Lily Bulb Extract Powder from Lilium brownii

Lily Bulb (Lilium brownii) Extract Powder

Lily Bulb Extract Powder is produced from the fleshy bulb scales of Lilium brownii, a member of the Liliaceae family associated with Bai He and Lilii Bulbus. The extract provides a concentrated botanical ingredient format for supplement, functional-food, beverage, and related formulation projects, distinct from untreated or simply milled lily bulb powder.

Available specifications include 10:1 and 20:1 ratio extracts together with standardized grades defined by total polysaccharide content. The ratio grades describe botanical concentration, while polysaccharide grades use an analytical assay to define constituent content. This distinction allows buyers to select either a broad-spectrum ratio extract or a standardized material according to formulation and analytical requirements.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0418 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Root & Rhizome Extracts Tags: Bulb, Lily, Lily bulb, Lily lilium brownii, Polyphenols

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Lilium brownii extract is derived specifically from the bulb and fleshy bulb scales rather than flowers or aerial plant material. Maintaining this botanical and plant-part identity distinguishes the ingredient from mixed-species lily extracts, whole lily bulb powders, and purified polysaccharide ingredients. The extract contains carbohydrate-rich fractions together with characteristic secondary metabolites naturally associated with the bulb.

10:1 is the primary ratio grade, with 20:1 providing a more concentrated option for broad-spectrum botanical formulations. Standardized grades are instead defined by total polysaccharide content, with 10%, 20%, 30%, and 50% polysaccharide specifications covering different formulation and procurement needs.

The ingredient is used across botanical supplements, functional nutrition products, powdered food systems, and reconstituted formulations. Its carbohydrate-rich matrix makes aqueous dispersion, sensory impact, and physical stability important during development, particularly when moving from dry blending into beverage or other water-based applications.

Application Areas

Dietary Supplement Formulations

Suitable for capsules, tablets, granules, sachets, and multi-botanical products where formulators require a concentrated Lilium brownii bulb ingredient rather than untreated botanical powder.

Functional Food & Nutrition Products

Used in botanical nutrition blends, powdered functional foods, and related products where either a ratio-defined extract or standardized polysaccharide grade supports the formulation strategy.

Powdered & Reconstituted Beverages

Applicable to solid beverage premixes and botanical drink systems where wetting, dispersion, haze, sediment formation, and sensory contribution need to be evaluated during development.

Personal-Care Formulations

Can be evaluated as a botanical ingredient in selected cosmetic and personal-care systems where compatibility, dispersibility, finished-product color, and formulation stability are relevant.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Lily Bulb Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Lilium brownii
Botanical Family	Liliaceae
Common Names	Lily Bulb Extract · Bai He Extract · Lilii Bulbus Extract
Plant Part	Bulb / fleshy bulb scales
Ingredient Type	Botanical extract
Product Form	Powder
Primary Ratio Grade	10:1 Extract
Secondary Ratio Grade	20:1 Extract
Standardized Grade	Total Polysaccharides
Available Polysaccharide Grades	10% · 20% · 30% · 50%
Polysaccharide Assay	UV / colorimetric method
Characteristic Constituents	Polysaccharides · steroidal saponins · phenylpropanoid derivatives
Reference Analytical Entity	Regaloside B

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Polysaccharides are an important constituent group in Lilium brownii bulb. Published research has characterized several structurally distinct fractions rather than a single universal lily polysaccharide. These include glucomannan-type polysaccharides rich in mannose and glucose as well as pectic polysaccharides containing homogalacturonan, RG-I, and RG-II structural domains.

The bulb also contains a diverse secondary-metabolite profile. Phytochemical investigations have identified multiple steroidal saponins, while broader chemical profiling has reported phenylpropanoid-derived constituents together with other characteristic compounds associated with Lilii Bulbus.

Regaloside B is a relevant analytical entity in lily bulb research and can support botanical characterization and chromatographic evaluation. It is best treated as a reference marker unless a specific Regaloside B assay is defined for the selected standardized product.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should establish botanical identity, plant part, and grade type before comparing analytical results. Ratio extracts are primarily defined by their extraction concentration, while standardized polysaccharide grades require a corresponding total-polysaccharide assay, commonly performed by UV/colorimetric methodology. Where a specific compound such as Regaloside B is quantified, compound-specific chromatographic analysis such as HPLC provides a more appropriate analytical approach.

The extract contains carbohydrate-rich botanical solids and should not be expected to behave like a purified, fully water-soluble compound. Developers should evaluate wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, flavor contribution, and viscosity in the finished formulation. Higher-polysaccharide grades may show different hydration and physical behavior from conventional ratio extracts because of their more concentrated carbohydrate fraction.

For dry products, scale-up should consider premixing, blend uniformity, powder flow, capsule filling, and compression where relevant. Beverage and liquid systems require attention to mixing order, hydration, dispersion, suspended solids, and physical stability after reconstitution. Testing these properties in the actual product matrix is more informative than relying only on the extract specification.

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.