Highly concentrated, premium botanical extracts and natural powders engineered for exceptional solubility, bio-efficacy, and stability.
Decoding key trends, manufacturing parameters, and nutritional stabilization innovations reshaping the global functional food sector.
The global functional food and beverage market has undergone a significant paradigm shift. The demand for Organic Juice Powders and premium botanical extracts has progressed from a niche clean-label consumer preference to an absolute baseline requirement for global brands. Food science advances indicate that modern formulation teams require plant-based powders that maintain original vitamin, enzyme, and polyphenol matrices without relying on artificial carriers, chemical stabilizers, or synthetic flow agents.
Selecting the ideal manufacturing partner is critical. Experienced international buyers analyze a factory's extraction methodologies, raw material traceability, pesticide residue controls, and heavy metal profiles. Industrial spray-drying and freeze-drying processes must protect the heat-sensitive micro-nutrients of the starting botanicals, ensuring high solubility, consistent particle sizes, and stability.
UniCare is a professional supplier of natural active ingredients. Our products are widely used in various fields such as dietary supplements, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. We focus on product development and quality stability, and insist on growing together with our customers around the world.
UniCare maintains deep cooperation with several excellent Chinese manufacturers who have complete quality management system certifications, including but not limited to GMP, EUGMP, CEP, ISO9001, ISO22000, and HACCP. Each factory has independent testing capabilities and is equipped with advanced and efficient testing equipment to ensure the high quality and long-term stability of each batch of products.
The core pillars driving our innovation, operational excellence, and commitment to global clean-label health solutions.
Why Choose Us? Discover the scale, automation, and processing technology behind China's largest plant extraction facility.
UniCare attaches great importance to the hardware conditions of production equipment and operates one of the largest and most advanced extraction factories in China. The entire production line is controlled by a modern, intelligent, automatic control system designed to eliminate human error and maintain tight parameters during thermal cycles.
Until now, UniCare has built two GMP workshops containing six multi-functional extraction lines, including the only production line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract using the acetone process in all of China. Our facilities also support fermentation lines and traditional Chinese medicine piece preparation, processing a combined total of 30,000 tons of raw plant material every single year.
All facilities, operations, and personnel management strictly adhere to national GMP regulations.
EU-GMP and CEP certifications achieved for Ginkgo Biloba Extract production lines.
Automated SCADA systems regulate flow rates, temperature settings, and solvent contact periods.
Equipped with high-performance continuous countercurrent extraction configurations.
High-volume processing capacity ensures continuous supply and price stability for long-term contracts.
Three annular dynamic countercurrent (10t & 15t), two multi-functional (32 tanks, 6m³ each), and one round dynamic line.
The only acetone process line for Ginkgo Biloba in China meeting EU GMP regulations.
Designed for enzyme-modified bio-transformations to elevate target constituent density and absorption.
Analytical verification via CNAS-qualified laboratory operations, preventing cross-contamination and assuring active constituent concentration.
UniCare has established a comprehensive quality control system, and strictly monitors product quality in accordance with ISO and GMP standards. With advanced testing instruments and a highly trained chemical team, we verify every parameter from raw crops to final packed organic juice powders.
Our main testing capabilities include signature component detection (HPLC or UV), solvent residues (GC), pesticide residues (organochlorine and multiresidue detection via GC-MS-MS), heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, copper) via ICP-MS, microscopic identification, moisture, dry weight loss, ash, microbial limits, thin layer chromatography (TLC), pH, and sulfur dioxide residue levels.
| Quality Control Segment | Analytical Protocols & Target Parameters |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay testing, peak-matching, structural identification (HPLC/UV). |
| Hazardous Substance Analysis | Trace heavy metal analysis (ICP-MS), pesticide screen (GC-MS-MS), residual solvent control (GC). |
| Microbe Analysis | Total plate count, yeast & mold, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and specific pathogens. |
| Raw Material Control | GMO screens, allergen testing, agricultural history verification, species authentication. |
| Laws & Regulations Confirmation | Periodic reviews matching international regulatory systems (FDA, EFSA, CFDA, PMDA). |
| Stability Test | Accelerated shelf-life studies and real-time degradation checks under standardized relative humidity/temp. |
| Physical Characteristics | pH value, moisture content, tap density, particle size mesh distribution, bulk density. |
Our CNAS-qualified central lab is equipped with high-performance instrumentation to guarantee precise molecular identification and trace element analysis:
| Instrument Classification | Model / Fleet Quantity | Application Range |
|---|---|---|
| UHPLC | Agilent 1290 (x2) | Ultra-high-resolution rapid separations of complex phytochemicals. |
| HPLC | Agilent 1260 (x4) / Shimadzu LC-20AT (x2) / Dionex CU3000 (x2) | Standardized quantification of flavonoids, glycosides, and polyphenols. |
| Detectors | ELSD Shimadzu 2000ES (x2) | Analysis of lipids, carbohydrates, and compounds lacking chromophores. |
| Gas Chromatography | Shimadzu GC-2010 (x1) | Residual solvent levels and volatile constituent isolation. |
| Atomic Absorption | Shimadzu AA-7000 (x1) with ICP-MS linkage | Heavy metal detection down to parts-per-billion (ppb) thresholds. |
Bridging agricultural science and advanced biotechnology to secure active raw materials and control input costs.
