Blackberry Extract Powder

Dark aggregate fruit of the bramble Rubus fruticosus, picked when fully black, supplies this blackberry extract, with the canes, leaves and roots 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. An anthocyanin-defined blackberry extract is a separate standardized product, and blackberry powder and freeze-dried blackberry powder are listed on their own pages. This extract carries no declared pigment figure.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0220 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Blackberry, Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Rubus fruticosus Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Rubus fruticosus L., the European blackberry, a thorny bramble of the Rosaceae family. The name covers a large group of closely related forms, and the fruit is an aggregate of small drupelets rather than a single berry. The part used is that fruit. Canes, leaves, roots and the tiny seeds are not part of this ingredient.

Blackberry is easily confused with its relatives. Raspberry is Rubus idaeus, black raspberry is Rubus occidentalis, and dewberries and hybrid berries such as loganberry are separate crosses. All look similar and all carry anthocyanins, but they differ in flavor and in how their pigments behave.

Blackberry fruit is colored mainly by cyanidin glycosides and also carries ellagitannins and fruit acids.

Wild and cultivated blackberries differ in thorn, seed size and sugar level, but the aggregate Latin name covers both, so blackberry extract is identified by the species complex and the ripe fruit.

Blackberry Extract vs Powder & Standardized Grades

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried blackberry fruit	A dispersible concentrated fruit extract is wanted without a marker
Blackberry Extract 10–25% Anthocyanins	Standardized fruit extract with a defined anthocyanin range	The specification names an anthocyanin figure
Blackberry Powder	Spray-dried blackberry fruit powder with a carrier	A juice-based fruit powder is wanted
Freeze-Dried Blackberry Powder	Freeze-dried blackberry fruit, milled	A gently dried fruit powder is wanted, with the fruit intact

The 10:1 figure measures how far the blackberry fruit was concentrated and nothing more. It states no anthocyanin or ellagitannin figure, so a labelled pigment content belongs to the standardized grade and cannot be read from the ratio. Because the drupelets are seedy, water extraction leaves the insoluble seed material behind, and the dried powder is a smooth solid with the fruit sugars and acids.

The three siblings change the basis of the specification. The standardized extract adds a measured pigment range, the spray-dried powder is built from juice with a carrier, and the freeze-dried powder keeps the fruit structure. A formula that wants a plain dispersible blackberry ingredient with no declared figure starts here.

Shade differs between blackberry lots because the ripeness and the drying move the color, so powder color is a physical description and not a ranking of the extract.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Rubus fruticosus
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Blackberry
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

Purple Fruit Drink Mixes

Blackberry extract lends dry drink mixes a deep purple tone that brightens in acidic bases, and its tart-sweet note suits berry, grape and pomegranate profiles. Final drinks are checked at their finished acidity, since anthocyanin shade moves with pH, and a tart base keeps the purple vivid in the cup.

Chewable Gummy Matrices

Pectin gummies can take blackberry extract for a dark berry tint. Add it after the cooked mass has cooled below the setting temperature to limit heat exposure, and let the setting acid decide whether the finished gummy reads red or violet. Dark gummies hide small color differences between lots.

Film-Coated Tablet Cores

Direct compression of blackberry extract draws on microcrystalline cellulose and a disintegrant. The strong pigment can speckle white cores, so a coating step is common, and desiccated packs protect the sugar-bearing powder from taking up humidity during storage.

Sachet Berry Blends

Sachets pair blackberry extract with other fruit powders on a dispersible base. Pigment bleeds into paler powders where humidity is present, so a dry filling room and a matched particle size keep the blend uniform in color across the whole run.

Formulation Notes

The powder is purple-red with a jammy berry aroma and a tart-sweet taste. In water it disperses to a hazy ruby-violet liquid that turns brighter red at low pH and bluer toward neutral.

Anthocyanins and ellagitannins respond to heat, light and oxygen, so add the extract late in warm processes and use opaque packaging. The pigment stains, so weigh it in a dedicated area and wipe contact surfaces after each lot. Reseal the liner at each draw, because the sugars and acids in a fruit extract absorb humidity and set into lumps.

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.