Shilajit extract standardized to 20–50% fulvic acid

Shilajit Extract 20–50% Fulvic Acid

Shilajit Extract is a standardized herbomineral ingredient produced from shilajit, a naturally occurring exudate associated with mineral-rich rock formations. Unlike conventional botanical extracts obtained from a defined plant species and plant part, shilajit is a complex natural matrix containing humic substances, low-molecular-weight organic constituents, and naturally associated mineral components.

Essencefield supplies Shilajit Extract standardized to 20–50% fulvic acid for nutraceutical and dietary supplement formulation. The 50% specification represents the principal high-assay commercial grade, while lower standardized grades provide flexibility for different inclusion rates, delivery formats, and finished-product positioning.

SKU: BOT-STX-0234 Categories: Standardized Extracts, Specialty Standardized Extracts Tags: Dietary Supplements, Fulvic Acid, Humic Substances, Organic Acids, Shilajit

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Commercially known as shilajit, mumiyo, mumio, or mineral pitch, this material is more accurately classified as a herbomineral exudate than as a conventional single-botanical extract. Its composition includes humic fractions, dibenzo-α-pyrones, other low-molecular-weight organic constituents, and naturally associated minerals. The standardized extract is therefore distinct from both untreated shilajit material and independently sourced fulvic-acid ingredients.

Grade selection affects how much extract is required to reach a target marker contribution in a finished formula. Higher-assay material provides greater marker concentration per unit weight, while lower grades retain a larger proportion of the broader shilajit matrix. Marker-standardized grades also differ fundamentally from 10:1 or 20:1 ratio extracts, which describe the relationship between starting material and resulting extract rather than a measured constituent concentration.

The ingredient is used across concentrated dietary supplement and functional nutrition systems. Its naturally dark humic matrix contributes strong color and a characteristic sensory profile, while differences in soluble and insoluble fractions can influence wetting, dispersion, haze, and sedimentation. These properties become especially relevant when moving from dry-dose products into aqueous, gummy, or semi-solid delivery systems.

Application Areas

Capsules & Tablets

Standardized shilajit is suited to capsule and tablet formulations where a defined marker concentration supports controlled ingredient inclusion and consistent finished-product specifications.

Nutritional Powder Blends

Shilajit Extract can be incorporated into multi-ingredient powders containing minerals, amino acids, botanical extracts, or other nutritional ingredients. Premixing can improve distribution of concentrated grades through larger powder systems.

Gummies & Chewable Products

Gummy and chewable development requires attention to the ingredient’s dark natural color, characteristic sensory profile, dispersion, and compatibility with flavor and sweetener systems.

Functional Beverage Premixes

For powdered drinks and liquid-oriented systems, formulators should evaluate wetting, dispersion, haze, sedimentation, color intensity, and behavior across the intended finished-product pH.

Sports & Active-Nutrition Formulations

Marker-standardized shilajit can be incorporated into multi-ingredient active-nutrition products where a defined constituent specification is preferred over unstandardized raw material.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification / Identity
Product Name	Shilajit Extract
Common Name	Shilajit
Other Commercial Names	Mumiyo · Mumio · Mineral Pitch
Raw Material	Shilajit Herbomineral Exudate
Ingredient Type	Standardized Herbomineral Extract
Commercial Marker	Fulvic Acid
Available Specification	20–50% Fulvic Acid
Primary Commercial Grade	50% Fulvic Acid
Grade Type	Marker-Standardized Extract
Characteristic Humic Fractions	Fulvic Acid · Humic Acid · Humins
Characteristic Organic Constituents	Dibenzo-α-pyrones and Related Low-Molecular-Weight Constituents
Commercial Application	Dietary Supplement · Nutraceutical · Functional Nutrition Formulation

Fulvic Acid & Humic Substance Profile

Fulvic acid is the principal commercial marker used to standardize this ingredient. It belongs to the humic-substance fraction of shilajit and should not be interpreted as a single purified phytochemical with one defined molecular formula or molecular weight. Fulvic substances represent heterogeneous organic fractions characterized through their chemical composition and solubility behavior.

The broader shilajit matrix also contains humic acid, humins, dibenzo-α-pyrones, related phenolic and aromatic constituents, and naturally associated mineral components. Dibenzo-α-pyrones provide an additional chemistry fingerprint that helps distinguish shilajit from generic fulvic-acid materials, although they should only be treated as a commercial assay when specifically standardized and analytically verified.

A 20–50% declaration describes marker concentration within the broader standardized matrix. This distinction is commercially important when comparing marker-standardized shilajit with raw resin, unstandardized powders, ratio extracts, or independently sourced fulvic-acid materials.

Technical & Quality Considerations

The declared marker assay should be interpreted together with the analytical approach used to generate the result. Commercial shilajit testing may use gravimetric fractionation, titration, spectrophotometric methods, or chromatographic approaches, and results generated under different procedures are not automatically equivalent. Procurement and quality teams should therefore maintain a consistent assay basis when qualifying suppliers and comparing repeat commercial material.

Shilajit’s humic and mineral matrix creates quality considerations beyond marker concentration alone. Its naturally dark coloration affects finished-product appearance, while the relative proportions of soluble material, humic fractions, and mineral components can influence wetting, dispersion, haze, and sedimentation. Because the raw material originates from a geological matrix, elemental profiling for lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and other relevant elements is particularly important during quality evaluation.

During formulation scale-up, dry products should be evaluated for blend uniformity, powder distribution, capsule filling, and tablet-processing behavior. Liquid, gummy, and semi-solid systems require additional assessment of dispersion, sedimentation, color contribution, flavor interaction, and pH compatibility. Concentrated grades should be tested at the intended finished-product inclusion level rather than evaluated only as the neat ingredient.

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.