Direct factory supply of certified clean-label extracts optimized for modern food-tech and wellness formulations.
High-potency ginsenosides optimized for adaptogenic functional beverages and cognitive wellness formulations.
Zero-calorie Reb-A and Reb-D steviol glycosides featuring neutral flavor profiles for premium sugar-reduction projects.
Standardized silymarin profiles with micro-milled particulate sizes to optimize liver support nutraceutical absorption.
Premium turkesterone source designed for clean-label muscle recovery blends and natural athletic supplements.
A data-backed perspective on the fast-growing functional food tech sector in California.
The San Francisco Bay Area stands as the epicentre of food-tech innovation, where the convergence of biotechnology and consumer wellness drives a relentless demand for premium raw materials. Brands here are moving beyond basic ingredients, requiring functional powders that act as powerful nutritional agents. Raspberry powder, specifically red raspberry (Rubus idaeus), has gained significant traction due to its rich concentrations of Raspberry Ketones, Ellagic Acid, and Anthocyanins. These natural phytochemicals support metabolic activity, skin integrity, and cognitive function, making them critical components for functional ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, meal replacement matrices, and clean-label dietary supplements.
In the global market, procuring raspberry powder involves balancing sensory parameters (such as color stability and natural flavor retention) with biological efficacy. Leading manufacturers look for specialized vacuum spray-drying or freeze-drying operations that prevent thermal degradation of the fruit's structural antioxidants. UniCare addresses these needs by partnering with GMP-compliant, high-volume extraction facilities, enabling us to deliver highly soluble, uniform raspberry powders that resist clumping and maintain long-term color and active compound stability.
For buyers in northern California, local regulatory standards like California Proposition 65 leave no room for error. Sourcing raw berries without strict pesticide control often leads to cross-contamination issues. Our vertical integration and contract farming frameworks ensure that all raw inputs are audited from the seed stage. By implementing rigorous clean-growing protocols and testing each batch through high-resolution ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) and GC-MS-MS, we ensure that every shipment of raspberry and other botanical powders complies with strict FDA regulations and state-level safety thresholds.
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.
Driving botanical science forward through innovation, high quality, and community value.
Purity-verified extracts targeted for clinical efficacy and cognitive formulation development.
Rich in oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) for powerful antioxidant support and cardiovascular health formulas.
Processed using a specialized acetone extraction line that meets EU-GMP requirements for cognitive nootropic blends.
Deodorized allicin compounds designed to support immune function and heart health without sensory drawbacks.
Standardized icariin percentages for premium energy and vitality supplement formulations.
Modern, intelligent, and automated facilities engineered for high-purity botanical outputs.
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.
Our primary manufacturing facility has passed strict China GMP certifications, ensuring consistent batch-to-batch quality.
The EU-GMP and CEP certifications of our Ginkgo Biloba Extract show our ability to meet the world's most stringent pharmaceutical requirements.
All extraction runs use computer-managed parameters to maintain temperature and pressure limits.
Equipped with the most modern extraction units in the domestic market, optimizing output while reducing carbon footprint.
Substantial throughput capacity ensures reliable deliveries for volume-based global contracts year-round.
Features 3 annular dynamic countercurrent extraction lines (10T/15T) and 2 multi-functional extraction setups with 32 six-cubic-meter tanks.
Own the only acetone process extraction line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract in China that meets the EU GMP standards.
Equipped with six 20-ton fermentation units, optimizing bio-availability through enzymatic modification processes.
Pioneering clean-label extraction technologies designed for the food-tech sector.
A key technical challenge in producing high-quality raspberry powder is protecting its heat-sensitive anthocyanins. Standard spray-drying can expose active ingredients to excessive heat, causing them to degrade. Our partner factories use customized low-temperature spray dryers with advanced dehumidification cycles to solve this issue. By keeping inlet temperatures lower, we protect the color and active compounds of the fruit.
