Tongkat Ali Extract Powder

Tongkat Ali Extract Powder is a concentrated botanical ingredient produced from the root of Eurycoma longifolia Jack, a member of the Simaroubaceae family. Also known commercially as Longjack extract, it is supplied as a brown to dark-brown fine powder for dietary supplements, botanical nutrition products, and other formulations requiring concentrated Tongkat Ali root material.

Essencefield supplies 10:1, 20:1, 50:1, and 100:1 ratio extracts, with 100:1 serving as the primary commercial ratio grade. Marker-controlled options are also available for projects requiring additional phytochemical definition. Analytical approaches include TLC botanical identification, quantitative HPLC analysis, and chromatographic fingerprinting.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0597 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Whole Plant & Specialty Extracts Tags: Eurycoma longifolia, Eurycomanone, Quassinoids, Tongkat Ali, Vitality Support

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Tongkat Ali extract is derived from Eurycoma longifolia root rather than simply milled whole-root powder. Extraction concentrates the soluble botanical fraction into a fine powder containing characteristic quassinoids. This distinction is important in procurement because root powder, ratio extract, standardized extract, and purified phytochemicals represent different ingredient types with different analytical and formulation profiles.

Commercial options include 10:1, 20:1, 50:1, and 100:1 extract ratios. Marker-controlled material provides an additional quantitative specification for projects requiring tighter chemical definition. These two specification systems describe different product attributes and allow buyers to select either a concentration-ratio grade or a more analytically defined standardized extract.

The material has a pronounced bitter taste, brown botanical color, characteristic odor, and suspended-solid behavior in aqueous systems. These properties generally make dry delivery systems easier to formulate than flavor-sensitive liquid products, where taste masking, wetting, dispersion, sedimentation, and visual appearance become more important development variables.

Application Areas

Capsules

Tongkat Ali extract is well suited to hard-capsule formulations where direct exposure to its strong bitterness and dark botanical color is minimized.

Tablets

The extract can be incorporated into compressed botanical formulations with development work focused on powder flow, compression behavior, lubricant compatibility, disintegration, and coating.

Powder Blends & Sachets

Multi-ingredient powders can use Tongkat Ali extract in botanical and sports-nutrition blends. Particle-size matching, segregation control, moisture management, and taste masking are important during scale-up.

Functional Beverage Systems

Water-dispersible grades can be evaluated in drink powders and liquid systems, with attention to wetting, suspended solids, sedimentation, bitter flavor, brown coloration, pH, and heat exposure.

Botanical & Sports Nutrition Formulas

The concentrated root extract is used in botanical nutrition, sports nutrition, vitality-positioned, and men’s wellness formulations requiring a defined Eurycoma longifolia ingredient.

Typical Specifications

Specification	Details
Product Name	Tongkat Ali Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Eurycoma longifolia Jack
Botanical Family	Simaroubaceae
Common Names	Tongkat Ali Extract · Longjack Extract
Plant Part	Root
Ingredient Type	Botanical Root Extract
Product Form	Fine Powder
Available Extract Ratios	10:1 · 20:1 · 50:1 · 100:1
Primary Ratio Grade	100:1
Standardization Marker	Eurycomanone
Quantitative Assay Method	HPLC
Botanical Identification	TLC · HPLC Fingerprint
Appearance	Brown to Dark-Brown Fine Powder
Sensory Profile	Characteristic Botanical Odor · Strong Bitter Taste
Particle Size	80 Mesh
Water Behavior	Dispersible in Water
Carrier Formats	Carrier-Free · Carrier-Adjusted
Moisture	≤5.0%
Total Ash	≤5.0%
Total Plate Count	≤1,000 CFU/g
Yeast & Mold	≤100 CFU/g
E. coli	Negative
Salmonella	Negative
Shelf Life	24 Months

Eurycomanone Marker & Quassinoid Profile

Eurycomanone is a characteristic quassinoid of Eurycoma longifolia root and is commonly used as a quantitative marker for standardized Tongkat Ali extracts. The botanical also contains related quassinoids such as eurycomanol and eurycomalactone-type constituents, together with other characteristic secondary metabolites.

An extract ratio describes the relationship between starting botanical material and finished extract under a defined extraction process. It does not establish the concentration of an individual phytochemical. Marker-standardized material therefore requires a separate quantitative target when a formulation or sourcing program needs tighter chemical control.

HPLC can quantify the defined marker, while chromatographic fingerprinting provides broader constituent-pattern information for identity and lot comparison. TLC offers an additional botanical identification approach. Together, these methods allow procurement and QA teams to evaluate botanical identity, extract specification, and marker content as separate quality dimensions.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Analytical evaluation should separate botanical authentication from quantitative marker control. TLC or chromatographic fingerprinting can support identity evaluation, while quantitative HPLC measures the defined marker in standardized material. Procurement teams should compare the analytical method, reporting basis, and specification structure when evaluating standardized extracts from different sources.

The ingredient’s 80-mesh particle profile, brown coloration, strong bitterness, botanical solids, and water dispersibility affect manufacturing behavior. Carrier status can also influence powder density, flow, ingredient concentration, and formulation calculations. These characteristics are especially relevant to capsule filling, dry blending, tablet compression, reconstitution, and sensory performance.

During scale-up, dry formulations should be evaluated for particle-size compatibility, density differences, segregation, flow, premixing sequence, and fill-weight consistency. Beverage and reconstituted systems require wetting, sedimentation, color, flavor masking, pH, and heat evaluation. Standardized formulas may also require marker recovery and blend-uniformity checks after processing.

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.