The global longevity market has shifted from basic nutritional supplementation to precision cellular engineering. Modern consumers demand ingredients targeting the nine hallmarks of aging: genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and altered intercellular communication. As a leading longevity raw material supplier in China, we stand at the intersection of biotechnology and botanical chemistry, supplying the primary building blocks that modern science requires to combat biological age acceleration.
Phytochemical active compounds such as Trans-Resveratrol, Quercetin, Fisetin, and Ginkgo Biloba flavonoids are widely researched for their sirtuin-activating qualities and senolytic behavior (clearing damaged senescent cells). As global demand for healthy aging formulations grows in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, ingredient buyers prioritize standardized purity, traceable supply networks, and clinical validation. Supplying active molecules requires advanced engineering, low-temperature extraction technology, and tight heavy metal and pesticide control.
SEO Insight: Sourcing managers look beyond basic purity markers. The standard has shifted to verifying cellular bioavailability, metabolic path alignment (such as NAD+ synthesis), and compliance with European and United States pharmacopeia metrics.
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.
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In the longevity raw material sector, batch consistency is key. Traditional manufacturing methods often suffer from batch variation, heavy metal accumulation, and unpredictable purity yields. UniCare’s production sites integrate modern technology to minimize human error and ensure reliable output.
Our partners leverage automated closed-loop systems, real-time extraction sensors, and computerized chromatography column configurations to maximize active yield while reducing energy and solvent use. Our operations are supported by centralized raw material management. We track environmental variables at botanical source farms, managing soil quality, microclimates, and harvest times. This data is logged to maintain batch-to-batch consistency and trace raw materials from seed to active longevity powder.
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.
United New Life has established a leading and complete quality control system, and strictly controls the high quality of products in accordance with the quality system.
With advanced testing instruments, strict control of product quality, to provide every customer with high quality products. Detectable items are: Signature component detection (HPLC or UV), solvent residues GC, pesticide residues (organochlorine detection) GC-MS-MS, heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, copper) ICP-MS microscopic identification, moisture, dry weight loss, ash, microbial limits, thin layer identification, weighing, conductivity, pH, sulfur dioxide residue, routine detection, etc.
Important testing instruments are: Two UHPLC Agilent 1290 ultra-high performance liquid chromatographs, four HPLC Agilent 1260 high performance liquid chromatography sets, there are two HPLC Shimadzu LC-20AT high performance liquid chromatograph, two HPLC Diane CU3000, two Shimadzu evaporative light scattering detector 2000ES, one Shimadzu GC2010 gas chromatograph, and one Shimadzu AA-7000 atomic absorption system.
Quality Control: UniCare’s partners have established a complete quality control system. All operations and management processes at the facility comply with GMP regulations.
| Quality Control Category | Testing Items & Parameters Analyzed |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay, identification using chromatography reference standards |
| Hazardous Substance Analysis | Heavy metals profiling, pesticide residue, solvent residue validation |
| Microbe Analysis | Total viable count (bacterium), Escherichia coli, Yeast & mould, specific microbial tests |
| Raw Material Control | Pesticide residue tracing, allergy origin validation, GMO checking, origin of raw material authentication |
| Laws & Regulations Confirmation | Investigation and research of compliance laws and regulations of China and target destination countries |
| Stability Test | Guarantee the shelf life according to real-time and accelerated stability study |
| Others | pH value, moisture, ash, optical rotation, particle size distribution, bulk density, tap density, etc. |
Our testing facility contains testing zones certified to CNAS standards, using high-performance analytical systems to verify raw material safety.
UniCare invests 10% of our annual net profit in research and development. In addition to optimizing and developing the existing natural plant extraction process, we have also established a professional R&D department for natural fermentation products. By increasing investment in natural fermentation products, we try to break through traditional processes and drive industry development.
UniCare has deep cooperation with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in the field of fermentation, jointly developing and transforming new raw materials for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and natural health products into mass-produced products.
In order to control raw materials more efficiently and with higher quality, a raw material procurement system has been established, which extends procurement to every piece of planting land and can trace the raw materials of each batch of products. The storage of raw materials is operated according to the advanced quality management system process, and the content of active ingredients, moisture, ash, heavy metals, pesticide residues and other items of raw materials are strictly controlled.
At the same time, in order to further ensure the high quality of important products, UniCare cooperated with planting farmers to establish ginkgo leaf planting bases, epimedium planting bases, phellodendron planting bases, olive leaf planting bases, etc. Some of these bases are planted strictly in accordance with the GACP management model. In addition, we cooperate with seedling research and development companies to develop high-content seedling cultivation, and cultivate better seedlings through hybridization or gene optimization, so as to continuously reduce unit costs to benefit users.
Longevity raw materials serve diverse industries across global markets. Sourcing managers evaluate these active complexes for specific localized applications:
Encapsulated blends targeting NAD+ pathways, sirtuin activation, and mitochondrial support. Ingredients like high-purity Trans-Resveratrol, Quercetin, and Fisetin are standard choices in Western markets.
The integration of herbal extracts (Ginseng, Green Tea, Milk Thistle) into RTD functional beverages, wellness teas, and liquid shots. These formulations require high water-solubility and stable sensory profiles.
Senolytic botanical extracts targeting skin aging. Natural raw materials are utilized in anti-aging serums and creams to support collagen preservation and combat oxidative stress.