For buyers who require the highest level of active ingredient retention, our low-temperature freeze-drying process protects the cell wall structure of the raspberries. This process locks in volatile flavor oils and active antioxidants, offering excellent solubility for functional drink mixes.
Natural fruit sugars are highly hygroscopic (absorb moisture easily). To prevent clumping without using synthetic carriers, we use organic acacia fiber or non-GMO tapioca maltodextrin as clean-label options for our industrial customers.
We analyze every batch of raspberry powder to ensure consistent active levels of naturally occurring compounds. Our standardized options are optimized for specific wellness applications:
These precise choices allow San Francisco food scientists to develop consistent products that perform reliably throughout their shelf life.
Our complete analytical testing infrastructure ensures high-purity, traceable ingredients.
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 (organchlorine 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.
| Quality Control Area | Testing Items & Protocols |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay, identification, active component verification (HPLC, UV-Vis) |
| Hazardous Substance Analysis | Heavy metals (ICP-MS), pesticide residue profiles, solvent residue levels (GC-FID) |
| Microbe Analysis | Total plate count, Escherichia coli, Yeast & mould, specific pathogen testing |
| Raw Material Control | Pesticide residues, allergen screening, GMO status check, origin documentation trace |
| Laws & Regulations Confirmation | Continuous regulatory compliance updates for China, USA (FDA), and European agencies |
| Stability Test | Real-time and accelerated shelf life validation under controlled climate chambers |
| Physical/Chemical Constants | pH value, moisture content, total ash, bulk density, particle size mesh distribution |
Our analytical team uses high-resolution instruments to verify purity and safety, preventing raw material contamination before shipping.
| Instrument Group | Manufacturer & Model | Application Focus |
|---|---|---|
| UHPLC (Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography) | Agilent 1290 (×2 sets) | High-speed separation and quantification of active organic markers |
| HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) | Agilent 1260 / Shimadzu LC-20AT (×6 sets) | Routine purity profiling and raw active assay runs |
| Gas Chromatograph (GC-FID/ECD) | Shimadzu GC-2010 (×1 set) | Testing residual organic solvents and volatile pesticide levels |
| Atomic Absorption System (AAS) | Shimadzu AA-700 (×1 set) | Trace metal evaluation (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury) |
| Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) | Shimadzu 2000ES (×2 sets) | Quantification of non-chromophoric plant carbohydrates and lipids |
Combining academic research partnerships with secure agricultural sourcing.
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 disrupt 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.
Ensuring compliance with local regulations and secure delivery for all custom raw material imports.
For food brands in San Francisco, regulatory compliance is a key business factor. Our manufacturing partners maintain facilities aligned with FDA bioterrorism regulations, ensuring smooth customs processing at US entry points. We provide full technical documentation for every shipment, including:
Recent supply chain volatility highlights the importance of reliable sourcing. UniCare supports customers with flexible shipping options, utilizing direct container lines to the Port of Oakland. This local access minimizes inland transport times and helps San Francisco and Silicon Valley companies maintain efficient production schedules.
We offer flexible delivery terms, including FOB, CIF, DDU, and DDP. These setups allow you to let our international customs team handle logistics or coordinate through your own freight forwarder.
Clear answers to technical, commercial, and operational questions about our botanical supply chain.
Explore our complete selection of standardized botanical extracts, manufactured under strict GMP conditions.
Standardized sulforaphane levels designed for cellular health and clean-label dietary supplements.
Rich in anthocyanosides to support functional vision health formulas and wellness products.
High-purity trans-resveratrol sourced to support anti-aging formulations and wellness products.
Standardized ellagic acid and punicalagins for premium heart-health and skin formulations.
High-purity crystalline powder optimized for metabolic support capsules and tablets.
Standardized oleuropein levels for immune support and antioxidant formulations.
Sourced from high-altitude regions and standardized to salidrosides and rosavins for stress-adaptation blends.
Purified bioflavonoids designed to support vascular integrity and structural health formulations.
