Glossy Privet Fruit Extract Powder

Glossy Privet Fruit Extract Powder is produced from the mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton, an Oleaceae species commonly known as glossy privet. The dried fruit is also known commercially as Nu Zhen Zi and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi. Essencefield supplies the ingredient as a concentrated botanical extract powder rather than simple milled fruit.

The primary commercial specification is a 10:1 ratio extract, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratio grades also available. Commercial formats include fine 80–100 mesh powder with light brown to brown color, mild bitter-astringent sensory characteristics, and water-dispersible behavior. Analytical options include constituent assays and chromatographic fingerprinting for ingredient identity and specification control.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0356 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Fruit & Berry Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Fruit, Glossy, Glossy privet, Polyphenols

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Glossy privet fruit extract is derived from the mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum, a member of the Oleaceae family. The botanical raw material is distinct from glossy privet leaf or other Ligustrum species and is commercially identified by the fruit names Nu Zhen Zi and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi. Extraction, concentration, drying, milling, and sieving distinguish the concentrated extract from ordinary dried fruit powder.

Commercial sourcing is centered on extract ratio. The 10:1 grade is the primary specification, while 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 formats provide alternative concentration profiles. Extract ratio describes the relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract; it does not represent a fixed percentage of oleanolic acid, polyphenols, or another constituent.

The ingredient is mainly used in dietary supplement and botanical formulation projects requiring concentrated glossy privet fruit. Its fine brown powder has moderate flow, mild bitterness and astringency, and disperses in water without behaving like a fully soluble purified compound. These characteristics influence blend appearance, flavor masking, wetting, haze, and sedimentation during finished-product development.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

The fine extract powder is suitable for botanical capsule and tablet formulations. Commercial scale-up should evaluate powder flow, bulk handling, blend uniformity, capsule fill consistency, compression behavior, hardness, and disintegration.

Botanical Powder Blends

The extract can be incorporated into multi-botanical powders, stick packs, and sachets. Its brown color and fine particle size make screening, premixing, and visual-uniformity control important in light-colored formulations.

Gummies & Chewable Products

Glossy privet fruit extract can be used in gummy and chewable projects where concentrated botanical ingredients are required. Natural bitterness, astringency, brown color, acid exposure, and thermal processing behavior should be evaluated during prototype development.

Beverage Powder Systems

Water-dispersible extract grades can be evaluated in powdered beverage systems. Formulation work should address wetting, reconstitution, haze, sedimentation, pH compatibility, flavor masking, and visible color contribution.

Typical Specifications

Specification	Details
Product Name	Glossy Privet Fruit Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton
Botanical Family	Oleaceae
Common References	Glossy Privet Fruit Extract · Ligustrum Lucidum Extract · Nu Zhen Zi Extract · Fructus Ligustri Lucidi Extract
Plant Part	Mature Fruit
Ingredient Type	Botanical Extract Powder
Primary Specification	10:1 Extract
Available Extract Ratios	4:1 · 5:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Product Form	Fine Powder
Appearance	Light Brown to Brown
Particle Size	80–100 Mesh
Odor & Taste	Characteristic botanical odor · Mild bitter-astringent taste
Water Behavior	Dispersible in water · Not fully soluble
Carrier System	Maltodextrin-based and carrier-free formats
Identification	TLC / HPLC Fingerprint
Characteristic Constituents	Specnuezhenide · Oleanolic Acid · Ursolic Acid · Salidroside
Marker / Assay Options	Oleanolic Acid · Ursolic Acid · Total Polyphenols · Salidroside
Moisture / Loss on Drying	≤5.0%
Ash	≤5.0%
Shelf Life	24 Months
Processing	Extraction · Concentration · Filtration · Drying · Milling · Sieving · Blending

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

The mature fruit contains a chemically diverse phytochemical profile rather than one compound that defines every commercial extract. Important constituent groups include iridoid and secoiridoid glycosides, pentacyclic triterpenoids, and phenolic compounds. Specnuezhenide is a characteristic secoiridoid glycoside used in analytical evaluation of Ligustri Lucidi Fructus, while oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are representative triterpenoid constituents.

Salidroside is another identifiable constituent used in chromatographic analysis of the botanical. These compounds provide useful analytical targets for identity, fingerprinting, and standardized-extract development, but their natural occurrence does not make an extract ratio equivalent to a fixed assay.

A ratio extract should therefore be distinguished from an oleanolic-acid-standardized material. Highly purified oleanolic acid sold under related Ligustrum lucidum search terms represents a separate phytochemical ingredient rather than a higher-strength version of Glossy Privet Fruit Extract Powder.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Analytical evaluation should establish the correct botanical species, mature-fruit source, extract identity, and commercial grade before interpreting marker data. For ratio extracts, production records and extract-ratio controls define the concentration format, while TLC or HPLC fingerprinting can provide additional identity information. Marker-standardized specifications require a defined analyte, assay level, and analytical method rather than using the ratio value as a substitute for constituent concentration.

The finished ingredient is a light brown to brown fine powder with 80–100 mesh particle characteristics, moderate flow, and mild bitter-astringent sensory properties. It disperses in water but contains botanical components that do not behave like a fully dissolved purified chemical. In liquid systems this can produce haze or sediment, while its natural brown tone can visibly influence gummies, tablets, sachets, and light-colored powder blends.

For dry-product scale-up, R&D should evaluate screening, premixing, flow, segregation, capsule filling, and tablet compression. Beverage and gummy development requires additional evaluation of wetting, pH exposure, sedimentation, color stability, heat exposure, and flavor masking. Different ratio grades should be evaluated as distinct formulation inputs because concentration, carrier system, physical properties, and sensory impact can influence processing performance.

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.