Optimized raw botanical extracts with high stability profiles, fully compliant with EU-GMP and EFSA regulations for immediate distribution in France.
The French market represents one of Europe’s most demanding nutraceutical landscapes. Driven by the "Clean Label" trend and increasing consumer awareness of preventive medicine, French formulation laboratories are constantly searching for premium-grade botanical extracts. Specifically, French regulatory bodies (such as ANSES) have placed stringent demands on health claims related to urinary tract health, cardiovascular health, and oxidative stress reduction.
Our standardized Cranberry Extract Powder, rich in Proanthocyanidins (PACs), is specifically tailored to meet these strict analytical guidelines. We utilize the precise BL-DMAC validation method to ensure exact PACs dosing, providing French formulators with reliable, batch-to-batch consistency that matches EFSA guidelines.
Simultaneously, the demand for high-potency Blueberry Powder (rich in Anthocyanins) is surging across France's cosmetic sector (Cosmetic Valley) and the functional beverage industry in Lyon and Paris. Whether utilized for their anti-aging properties or micro-circulation benefits, our powder systems offer unmatched solubility, color retention, and bio-activity.
High-purity isolates and broad-spectrum extracts designed for maximum bio-availability.
How our manufacturing parameters align with French local manufacturing needs.
1. Strict French Local Application Scenarios: In France, the nutraceutical and cosmeceutical sectors require ingredients that fit into zero-solvent or clean extraction methodologies. Our Cranberry and Blueberry powders cater directly to:
2. Global & Local Supply Chain Integration: Traditional European suppliers are highly vulnerable to volatile agricultural yields. Our direct-from-factory structure ensures continuous raw material supply and price stability, decoupled from seasonal shifts. With deep logistic networks, we route bulk shipping lines to Le Havre and Marseille, with final distribution facilitated through major logistics corridors to Lyon and Paris.
A professional supplier of natural active ingredients, dedicated to standardizing nature’s power.
UniCare is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high-quality natural active ingredients. Our products are widely utilized in dietary supplements, functional foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical sectors worldwide. Driven by continuous technical innovation and uncompromising quality stability, we specialize in partnering with research centers and purchasing directors to scale production safely.
UniCare maintains deep, systematic integration with several of China's most advanced botanical extraction manufacturing facilities. These factories hold comprehensive global and local certifications, including but not limited to GMP, EU-GMP, CEP, ISO9001, ISO22000, and HACCP. Each production plant features isolated testing hubs equipped with advanced, modern analytics to guarantee chemical profile consistency across years of product cycles.
Operating the largest and most advanced botanical extraction base, delivering unmatched performance.
UniCare sets the industry standard by investing heavily in high-performance physical hardware and continuous automated system control. The entire production line is supervised by intelligent SCADA systems, preventing human error and ensuring zero contamination across batch changes.
To date, our state-of-the-art facility features two GMP workshops with six multi-functional extraction lines. Among these is the only industrial-scale production line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract utilizing the advanced acetone process in all of China, fully compliant with EU-GMP guidelines. With active fermentation tanks and dedicated lines for Chinese medicinal herbs, we process up to 30,000 tons of raw materials annually.
Fully certified facilities complying strictly with all standard GMP processing and safety regulations.
Ginkgo Biloba Extract CEP and EU-GMP compliance certificates, reflecting international production capabilities.
Modernized DCS/SCADA systems running real-time monitoring on critical extraction factors (pressure, temperature, flow rates).
Optimized countercurrent extractors, high-efficiency evaporators, and spray drying systems designed for thermal protection of active ingredients.
High-volume processing capability ensuring uninterrupted ingredient availability for global consumer networks.
Features 3 annular dynamic countercurrent extraction lines (10t & 15t capacity) and 32 multi-functional extraction tanks (6 cubic meters each).
Exclusive acetone process line designed to meet the strict demands of European Pharmacopoeia and EU limits.
Equipped with 6 dynamic fermentation tanks (20-ton capacity each) for advanced enzymatic modifications.
Comprehensive laboratory testing and tracking to meet the highest pharmacopoeia demands.
United New Life (UniCare) has structured a premier, end-to-end quality control network. Analytical workflows strictly comply with the requirements of major pharmacopoeias (USP, EP) to provide French and global formulators with verifiable compound data. All active botanical profiles undergo rigorous identification and purity verification before release.
Available Laboratory Assays: Signature component profiling (HPLC, UPLC, UV), gas chromatograph solvent residue evaluation (GC), pesticide residues (multi-residue analysis including organochlorine) GC-MS-MS, trace element and heavy metals quantification (lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, copper) via inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), optical identification, moisture, ash, microbiological limit tests, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), pH, and sulfur dioxide residue monitoring.
