Vidanga Extract Powder

Vidanga extract starts from the berry of Embelia ribes, a climbing shrub of the primrose family whose small, dried berries resemble black pepper. Water extraction concentrates the soluble berry fraction, and the liquor is dried to a light brown powder.

The extract is supplied at a 10:1 ratio with no marker percentage and is milled to 80 mesh. No other vidanga form is listed, so this ratio extract is the single entry for buyers who need Embelia ribes fruit in a water-dispersible powder.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0614 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Bars & Bakery, Fruit & Berry, Plant Extracts, Seasonings & Sauces, Sports Nutrition, Water Extracted

Embelia ribes Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Embelia ribes Burm.f., vidanga or false black pepper, a large scrambling shrub of the Primulaceae from tropical Asia. The shrub scrambles over trees at forest margins in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. The part used is the fruit, the small, round, wrinkled berry. Leaves, bark and roots are not part of this ingredient. The red-brown dried berries are the form traded as vidanga.

Despite the pepper look, vidanga is unrelated to black pepper, Piper nigrum, and it should not be confused with other Embelia species. The berries are known for embelin, a hydroxybenzoquinone, and also carry alkaloids, tannins and volatile oil, named here as families only. Embelin dissolves poorly in water, so the extract is not an embelin concentrate.

What 10:1 Means for Vidanga

The 10:1 ratio describes how much dried vidanga berry is concentrated into the extract. It is not an embelin figure, because the water-soluble fraction carries mostly tannins, sugars and phenolic compounds. With no powder or graded sibling listed, the ratio extract is the only way to specify vidanga here. A buyer who sees embelin percentages on other vidanga products should note that those describe a different, solvent-extracted material, which has its own chemistry and its own place in a formula. Vidanga made by water extraction therefore differs from the embelin-graded products found in many catalogs, even though the plant is the same. Species and part are the points that define this one.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Embelia ribes
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	False Black Pepper (Vidanga)
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Light brown powder
Solubility / Dispersibility	Water Dispersible
Quality Parameters
Moisture (LOD)	≤5.0%
Total Ash	≤5.0%
Particle Size	80 mesh
Heavy Metals	Lead ≤2 ppm · Arsenic ≤1 ppm · Cadmium ≤1 ppm · Mercury ≤0.1 ppm
Microbiology	TPC ≤1,000 cfu/g · Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g · E. coli Negative · Salmonella Negative/25 g
Shelf Life	24 months in unopened original packaging, cool and dry storage

Application Areas

Capsule Fills for Vidanga Berry

Two-piece capsules take Embelia ribes extract as a free-flowing light brown powder after a small flow aid is added. The astringent, slightly pungent taste stays inside the shell. A fill-weight check and a disintegration test close each lot.

Spiced Tea-Style Sachets

Instant sachets blend vidanga extract with cinnamon, cardamom and ginger flavors. The cup is a hazy amber liquid with a dry, mildly pungent finish. Sweetener softens the astringency, and the dry premix is sealed quickly after filling.

Coated Berry Extract Tablets

Tablets compress the extract with cellulose filler and a disintegrant, with a film coat to hide the astringency. Tannins can bind some excipients, so compatibility is tested on the granulate. Hardness is checked on coated tablets.

Warm-Spice Stick Packs

Stick packs pair the extract with spice flavors, sweetener and a dry carrier. The tan color blends into spiced drink bases. Uniform blending keeps the stick dose steady, and a sieve step removes lumps before filling.

Date and Nut Bar Premixes

Bars take the extract in the dry blend with dates, nuts and spices, where the astringent finish is softened by sweet binders. The powder goes in ahead of the syrup, and finished bars are checked for moisture and shade.

Formulation Notes

Vidanga extract is a light brown powder with a faint spicy aroma and an astringent, mildly pungent taste. In water it disperses to a hazy amber liquid, and a little fine material settles on standing. Tannins in the soluble fraction darken in contact with iron and alkali.

Moisture pickup is moderate, yet the powder still clumps in humid air. Weigh it in a dry room, reseal the pack after each draw and premix it with a flow agent for capsule or stick filling. Keep opened packs in a closed container out of strong light.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

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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.