Hyacinth Bean Extract Powder

Hyacinth Bean Extract Powder is produced from the mature seed of Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, a member of the Fabaceae family. Commercial names include White Hyacinth Bean Extract, Lablab Bean Extract, and Bai Bian Dou Extract. The material is supplied as a fine powder for supplement formulation, product development, and commercial ingredient sourcing.

The primary commercial specification is a 10:1 seed extract, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratio grades also available. These values describe the relationship between starting plant material and finished extract rather than the percentage of a single active compound. TLC is commonly used as an identification method for commercial ratio grades.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0385 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Whole Plant & Specialty Extracts Tags: Antioxidant Support, Dietary Supplements, Hyacinth Bean, Phenolic Compounds, Polyphenols

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

The raw material is the mature seed of Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet. Bai Bian Dou is the traditional Chinese ingredient name, while Semen Lablab Album appears in traditional crude-drug terminology. Older medicinal and trade references may use Dolichos lablab L. This ingredient should not be confused with white kidney bean extract from Phaseolus vulgaris, which is a different botanical species and commercial ingredient.

Commercial grades are differentiated primarily by extraction ratio rather than by a universally adopted marker-compound assay. The 10:1 grade represents the main sourcing specification, while 4:1 and 5:1 provide lower concentration ratios and 20:1 provides a higher ratio option. Buyers therefore compare the material primarily by botanical identity, plant part, extract ratio, and identification method.

The concentrated powder is used in dietary supplements, traditional plant-based combinations, powdered nutrition products, and selected functional formulations. Compared with whole-seed powder, ratio extracts allow formulators to introduce concentrated seed material at a lower ingredient loading. Important development considerations include natural color, botanical taste, dry-blend distribution, powder flow, and dispersion behavior in the finished formulation.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

The concentrated seed material can be incorporated into capsule and tablet blends where formulators need lower ingredient loading than would be required with whole-seed powder.

Multi-Ingredient Powder Blends

The ingredient can be combined with complementary plant-derived materials in dry blends, with premixing used when differences in inclusion level or powder characteristics affect distribution uniformity.

Sachets & Stick Packs

Ratio grades can be evaluated in portioned powder formats where ingredient loading, flow, taste, color, and homogeneous distribution influence filling performance and finished-product consistency.

Functional Beverage Powders

For reconstituted systems, formulators should evaluate wetting, dispersion, sedimentation, mouthfeel, color contribution, and flavor interaction within the final beverage matrix.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Hyacinth Bean Extract Powder
Commercial Name	White Hyacinth Bean Extract
Botanical Name	Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Botanical Family	Fabaceae
Traditional Name	Bai Bian Dou
Traditional Ingredient Reference	Semen Lablab Album
Legacy Medicinal / Trade Name	Dolichos lablab L.
Plant Part	Mature Seed
Ingredient Type	Botanical Seed Extract
Product Form	Fine Powder
Primary Extract Ratio	10:1
Available Ratio Grades	4:1 · 5:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Identification	TLC
Standardization Type	Ratio Extract
Appearance	Light Brown to Brown Fine Powder

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Lablab purpureus seed has a chemically diverse composition rather than one universally adopted commercial marker. Published compositional research identifies several constituent groups in the seed, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, amino-acid derivatives, carbohydrates, fatty acids, alkaloids, terpenoid compounds, and other secondary plant metabolites.

This profile is important when interpreting the commercial specification. A 10:1 ratio defines the relationship between starting raw material and finished extract; it does not mean 10% polyphenols, 10% flavonoids, or 10% of another individual constituent. The product should therefore be evaluated as a ratio extract rather than as a single-marker standardized ingredient.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should verify botanical identity, mature-seed origin, extract ratio, and product form as a matched specification set. Particular attention is warranted where commercial documentation uses older botanical nomenclature or similar English bean names, since these can lead to ingredient misidentification during supplier qualification.

Powder flow, particle behavior, blend uniformity, wetting, and sediment formation should be evaluated in the intended formulation rather than inferred from extract ratio alone. The material can also contribute visible color and botanical sensory notes, making finished-product trials useful for light-colored powders, tablets, and reconstituted systems.

During scale-up, dry-product developers should evaluate mixing sequence and uniform distribution where the ingredient represents a relatively small proportion of the total blend. Capsule and tablet projects should assess filling and compression performance in the complete formulation. Reconstituted products should be evaluated for dispersion, suspended solids, sedimentation, mouthfeel, flavor interaction, and finished-product appearance before commercial production.

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.