Radish Seed Extract Powder

Produced from mature Raphanus sativus L. seeds, Radish Seed Extract Powder is a natural botanical ratio extract supplied as a yellow-brown to brown fine powder. It is commercially distinct from milled radish seed powder, radish root extract, and radish seed oil because the seed material undergoes extraction, concentration, drying, and particle-size control before formulation use.

Essencefield commonly supplies a 10:1 ratio extract, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratios also available. The product is specified primarily by extract ratio rather than by a fixed glucosinolate assay. Water and ethanol-water extraction systems, carrier-free or carrier-assisted options, 80–100 mesh material, and water-dispersible formats support different supplement and functional formulation requirements.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0534 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Seed & Bark Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Polyphenols, Radish Seed, Raphanus sativus, Seed

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Radish seed extract is produced from the mature seeds of Raphanus sativus L., a member of the Brassicaceae family. The ingredient should not be treated as interchangeable with radish root powder or simple ground seed because extraction transfers selected botanical constituents before concentration and drying. This gives the finished material a distinct commercial identity based on species, plant part, and extract preparation.

Commercial selection is centered on extract ratio. The 10:1 grade is the primary specification, while 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratios provide alternatives for different concentration and formulation requirements. Extract ratio describes the relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract under the manufacturing process; it does not represent a quantitative glucosinolate assay.

The ingredient is used in botanical supplements, dry powder blends, sachets, tablets, and selected functional food or beverage systems. Its yellow-brown color, cruciferous aroma, earthy character, and slightly pungent seed notes can influence exposed formats. In water, the material disperses rather than dissolves completely, and light botanical sediment may remain after hydration.

Application Areas

Capsules

Radish seed extract suits hard-shell capsules where its natural color and pungent seed notes are less exposed. Pilot filling should evaluate powder flow, blend uniformity, bulk density, and fill-weight consistency.

Tablets

The extract can be used in compressed botanical tablets. Formulators should evaluate flow, compression behavior, sticking, friability, disintegration, and compatibility with the selected binder and flow-supporting excipients.

Powder Blends, Sachets & Stick Packs

The extract can be used in botanical powder blends, sachets, and stick packs. Particle compatibility helps control segregation, while flavor systems may be needed to manage its characteristic cruciferous and slightly pungent profile.

Functional Food & Beverage Powders

Water-dispersible material can be evaluated in powdered food and beverage systems. Development should consider wetting, turbidity, sedimentation, pH, flavor masking, color interaction, and processing-temperature exposure.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Radish Seed Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Raphanus sativus L.
Common Names	Radish Seed Extract · Semen Raphani Extract · Lai Fu Zi Extract
Botanical Family	Brassicaceae
Part Used	Mature seed
Ingredient Type	Natural botanical ratio extract
Product Form	Fine powder
Primary Extract Ratio	10:1
Other Ratio Options	4:1 · 5:1 · 20:1
Specification Basis	Extract ratio
Extraction System	Water or ethanol-water extraction
Identification	TLC · HPLC fingerprint · botanical source review or agreed identity method
Appearance	Yellow-brown to brown fine powder
Particle Size	Typically 80–100 mesh
Moisture / Loss on Drying	Typically ≤5.0%
Ash	Typically ≤5.0%
Carrier	Carrier-free or carrier-assisted
Water Behavior	Water-dispersible; light botanical sediment may occur
Sensory Profile	Characteristic cruciferous, earthy and slightly pungent seed notes
Shelf Life	Typically 24 months unopened
Origin	China

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Radish seeds contain glucosinolates together with sinapoyl-related constituents and other phenolic components characteristic of cruciferous seed chemistry. These compounds provide a more useful chemical fingerprint than a generic description of the ingredient as a botanical powder, while chromatographic profiling can support comparison of extract identity and consistency.

Glucoraphenin is frequently associated with the glucosinolate profile of Raphanus sativus seeds and may form sulforaphene following hydrolysis. This pathway is chemically distinct from the glucoraphanin-to-sulforaphane pathway, despite the similar compound names. Sinapine and related sinapoyl constituents are also relevant components of radish seed chemistry and can contribute to chromatographic identity.

For commercial qualification, extract ratio and marker assay should remain separate concepts. A ratio grade defines the extract concentration framework, while a marker-controlled grade requires a clearly defined analyte, analytical method, reporting unit, and acceptance criterion. This distinction allows procurement and QA teams to compare ratio extracts without treating an extract ratio as a potency measurement.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should first establish the botanical source as mature Raphanus sativus L. seed and differentiate the material from radish root preparations, whole-seed powders, and seed oils. TLC or HPLC fingerprinting can support identity assessment and help evaluate profile consistency between commercial lots.

Particle characteristics, carrier system, moisture level, and residual botanical solids influence flow, wetting, and suspension behavior. In aqueous systems, incomplete dissolution can produce haze or light sediment, while the natural cruciferous sensory profile may require flavor management in exposed applications. These properties are especially relevant to beverage powders, sachets, and other formulations where appearance or taste remains visible to the consumer.

During scale-up, dry formulations should be evaluated for blend uniformity, segregation, hopper flow, capsule filling, and tablet compression behavior. Reconstituted systems require additional assessment of wetting, suspension, sedimentation, turbidity, pH, flavor, color, and heat exposure. Carrier-assisted and carrier-free grades can also differ in extract solids, flowability, and dispersibility, making sample-level formulation testing important 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.