Goji Berry Extract Powder

Ripe red fruit of Lycium barbarum, the Ningxia wolfberry, is the starting material for this goji berry extract, and the leaves of the same shrub are a different ingredient. Water extraction concentrates the soluble fruit fraction of Lycium barbarum, and the liquor is dried to a red powder.

This 10:1 ratio extract of goji berry carries no polysaccharide percentage figure. It is water dispersible and milled to 80 mesh. The whole-fruit powders and the wolfberry leaf extract are separate products with their own specifications and flavors.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0028 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Fruit & Berry, Goji, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Extracted

Lycium barbarum Fruit Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Lycium barbarum L., a deciduous shrub of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) grown across northwestern China. The part used is the ripe fruit, an oval red berry that is dried before processing. Leaves, root bark and seeds are not added separately to this goji berry extract. The root bark of Lycium shrubs is a separate traditional material, unrelated to the fruit in use.

Two mix-ups are common. The berries of Lycium chinense, a close relative, also trade as goji or wolfberry, and the two fruits differ in metabolite profile. Separately, the leaf of the same shrub is sold as wolfberry leaf, an ingredient with its own extracts.

Goji Extract vs Fruit Powders & Leaf

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Goji Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried L. barbarum fruit	A dispersible goji fruit extract is wanted
Goji Berry Powder	Dried, milled whole fruit	Whole-fruit color, fiber and carotenoids are wanted
Freeze-Dried Goji Berry Powder	Whole fruit dried by freeze-drying	Gentle drying and a fresh-fruit character matter
Wolfberry Leaf Extract Powder	Extract of the leaf of the same shrub	A leaf-based extract is requested

LBP is the figure most often quoted for goji, and the 10:1 ratio is not that figure. It only says how strongly the dried berries were concentrated, so two extracts at the same ratio can hold different polysaccharide levels. A buyer who must state a polysaccharide value needs a polysaccharide-standardized product instead.

Where goji identity and fast solubility are the point, as in drink sticks, the ratio extract fits. Where the red skin pigment and fiber of the whole berry matter, a milled or freeze-dried fruit powder is the better choice. The leaf extract differs in flavor and composition and cannot stand in for the fruit.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Lycium barbarum
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Goji Berry, Wolfberry
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	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

Sugar-Tolerant Capsule Fills

The sugars in this dried extract hold water, so capsule bottles usually carry a desiccant. A clear shell shows the red-orange fill, which is why opaque capsules are common, and the flow check before filling is more important in humid weather than for non-sugary extracts.

Sweet-Tangy Drink Sticks

Sticks use goji extract for a sweet, mildly tangy fruit note and a warm red tint. It dissolves readily in cold water to a clear to lightly hazy drink, and it sits well with citrus or apple flavors, which suits a stick that is shaken in a bottle.

Chrysanthemum-Style Tea Mixes

Tea-style mixes pair goji berry extract with chrysanthemum, jujube or ginger. The extract’s own sweetness reduces added sugar, and it dissolves in hot water without the skins and seeds that whole dried berries leave in the cup.

Gummy and Chew Premixes

In gummy and chew premixes the extract supplies sweetness and a red tint. Its sugars brown if held hot, so it is stirred in late, as the batch cools toward depositing. The fine powder avoids the flecks that milled fruit leaves.

Binding Sugars in Bars

Bar premixes use goji extract for fruit flavor and color. Its sugars and stickiness help bind a bar, though the same property draws moisture, so humidity in the production area has to be watched and finished bars are wrapped promptly.

Formulation Notes

The powder is red to orange-red with a sweet, fruity aroma and a sweet-tart taste with a hint of herbal bitterness. In water it dissolves or disperses to an orange-red, slightly hazy liquid. With sugars and polysaccharides making up most of the soluble solids, the powder is strongly hygroscopic and sticky, and it cakes quickly in humid air.

Weigh it promptly in a room with controlled humidity and fold it into a portion of the filler before the main mix. A coarse sieve breaks soft lumps before they cause weight variation in capsule fills, and a flow aid is only needed if the sugars start to bridge in the hopper.

Reseal the liner firmly after each opening. Once damp, the powder clumps first and then sets into a hard cake that darkens as the sugars brown, which is why a partly used container should be finished sooner than a sealed one.

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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