Sword Bean Extract Powder

Sword Bean Extract Powder is a ratio-defined botanical extract produced from the dried mature seeds of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC., a leguminous species in the Fabaceae family. It is supplied as a concentrated extract powder rather than simple milled sword bean material, providing a lower-bulk botanical ingredient for supplement, powder-blend, and formulation-development projects.

The primary commercial grade is a 10:1 extract, with 20:1 available as a higher-ratio option. Extract ratio describes the relationship between botanical raw-material input and finished extract rather than the concentration of a single marker. Buyers should compare ratio together with botanical identity, plant part, extraction process, carrier status, and physical characteristics.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0589 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Whole Plant & Specialty Extracts Tags: Antioxidant Support, Dietary Supplements, Phenolic Compounds, Polyphenols, Sword Bean

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Canavalia gladiata is the botanical source of sword bean extract and should be distinguished from Canavalia ensiformis, commonly known as jack bean. The commercially relevant raw material is the dried mature seed. Extract powder is technically different from ordinary sword bean powder because extraction concentrates selected soluble or extractable components before the material is dried into a finished ingredient.

Commercial supply is centered on 10:1 and 20:1 ratio-defined extracts. A higher ratio represents a different relationship between botanical input and extract output but does not by itself establish greater phytochemical potency. Procurement comparison should therefore include plant part, extraction process, carrier status, particle characteristics, physical appearance, and identity testing alongside the declared ratio.

The concentrated powder format is used in botanical supplement systems, dry blends, tablets, capsules, and selected liquid-formulation projects. Native constituents include proteins, amino acids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and other phytochemicals, while processing can influence color, sensory properties, flow, dispersibility, and sedimentation. Formulators should evaluate the finished extract under the intended manufacturing and formulation conditions.

Application Areas

Botanical Capsules

The 10:1 extract can be incorporated into capsule formulations where a concentrated botanical ingredient is preferred over whole botanical powder. Bulk density, flow, dose loading, and blend uniformity are important during encapsulation trials.

Compressed Tablets

Sword bean extract can be used in multi-botanical tablet systems. Development should evaluate compression behavior, blend homogeneity, lubricant compatibility, finished-tablet appearance, and disintegration performance.

Powdered Botanical Blends

The extract can be incorporated into sachets, premixes, and other dry formulations. Premixing may improve uniformity when it is combined with ingredients that differ substantially in particle size or bulk density.

Liquid Formulation Prototypes

For liquid or dispersible systems, bench testing should evaluate wetting, dispersion, suspended solids, sediment formation, color contribution, and compatibility with the complete formulation matrix.

Typical Specifications

Parameter	Specification
Product Name	Sword Bean Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
Botanical Family	Fabaceae
Common Name	Sword Bean / Swordbean
Pharmacopoeial Material Name	Canavaliae Semen
Plant Part	Dried Mature Seed
Ingredient Type	Botanical Extract
Product Form	Fine Powder
Primary Extract Ratio	10:1
Secondary Extract Ratio	20:1
Grade Type	Ratio-Defined Extract
Reference Appearance	Yellow-Brown to Brown Powder
Common Commercial Particle Format	Around 80 Mesh
Identity Focus	Botanical Species and Seed Extract Identity

Key Constituents & Extract Profile

Canavalia gladiata is a chemically complex botanical rather than a source of one universally standardized active compound. Published research describes proteins, amino acids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, organic acids, nitrogen-containing constituents, and other phytochemical groups. Reported compounds associated with the species also include canavanine, lectin-related proteins, and several flavonoid glycosides.

Research on the mature botanical material and seed coat has identified phenolic constituents including gallic-acid derivatives and gallotannin-related compounds. Broader tissue profiling also shows that constituent distribution differs among seeds, leaves, roots, stems, and other plant tissues, making plant-part identity important when interpreting analytical or scientific data.

Because no single marker is universally used to define commercial sword bean extract, constituent profiling is more useful than assigning an unsupported active percentage. Botanical authentication and chromatographic fingerprinting can support ingredient identification, while the final constituent pattern can also reflect extraction polarity, concentration, drying conditions, and processing aids.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Botanical authentication is particularly important for this ingredient because commercial terminology can overlap with related Canavalia species. Identity control should therefore link the finished extract to Canavalia gladiata and the declared botanical raw material. TLC, HPTLC, or another suitable chromatographic fingerprint may support qualitative identification when incorporated into a validated analytical specification.

Physical characteristics influence manufacturing performance independently of botanical identity. Commercial sword bean extracts are commonly presented as yellow-brown to brown fine powders, with approximately 80-mesh particle specifications frequently used in the ingredient market. Particle distribution can affect powder flow, dust generation, blending, filling, wetting, and sedimentation, while extraction and drying conditions can also influence bulk density and sensory characteristics.

During scale-up, dry formulations should be evaluated for segregation, premixing requirements, capsule filling, compression behavior, and finished-product uniformity. Liquid systems require separate evaluation of wetting, dispersion, sedimentation, color, and sensory effects. Formulation development should therefore use the finished commercial extract rather than extrapolating physical behavior from untreated botanical material or isolated compounds.

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.