Lychee Extract Powder

Lychee extract is made from the edible pulp of Litchi chinensis, the white, juicy aril of the fruit, and not from the seed or the red peel. Water extraction concentrates the soluble pulp fraction, and the liquor is dried into a light brown powder that disperses in water.

The extract is supplied at a 10:1 ratio and milled to 80 mesh, with no marker percentage declared. A seed extract and two lychee fruit powders are listed separately, so this lychee extract is the right line only where the fruit pulp is the specified part.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0431 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Lychee, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Litchi chinensis Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Litchi chinensis Sonn., lychee, an evergreen tree of the Sapindaceae from southern China. The part used is the fruit, meaning the pulp around the stone. The seed, the knobby red peel and the leaves are not included, and the seed is sold as its own extract. Sugars, organic acids with malic acid in the lead, and procyanidin-type polyphenols are the main constituent families of lychee pulp, named here without figures. The fresh rose-like perfume of the fruit is not carried into a water extract.

Lychee Extract vs Other Forms

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Fruit Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried lychee pulp	Fruit pulp is the specified part
Litchi Seed Extract Powder	Ratio extract of the lychee seed instead of the fruit	Seed-derived material is the target
Lychee Powder	Dried powder of the lychee fruit	A fruit powder is wanted
Freeze-Dried Lychee Powder	Freeze-dried powder of the lychee fruit	A freeze-dried fruit powder is wanted

A 10:1 figure on a lychee extract states concentration against the starting fruit, and nothing about sugar or polyphenol content.

Pulp and seed behave as separate ingredients. The seed is brown, tannic and starchy, while the pulp is sweet and light. The two fruit powders keep the whole dried pulp, and this Litchi chinensis extract is a soluble concentrate of it. Writing the pulp, not just lychee, on the order keeps the extract from being swapped with the seed line, and the freeze-dried powder is the product for buyers who want the closest match to fresh fruit.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Litchi chinensis
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Litchi Fruit
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Light brown 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

Fruit Extract Capsules

Lychee extract goes into two-piece capsules as a light brown powder with a sweet, faintly fruity note. Because the pulp is sugar-rich, the powder attracts moisture, so a dry filling room and a flow aid in the premix prevent bridging at the dosing disc.

Tropical Drink Powders

In drink powders the extract gives a pale tan, slightly hazy liquid with a gentle fruit sweetness. Added lychee, rose or citrus flavor supplies the aroma that the water extract lacks, and the natural sugars let the formula use a little less sweetener.

Fruit Gummy Premixes

Gummies carry the extract in the cooked base added late. Its sugars and organic acids shift the pH and the set slightly, so the gel strength of the finished gummy is worth testing against the formula without the extract.

Rose-Note Soft Chews

Soft chews pair the extract with rose, lychee or peach flavors that add the perfume it lacks. The sugars make the chew a little sticky, so check demolding and the texture at the end of shelf life.

Light Stick Pack Blends

Sticks combine the extract with a carrier and acid for a stirred drink. Because fruit sugars take up water, foil laminate and a dry filling room matter more here than for a leaf extract. Choose opaque laminate to protect the pale tan tone of the dry blend.

Formulation Notes

Lychee extract is a light brown powder with a mild, sweet fruity aroma and a gently sweet, slightly tart taste. Poured into water, it gives a pale tan liquid with a faint haze, and some fine sediment settles over time. The rose-like scent of fresh lychee is much weaker than the taste of the fruit would suggest.

Sugar-bearing powders take up moisture quickly, so weigh the lychee extract in a dry room and reseal the pack after each draw. Surface caking and darkening are the first signs of uptake. A free-flowing carrier blended in ahead of capsule filling helps, and drinks take the powder best when it goes into the dry base first.

Fruit extracts with sugars and organic acids brown on warm storage. Keep Litchi chinensis extract in sealed liners in a cool store, rotate packs by date, and treat a darker, harder surface layer in an opened pack as an early warning that moisture has entered.

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)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.