UniCare invests 10% of our annual net profit in research and development. In addition to optimizing and developing the existing natural plant extraction processes, we have established a professional R&D department for natural fermentation products. By increasing investment in natural fermentation, we aim to break through traditional processes and drive industry growth.
UniCare collaborates with the Beijing University of Chemical Technology in the field of industrial fermentation, co-developing and scaling up new raw materials for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and functional health product sectors.
To control raw material quality at the source, our procurement system extends to every partner farm, enabling complete batch-to-field traceability. Raw materials are stored according to quality management processes, with strict controls on active ingredients, moisture, ash, heavy metals, and pesticide residues.
To secure critical botanicals, UniCare partners with local growers to run dedicated planting bases for ginkgo leaf, epimedium, phellodendron, and olive leaf. Many of these bases operate under GACP (Good Agricultural and Collection Practices) guidelines. We also work with seedling research firms to develop high-yield crop cultivars, optimizing yield efficiency to help control costs for our clients.
Resolving critical industrial challenges: hygroscopicity, particle flowability, and chemical shelf-life stability.
Large-scale global buyers of organic juice powders and herbal concentrates face major formulation challenges that require technical support. Our research team addresses these industrial issues through three core methods:
Juice powders containing natural fruit acids are highly hygroscopic. By optimizing our spray-drying temperatures and adjusting particle size distribution, we create powders that resist clumping and flow smoothly through automatic filling lines without relying on synthetic silica flow agents.
For ready-to-mix (RTM) beverages, sediment or slow dissolution will directly impact repeat purchases. Our physical agglomeration technology adjusts powder structure to ensure rapid wetting and clean dispersibility in cold liquids without leaving grittiness or residue.
Delicate phytonutrients, including vitamin complexes and anthocyanins, degrade when exposed to heat and oxygen. By utilizing nitrogen-flushed packaging systems and moisture-barrier multi-layer aluminum lining, we ensure active ingredients remain stable through their declared shelf-lives.
Import regulations in regions like the EU (EFSA) and North America (FDA) enforce strict limits on heavy metals and pesticide residues. UniCare tests every batch using ICP-MS and GC-MS-MS to guarantee full compliance with target destination import regulations.
Advancing botanical extraction through green technologies, biotechnology, and agricultural genetics.
As we look to the future, UniCare is advancing its technologies to support sustainable, high-efficiency botanical extraction. Our technical roadmap centers on three key areas:
Technical specifications, customization options, and ordering logistics for B2B procurement managers.
We prioritize carrier-free formulations. When a carrier is necessary for stability or flowability, we use certified organic tapioca maltodextrin or acacia gum. We do not use synthetic silica, silicon dioxide, or chemical anti-caking agents, ensuring clean-label compliance for your brand.
Every single batch undergoes trace element analysis in our CNAS laboratory using high-precision ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry). We certify lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury levels, ensuring they meet the strict thresholds set by EU food safety laws and California Proposition 65.
For standardized stock items, our MOQ is 25kg (one standard fiber drum). For custom formulations, special mesh sizes, or targeted active concentrations, the MOQ ranges from 100kg to 500kg depending on the plant material and extraction run setup.
Yes, we do. In addition to our internal COA (Certificate of Analysis) generated by our CNAS-qualified laboratory, we can arrange for batch testing by independent accredited third-party laboratories (such as SGS, Eurofins, or Intertek) upon request prior to export.
Our organic juice powders and extracts carry a standard 24-month shelf life from the date of manufacture. They should be stored in their original unopened packaging in a cool, dry place (temperature below 25°C, relative humidity under 60%), away from direct sunlight and strong odors.
High-purity botanical raw materials trusted by dietary supplement and cosmetic brands worldwide.
