China Kale Factory & Exporter

Decentralizing Industrial Dehydration & Plant Extraction Processes to Deliver Grade-A Standard Phytochemical Active Ingredients globally.

About UniCare

UniCare is a professional supplier of natural active ingredients. Our products are widely used in various fields such as dietary supplement, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We focus on product development and quality stability, and insist on growing together with our customers around the world.

UniCare has 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.

UniCare Facility Exterior
Scientific Research Lab

Global Commercial & Industrial Status of Kale

How the evolution of B2B ingredients is transforming *Brassica oleracea var. sabellica* from agricultural crop to standard phytochemical isolate.

Micro-Nutrient Densification

Kale holds a premier position in the global superfoods index. In modern clinical research, B2B food formulations demand standardized, bioactive ingredients that preserve native ratios of glucosinolates, lutein, and organosulfur matrices. Global markets have transitioned from crude powder to precise, standardized extracts.

Clean Label Integration

Industrial demand is heavily skewed towards clean-label, plant-derived additives. Companies rely on verified suppliers to eliminate artificial coloring and synthetic vitamins. Organic Kale Powder and standardized Kale Extracts act as functional colorants, nutritional fortifiers, and natural stabilizers in dry mixes.

Bioavailability Dynamics

Advanced commercialization focuses on maximizing cellular absorption. By utilizing micro-milling and ultra-fine grinding processes, we reduce particle size to D50 < 10 μm, vastly enhancing solubility in water-based applications, green juices, and meal-replacement shakes.

Company Philosophy

Combining modern biotechnology with botanical wisdom to develop standard-setting solutions.

Value Discovery

Discover and create the new value of herb

Targeting potential molecular pathways of traditional botanicals to create standardized ingredients.

Continuous Innovation

Continuous innovation and improvement

Constantly updating our production technologies, purification tools, and green chemistry principles.

Advanced Technology

Advanced technology, high quality

Utilizing intelligent, automated control systems to run state-of-the-art extractions.

Social Responsibility

Happy employees, give back to community

Prioritizing environmental sustainability, safe workspaces, and shared global ecological values.

30,000T
Annual Processing Capacity
10%
R&D Investment of Net Profit
6
Multi-Functional Extraction Lines
100%
Traceability to Agricultural Base

Localized Application Scenarios for Kale Powder & Extracts

Analyzing industry-specific integration methods across dietary supplements, clean beverages, cosmetics, and custom livestock feeds.

Scenario A

Nutraceutical Capsules & Tablets

Our standardized Kale extract rich in organosulfurs and natural minerals is optimized for flowability and compressibility. Formulators integrate our extract into daily-multivitamin blends, green superfood capsules, and gut-health complexes targeting digestive detoxification.

Scenario B

Functional Beverages & Powder Mixes

UniCare's micro-milled spray-dried Kale powder disperses uniformly in liquids without grittiness. It delivers clean-tasting chlorophyll and dietary fiber, ideal for organic green juices, instant breakfast shakes, and ready-to-drink (RTD) plant beverages.

Scenario C

Cosmetic Bio-Detoxification

Utilized as an active ingredient in cosmetic serums, sheet masks, and detoxifying cleansers. The concentrated carotenoids (lutein, beta-carotene) and Vitamin C shield epidermal layers from free-radical oxidative stress and improve cell turnover rate.

Phytochemical Extraction Technical Roadmap

Our systematic methodology to refine raw organic material into high-bioavailability active compounds.

Step 01

Raw Material Selection & Cryo-Grinding

Fresh kale leaves are harvested from GACP bases and rapidly pre-cooled. We utilize liquid nitrogen assisted cryo-grinding systems to avoid thermal denaturation of active plant enzymes and volatile sulfur-compounds.

Step 02

Low-Temperature Subcritical Extraction

We deploy dynamic subcritical water extraction at precise pressure and temperature levels. This isolates polar and non-polar health compounds (e.g., glucoraphanin and kaempferol derivatives) without exposing them to destructive heat levels.

