limited natural compatibility with aqueous systems. Capsules, tablets, and dry powders are generally more straightforward, while beverage and liquid applications require evaluation of wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, and delivery-system compatibility.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

The standardized extract is suitable for capsule and tablet formulations where a defined marker assay supports controlled ingredient selection, inclusion calculations, blend uniformity, and consistent phytochemical positioning.

Sports & Active-Lifestyle Nutrition

Black ginger extract is used in performance- and active-lifestyle supplement concepts, including multi-ingredient botanical systems where concentrated Kaempferia parviflora provides a differentiated methoxyflavone profile.

Botanical Combination Formulas

The extract can be combined with other standardized botanicals in complex formulas. Development work should consider marker concentration, inclusion level, powder distribution, sensory contribution, and compatibility with other concentrated ingredients.

Powdered Functional Nutrition

Sachets, stick packs, and dry nutrition blends can incorporate black ginger extract. Reconstituted products require additional evaluation of dispersion, visible sediment, haze, and suspension stability.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Commercial Information
Product Name	Black Ginger Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker
Botanical Family	Zingiberaceae
Common Names	Black Ginger · Thai Black Ginger · Krachai Dam
Plant Part	Rhizome
Ingredient Type	Botanical Extract
Product Form	Powder
Primary Standardized Grade	5% 5,7-Dimethoxyflavone
Assay Method — 5% Grade	HPLC
Ratio Extract Grades	10:1 · 20:1
Primary Marker	5,7-Dimethoxyflavone (DMF)
Characteristic Phytochemical Family	Methoxyflavones / Polymethoxyflavones
Major Reference Methoxyflavones	DMF · TMF · PMF

Methoxyflavone Profile & Standardization

Methoxyflavones provide a useful chemical fingerprint for distinguishing Kaempferia parviflora extract from unrelated ginger ingredients. Important rhizome constituents include 5,7-dimethoxyflavone (DMF), 5,7,4′-trimethoxyflavone (TMF), and 3,5,7,3′,4′-pentamethoxyflavone (PMF), together with additional methoxylated flavonoids.

For standardized material, DMF functions as the quantitative marker and is measured by HPLC. As an individual reference compound, DMF has CAS 21392-57-4, molecular formula C17H14O4, and molecular weight 282.29 g/mol. These identifiers describe the compound itself rather than the multi-component botanical extract.

Total methoxyflavones, individual DMF assay, and extract ratio represent different specification concepts. A buyer evaluating black ginger ingredients should therefore distinguish a quantified marker grade from a ratio extract instead of treating terms such as “methoxyflavones,” “5% DMF,” and “20:1 extract” as equivalent.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should connect botanical authentication with the expected chromatographic fingerprint and marker assay. For standardized material, chromatographic consistency provides more useful identity information than a generic total-flavonoid result because different flavonoid methods do not necessarily describe the same methoxyflavone composition.

The methoxyflavone-rich fraction is relatively lipophilic, so conventional black ginger extract should not automatically be described as fully water soluble. Water-dispersible or water-soluble formats may require specific carriers, encapsulation systems, or processing technologies and should be treated as distinct formulation formats rather than assumed properties of a standard extract powder.

For capsules, tablets, and concentrated dry blends, scale-up work should assess inclusion level, premixing, powder distribution, blend uniformity, flow, and compression behavior where relevant. Beverage and reconstituted systems require additional attention to wetting, haze, sedimentation, and precipitation. Standardized and ratio extracts may behave differently because their phytochemical concentration and extract matrices are defined on different bases.

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.