Paper Mulberry Fruit Extract Powder

The ripe fruit of Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry, is extracted in water and dried to give paper mulberry fruit extract powder. Water extraction concentrates the soluble fraction of the fruiting heads, and the liquor is dried into a fine powder. Bark, leaf and twig of the tree are not part of the starting material.

The product is a 10:1 ratio extract with no marker figure, milled to 80 mesh and water dispersible. It is not a mulberry extract: the tree belongs to a different genus from the white mulberry, and its fruit is a different material from the berry sold as mulberry.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0066 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Fruit & Berry, Gummies & Chews, Paper Mulberry, Plant Extracts, Water Extracted

Paper Mulberry Identity & Plant Part

The species is Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L’Hér. ex Vent., the paper mulberry, a tree of the family Moraceae that is a relative of the true mulberries, genus Morus, but not one of them. The part used is the ripe fruit, a rounded, fleshy head made up of many small orange-red fruitlets and known in Chinese herbal practice as chu shi zi. Bark, leaf and twig are not included in this paper mulberry extract.

The name causes trade confusion. White mulberry, Morus alba, gives an elongated purple, red or white berry, while the paper mulberry gives a spiky, globular fruiting head, and the two are different plants with different chemistry. The tree is named for the paper and bark cloth made from its fiber, and the fruit is a separate raw material. Buyers who need true mulberry berry should look at the Mulberry Powder, the Freeze-Dried Mulberry Powder or the Mulberry Fruit Polysaccharide Powder. Those come from Morus alba.

What 10:1 Means for Paper Mulberry

The 10:1 figure is a concentration ratio of the starting material. It says how much paper mulberry fruit went into each part of extract, and it says nothing about how much of any one compound came out. The product has no marker percentage, and no siblings from the same tree are supplied. The ratio extract is the only form of this fruit. Compared with the dried whole fruit, the extract removes most of the insoluble material, so it fills a capsule or stick pack at a smaller weight and leaves less sediment in a drink. A buyer who needs a defined compound content should choose a different botanical, because this product is described by its identity, its part and its ratio.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Broussonetia papyrifera
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Paper mulberry, chu shi zi
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
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

Capsules and Tablets

Paper mulberry fruit extract fills capsules at a small weight compared with the dried fruit. A glidant keeps the fine powder flowing, and for tablets a dry binder and a film coat limit moisture pickup and cover the taste of the extract.

Powder Stick Packs

Sticks take the dispersible extract in herbal and tea-style drink mixes. The powder disperses to a hazy liquid and not a clear solution, so a short stir is needed, and sweeteners or warm spice flavors round out the taste of the cup.

Herbal Drink Powders

Instant herbal powders use the extract in hot water. Pre-wetting the powder with a little warm water to a paste prevents floating lumps, and blending it with the sweetener first gives a uniform dispersion that stays even as the cup cools.

Gummy and Bar Premixes

Gummies and bars accept the extract at gram-level inclusion, where its tone disappears into cocoa, caramel or fruit bases. Add it to a gummy mass after the cook, because long heating darkens it, and blend it into bar dry mixes before the binder.

Formulation Notes

The powder has a mild, faintly fruity and slightly earthy odor, and its taste is mildly sweet with a trace of bitterness. In water it forms a hazy dispersion, because the fine fruit material of the paper mulberry does not fully dissolve. Like most extracts of fruit, it contains sugars and takes up moisture from the air. Damp paper mulberry fruit extract powder clumps and darkens before it loses flow.

A small inclusion is easier to weigh as a two-stage premix with a dry carrier, which also spreads the fruit extract evenly through capsule and stick fills. For drinks, wet the powder with a little cool water and then dilute. Keep the container shut between uses, away from humidity and strong odors, and test each lot against a retained sample for appearance and aroma.

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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