Step 03

Membrane Separation & Concentration

Utilizing high-pressure ceramic membranes to split mineral matrices and concentrate trace vitamins and antioxidants. This keeps the concentrate's organoleptic properties completely native and eliminates chemical solvent requirements.

Step 04

Fluidized Bed Spray-Drying

Injecting the liquid concentrate through custom spray nozzles into a low-temperature fluidized bed drying system, resulting in micro-encapsulated powder with exceptional shelf stability and instant solubility.

Our Production System

Why Choose Us?

UniCare attaches great importance to the hardware conditions of production equipment and has the largest and most advanced extraction factory in China. The entire production line in UniCare is controlled by a modern, intelligent, automatic control system. Until now, UniCare has built up two GMP workshops, containing six multi-functional extraction lines, among which there is the only production line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract of acetone process in the whole China. Here are several other production lines including fermentation production lines and Chinese medicine pieces. A total of 30,000 tons of various Chinese medicine plant raw materials can be processed each year.
UniCare Factory Automation System
  • GMP Certification

    GMP Certified Plant

    The entire manufacturing facility has successfully passed the China GMP certification and maintains continuous compliance audits.

  • EU-GMP Certification

    EU-GMP & CEP Approvals

    The EU-GMP and CEP of our Ginkgo Biloba Extract have been certified, proving our production standards meet the absolute highest standards in Europe.

  • Automated Control

    Intelligent Automation

    All extraction production lines adopt modern, intelligent, and automated control systems to reduce human error and stabilize batches.

  • Advanced Equipment

    State-Of-The-Art Equipment

    Equipped with the most advanced dynamic extraction, concentration, and separation machinery available in China today.

  • Large Capacity

    30,000 Tons Annual Yield

    Capacity to process 30,000 tons of Chinese medicine and herbal plant raw materials annually, ensuring uninterrupted client supply.

  • Extraction Lines

    Six Production Lines

    Three annular dynamic countercurrent extraction lines (10t & 15t); two multi-functional extraction lines (32 tanks of 6m³ each); one round dynamic countercurrent line (10t).

  • Acetone Process Line

    Exclusive Acetone Line

    Own the only acetone process extraction line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract in China that meets the EU GMP standards.

  • Fermentation Tanks

    Fermentation Capacity

    Six large-scale fermentation tanks (20 tons capacity for each) dedicated to the production of enzyme-modified and biologically converted herbal products.

Production Facility Gallery

A visual look inside our physical manufacturing plants, clean-room spray dryers, and packaging systems.

Advanced Quality Control System

Our centralized testing lab and advanced analytic equipment ensure perfect batch consistency and zero hazardous impurities.

UniCare's partners have established a complete quality control system, and strictly control the high quality of products in accordance with GMP regulations. With advanced testing instruments, we provide every customer with high quality, stable products.

Detectable items include: Signature component detection (HPLC or UV), solvent residues (GC), pesticide residues (organochlorine detection GC-MS-MS), heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, copper by ICP-MS), microscopic identification, moisture, dry weight loss, ash, microbial limits, thin layer chromatography (TLC) identification, bulk density, conductivity, pH, sulfur dioxide residue, and other routine raw material checks.

Our Central Lab covers a spacious footprint and is highly qualified by CNAS. Key instruments in our lab include: two UHPLC Agilent 1290 ultra-high performance liquid chromatographs, four HPLC Agilent 1260 systems, two HPLC Shimadzu LC-20AT systems, two HPLC Dionex CU3000 systems, two Shimadzu evaporative light scattering detectors (ELSD 2000ES), one Shimadzu GC-2010 gas chromatograph, and one Shimadzu AA-7000 atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

