Perilla Seed Extract Powder

Perilla Seed Extract Powder is a botanical extract produced from the seeds of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton, a species in the Lamiaceae family. Supplied as a dry extract powder, it is commercially distinct from perilla leaf extract, whole seed powder, perilla seed oil, and lipid-based oil powders, which differ in composition and formulation behavior.

Commercial ratio grades include 4:1, 10:1, and 20:1, with 10:1 representing the primary sourcing grade. Ratio extracts are commonly identified by TLC. Standardized perilla seed extracts can instead be defined by quantified polyphenol content, representing a separate specification system from botanical input-to-extract ratios.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0499 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Seed & Bark Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Perilla frutescens, Perilla Seed, Polyphenols, Seed

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

The ingredient is derived specifically from Perilla frutescens seeds rather than leaves or isolated seed oil. This plant-part distinction matters because seed extracts retain botanical extractives and phenolic constituents, while seed oil is primarily a lipid ingredient and leaf-derived materials have a different phytochemical profile. Perilla seed extract is therefore evaluated as a seed-derived botanical extract rather than as a milled botanical powder or fatty-acid-rich oil.

Commercial ratio grades are offered at 4:1, 10:1, and 20:1. The 10:1 specification occupies the main commercial position, while 4:1 represents a lower extraction ratio and 20:1 a higher botanical input-to-extract ratio. Extract ratio describes the relationship between starting botanical material and finished extract; it does not establish a percentage of rosmarinic acid, polyphenols, fatty acids, or another individual constituent.

The extract is used in botanical supplements, powdered nutrition systems, functional-food products, and selected beverage formulations. Relevant formulation characteristics include powder handling, sensory contribution, wetting, dispersibility, and possible sedimentation in aqueous systems. Ratio extracts, polyphenol-standardized materials, and lipid-derived perilla ingredients should be evaluated separately because their composition and processing behavior are not interchangeable.

Application Areas

Dietary Supplement Formulations

Used in capsules, tablets, botanical complexes, and related supplement formats where a defined seed-derived Perilla frutescens extract is required.

Powder Blends and Sachets

Suitable for multi-ingredient powder blends and sachets, with formulation attention to premixing, particle compatibility, flow, segregation, and blend uniformity.

Functional Food Products

Applicable to selected functional-food systems where botanical extract identity, controlled ingredient input, and documented sourcing are important product-development criteria.

Beverage and Drink-Powder Systems

For aqueous applications, formulators should evaluate wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, flavor interaction, and physical stability in the complete finished-product system.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Perilla Seed Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Botanical Family	Lamiaceae
Plant Part	Seed
Ingredient Type	Botanical seed extract
Product Form	Dry extract powder
Ratio Grades	4:1 · 10:1 · 20:1
Primary Commercial Grade	10:1
Ratio Grade Identification	TLC
Standardized Specification Route	Total polyphenols
Commercial Standardized Grade	3% Total Polyphenols
Reference Phenolic Constituents	Rosmarinic acid · Rosmarinic acid-3-O-glucoside · Luteolin · Apigenin · Caffeic-acid derivatives
Product Differentiation	Seed extract; distinct from leaf extract, seed powder, seed oil, and seed oil powder

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Perilla seeds contain a characteristic phenolic fraction that includes rosmarinic acid, rosmarinic acid-3-O-glucoside, luteolin, apigenin, and caffeic-acid derivatives. These constituents provide useful phytochemical reference points when evaluating seed-derived extract identity and differentiating the material from leaf or oil-based perilla ingredients.

Ratio extracts and standardized extracts use different specification systems. A botanical extract ratio describes the relationship between starting plant material and resulting extract, whereas a standardized grade is defined by a quantified compositional target. Commercial standardized material may therefore be specified by total polyphenol content rather than by botanical ratio alone.

Perilla seed oil follows a separate chemistry profile dominated by lipids, including alpha-linolenic acid. Fatty-acid characteristics associated with the oil should not be assigned automatically to a conventional dry seed extract. Buyers sourcing omega-3 or ALA-focused material should distinguish lipid-derived ingredients from botanical ratio or polyphenol-standardized extracts.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Analytical evaluation should begin with correct botanical identity, seed as the specified plant part, and the commercial extract type. A purchasing specification should distinguish ratio material from assay-standardized extract. For ratio grades, TLC supports identity evaluation but is not a quantitative assay of individual phenolic compounds. Standardized material instead requires a defined analyte or compositional target together with an appropriate quantitative method.

Physical evaluation should focus on characteristics that affect manufacturing performance, including particle behavior, powder flow, color, aroma, taste, wetting, dispersibility, and sedimentation. These factors can influence blending, encapsulation, tableting, sachet filling, and aqueous formulation performance. Different extraction systems and carrier structures can also produce materially different behavior even when products share the same botanical source.

During scale-up, dry formulations should be assessed for premixing efficiency, segregation, blend uniformity, filling performance, and compression behavior where applicable. Beverage and drink-powder projects require separate evaluation of mixing order, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, and flavor contribution. Where a quantified polyphenol specification is used, formulation calculations should be based on the declared standardized content rather than on botanical extract ratio.

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.