Plant extracts refer to products that use plants as raw materials to obtain or concentrate one or more components of plants through the extraction and separation process according to the needs of the final product, and generally do not change the original components of the plants. Excipients can also be used to make powders or granules with good fluidity and moisture resistance, but there are also a small amount of liquid or oil. Next, Xi'an Yuze Biology will talk about several applications of plant extracts.
Several applications of plant extracts
1. Extraction and application of human health products
Including natural pigments, natural sweeteners, functional plant extracts, Chinese medicine extracts and food plant essential oils, additives, specialty foods and health foods, daily chemicals and cosmetics, formula granules and raw materials medicines.
2. Natural pigments
Using the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits of widely planted plants as starting materials, the color organic matter is extracted with an appropriate solvent, and then separated, refined, and dried. It is a natural pigment called plant extract. There are currently more than 40 A variety of natural pigments, such as capsaicin, marigold extract, gardenia yellow, curcumin, etc.
3. Natural sweeteners
Natural sweetener is a product extracted and processed from natural plants. According to the sweetness, it can be divided into low-sugar sweeteners such as sucrose and sugar, and steviol glycosides, tea glycosides, licorice extract, neohesperidin, dihydrogen High-sugar sweeteners such as chalcone. Gradually replacing sugars with natural high-power sweeteners is the mainstream of the food and beverage industry.