Quality Assurance Area Specific Test Items & Methodology
Active Ingredient Analysis Assay testing, molecular identification, marker compound quantitative analysis.
Hazardous Substance Analysis Heavy metal testing (ICP-MS), pesticide residue screens (GC-MS-MS), residual solvents.
Microbe Analysis Total plate count, E. coli detection, Yeast & mould limits, and pathogen screening.
Raw Material Control Pesticide residues, allergen tracing, GMO testing, and geographical origin checks.
Laws & Regulations Confirmation Continuous compliance analysis matching Chinese, US (FDA), and European (EFSA) regulatory updates.
Stability Test Real-time and accelerated stability studies to guarantee precise shelf-life standards.
Physical/Chemical Standards pH values, moisture content, ash, optical rotation, particle size distribution, bulk density.
Core Laboratory Instrumentation Matrix
UHPLC, Agilent 1290 (×2) HPLC, Agilent (×4) HPLC, Shimadzu LC-20AT (×2)
ELSD, Shimadzu 2000ES (×2) Shimadzu GC-2010 (×1) Shimadzu AA-700 (×1)

R&D, Raw Material Planting and Procurement

Securing the beginning of our supply chain to guarantee stability, potency, and absolute purity from seed to market.

Research & Development Department

Innovative Research & Development

UniCare invests 10% of our annual net profit into research and development. In addition to optimizing and developing the existing natural plant extraction processes, we have established a professional R&D department focused on natural fermentation products. By increasing investment in natural fermentation, we break through traditional extraction limits to pioneer green, biosynthesized plant active compounds.

Furthermore, UniCare maintains a deep cooperation with the Beijing University of Chemical Technology in the field of industrial fermentation, jointly developing and scaling up new raw materials for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and dietary supplement formulations.

Raw Material Farm Base

Raw Material Planting & Procurement

To control materials efficiently and preserve high quality, we maintain a raw material procurement system extending directly to each farming parcel. This permits 100% traceability for every batch of finished products. Raw material storage runs in strict compliance with our advanced quality management processes, monitoring moisture, ash, active compounds, heavy metals, and pesticide residues.

To guarantee steady supply and high-potency outputs, UniCare works directly with farming co-ops to establish dedicated agricultural bases, including Ginkgo biloba, Epimedium, Phellodendron, and Olive Leaf planting bases. Many of these operate in strict accordance with the GACP management model. We also partner with botanical research firms to develop high-content cultivars through genetic selection, lowering raw costs for the end consumer.

China Supply Chain Resilience & Efficiency Advantages

Why sourcing industrial plant extracts from UniCare protects your company's production line against global market shocks.

1. Complete Upstream Integration

From seed selection and farming agreements to automated large-scale extraction, UniCare manages the complete supply path. This eliminates third-party trading fees and safeguards raw materials against local farming price volatility.

2. Large-scale Processing Efficiency

Processing 30,000 tons of plant raw materials annually allows us to secure lower rates on reagents, electricity, and bulk packaging. These savings are passed directly to our customers, giving them a significant market advantage.

3. Modern Logistics Hub Proximity

Our transport hubs connect directly to major Chinese shipping ports (Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao). This ensures rapid container loading, streamlined customs clearance, and reduced transit times to Western ports.

Frequently Asked Questions (B2B Procurement FAQ)

Answering crucial technical, logistic, and regulatory questions from international quality assurance managers.

Q1: What parameters distinguish your Kale Powder/Extract from crude market grades?
Our extracts are distinguished by standardized botanical active ingredients (e.g., glucosinolates and active chlorophyll markers), extreme solubility (D50 < 10 microns), and certified low-temperature processing that preserves nutritional integrity, avoiding the burnt smell typical of low-cost alternatives.
Q2: How does UniCare guarantee pesticide and heavy metal compliance for EU & USA markets?
Every production batch undergoes analytical screening at our CNAS-approved facility. We test for over 200 pesticide residues using advanced GC-MS-MS systems, and measure trace heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium) via ICP-MS, assuring complete compliance with EU and FDA regulations.
Q3: What certifications do your partner manufacturing facilities hold?
Our cooperating production plants hold complete international certifications, including China GMP, EU-GMP, CEP (for Ginkgo Biloba), ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP, Kosher, and Halal, ensuring easy audits and compliance for global buyers.
Q4: Can you accommodate custom extraction ratios or particle size requirements?
Yes. Our R&D team can customize extraction ratios, concentration yields, and particle sizes (such as superfine mesh milling) to match your specific application, whether you are formulating tablets, softgels, cosmetics, or ready-mix beverages.

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