Primary Laboratory Instrumentation: Two high-resolution UHPLC Agilent 1290 systems, four HPLC Agilent 1260 units, two Shimadzu LC-20AT HPLC sets, two Dionex Ultimate 3000 HPLC stations, two Shimadzu evaporative light scattering detectors (ELSD 2000ES), one Shimadzu GC-2010 gas chromatograph system, and a dedicated Shimadzu AA-7000 atomic absorption spectrometer.
| Analysis Focus | Specific Metrics Tested |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay, chemical profiling, identification tests |
| Hazardous Substance Analysis | Heavy metals limits, multi-pesticide residue screenings, organic solvent residues |
| Microbe Analysis | Total aerobic plate count, Escherichia coli, Yeast & mould counts, pathogen screening |
| Raw Material Control | Origin tracing, non-GMO verification, allergen screening, chemical pre-testing |
| Laws & Regulations Confirmation | Compliance verification for French, EU, FDA, and Chinese regulatory models |
| Stability Testing | Accelerated and long-term stability trials supporting exact shelf-life claims |
| Physical and Routine Characteristics | pH, bulk density, tap density, moisture levels, ash values, particle size distribution |
| Equipment Model | Quantity Available | Purpose / Application |
|---|---|---|
| UHPLC Agilent 1290 | 2 Units | High-throughput quantitative profiling of complex phyto-extracts |
| HPLC Agilent 1260 | 4 Units | Standard fingerprint identification and compound purity assessment |
| HPLC Shimadzu LC-20AT | 2 Units | Routine component verification and quality validation runs |
| ELSD Shimadzu 2000ES | 2 Units | Detection of non-chromophoric active substances |
| Shimadzu GC-2010 | 1 Unit | Residue solvent analysis and volatile terpene quantification |
| Shimadzu AA-700 | 1 Unit | Heavy metal detection and mineral content quantification |
Managing quality from the planting soil to the final extraction phase.
UniCare systematically invests 10% of our annual net profit into Research and Development. In addition to optimizing traditional solid-liquid and countercurrent extraction technologies, we support a dedicated research facility specializing in natural plant fermentation. Our goal is to leverage bio-enzymatic modification to unlock structural pathways, increasing bioavailability and potency levels beyond conventional industry processes.
We maintain active research partnerships with the prestigious Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Our joint programs focus on the industrial translation of natural pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutraceutical raw materials, scaling them successfully from initial benchtop trials to mass-scale production.
Securing high-purity botanical raw material requires direct control at the farm level. We run a comprehensive raw material procurement system tracking agricultural batches back to their precise planting plots. Storage and distribution conform to ISO quality parameters, verifying active ingredients, humidity, heavy metals, and pesticide load before processing.
To secure access to stable, high-potency raw materials, UniCare operates direct agricultural partnerships including Ginkgo biloba, Epimedium, Phellodendron, and Olea europaea crop bases. Selected fields comply strictly with the GACP (Good Agricultural and Collection Practices) framework. Additionally, we collaborate with scientific nursery groups to breed premium plant hybrids with higher active compound yields, driving down production costs to benefit our commercial partners.
Technical and logistics answers for French B2B buyers and formulation scientists.
We analyze the Proanthocyanidins (PACs) content using both the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) method and the highly sensitive BL-DMAC colorimetric assay. This dual validation approach ensures we meet the exact regulatory requirements enforced by French authorities (such as DGCCRF) for UTI-related health claims.
All batches destined for France are tested using GC-MS-MS and HPLC systems in our CNAS-certified central lab. We guarantee residual levels fall well below the limits outlined in EU Regulation (EC) 396/2005 and Directive 2009/32/EC on extraction solvents.
Yes. We offer fully customizable particle sizing ranging from standard powders to micro-pulverized 80-120 mesh options. This ensures optimal dispersion and flowability in tableting, encapsulation, and cosmetic cream formulations.
We provide full-service freight support, including air cargo for urgent sample batches and sea routes to major French ports (Le Havre, Marseille). For optimal transit times, we also utilize the China-Europe Railway Express, routing shipments directly to rail depots in France with door-to-door customs clearance.
Yes. Our strategic manufacturing facilities are fully compliant with Kosher and Halal standards. We also provide full documentation supporting Non-GMO, allergen-free, and clean-label declarations required by French nutraceutical brands.
Premium active plant extracts designed for the European nutraceutical, cosmetic, and functional food sectors.
