Rose Flower Extract Powder

Rose Flower Extract Powder is a concentrated botanical ingredient produced from Damask rose flower petals. Commercially identified as Rosa damascena, the petals are extracted and concentrated before drying into a fine powder. This distinguishes the ingredient from simple rose petal powder, rosehip-derived materials, and volatile rose essential oil.

Essencefield supplies a standard 10:1 extract, with 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 ratio grades also available. The material is supplied as a light pink to pinkish-brown fine powder with a typical particle size of 80 mesh. Water-dispersible, carrier-free, and carrier-supported formats support different product-development and sourcing requirements.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0543 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Flower Extracts Tags: Antioxidant Support, Dietary Supplements, Flavonoids, Flower, Rose Flower

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Damask rose petals provide the defined botanical raw material for this extract. The ingredient is commercially identified as Rosa damascena, while Rosa × damascena Herrm. is the accepted botanical name. The use of flower petals as the specified plant part separates this material from rosehip ingredients based on fruit and from powders produced only by drying and milling rose petals.

The 10:1 extract is the principal commercial grade, while 4:1, 5:1, and 20:1 options provide different botanical-to-extract concentration formats. Extract ratio describes the relationship between botanical starting material and finished extract rather than the percentage of a single active constituent. Projects requiring additional chemical definition can incorporate polyphenol, flavonoid, or chromatographic-profile requirements.

The powder retains a natural pink-to-brown coloration and characteristic rose botanical sensory profile. These attributes make it suitable for concentrated botanical products where ingredient identity, color, flavor contribution, and compatibility with other plant extracts need to be considered during development.

Application Areas

Dietary Supplements

Suitable for capsules, tablets, stick packs, sachets, and botanical powder blends. Fine-powder handling and blend uniformity are particularly relevant during dry-dose manufacturing and scale-up.

Functional Beverages

Rose flower extract can be evaluated in beverage powders and botanical drink systems. Pilot formulations should assess finished-product clarity, suspension stability, color, and sensory balance.

Gummies & Functional Foods

The concentrated extract can provide a rose-derived botanical component in gummies and selected food systems. Heat exposure, pH, flavor interaction, and finished-product appearance should be evaluated during development.

Beauty & Nutricosmetic Formulations

Damask rose extract can be incorporated into ingestible beauty and botanical wellness products where rose-derived polyphenolic and flavonoid constituents support the intended ingredient concept.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Commercial Specification
Product Name	Rose Flower Extract Powder
Botanical Source	Damask rose
Common Commercial Name	Rosa damascena
Accepted Botanical Name	Rosa × damascena Herrm.
Botanical Family	Rosaceae
Plant Part	Flower petals
Ingredient Type	Botanical extract powder
Product Form	Fine powder
Primary Specification	10:1 extract ratio
Secondary Ratio Grades	4:1 · 5:1 · 20:1
Appearance	Light pink to pinkish-brown fine powder
Particle Size	Typically 80 mesh
Physical Behavior	Water-dispersible
Botanical Identification	Available
TLC Identification	Available
HPLC Characterization	Botanical fingerprint
Chemical Characterization	Total polyphenols or flavonoids
Carrier Format	Carrier-free or carrier-supported

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Damask rose flower extract contains a complex phenolic profile rather than one universally defined active compound. Characteristic constituents reported for rose petals include flavonol glycosides, phenolic acids, galloyl derivatives, and ellagitannins. Kaempferol and quercetin glycosides are particularly relevant chemical families within this profile.

For commercial evaluation, TLC can support botanical identity, while HPLC fingerprinting provides a more detailed comparison of characteristic constituents. Total polyphenol or flavonoid measurements can add chemical definition when a project requires tighter compositional control than an extract ratio alone.

The extract ratio should remain analytically distinct from an active-compound assay. A 10:1 or 20:1 designation describes botanical concentration during extract manufacture; it does not establish a proportional percentage of kaempferol, quercetin, polyphenols, or another individual constituent.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Identity evaluation should establish the botanical source, flower-petal plant part, and extract type because commercial “rose extract” products may originate from different Rosa species or raw materials. Botanical identification and TLC provide practical identity controls, while chromatographic fingerprinting can support deeper comparison where chemical consistency is important.

The material is water-dispersible rather than necessarily forming a completely clear solution. In liquid systems, R&D teams should evaluate wetting, haze, suspension stability, settling, color contribution, and sensory impact under the intended pH and processing conditions. The natural pink-to-brown color may be visible in lightly colored finished products.

For dry processing, the typical 80-mesh format supports premixing and distribution through powdered systems. Carrier-free and carrier-supported versions may differ in flow, bulk handling, concentration, and liquid dispersion behavior. Scale-up evaluation should therefore focus on blend uniformity, feeding performance, addition sequence, hydration where relevant, and compatibility with the complete ingredient system.

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.