Targeted high-purity natural extracts optimized for Greek industrial manufacturers seeking European compliance and stable supply chains.
An analysis of the surging demand for natural colorants, antioxidants, and functional ingredients in Greece's evolving market.
Greece is undergoing a profound structural shift in its food processing, cosmetic, and nutritional industries. Historically famous for its traditional Mediterranean diets, the local market is actively integrating functional superfoods. Pure Raspberry Powder (rich in natural Raspberry Ketones, Ellagic Acid, and Vitamin C) has transitioned from a niche health-store supplement to a high-demand raw material for large-scale operations in Athens, Thessaloniki, and industrial hubs across Patras and Crete.
Greek food scientists and product developers are reformulating traditional products to meet EU-wide clean label trends. Raspberry powder is highly sought after as a natural coloring agent and flavor enhancer for Greek yogurt formulations, artisanal dairy desserts, premium confectionery, and sports nutrition mixes. The absence of synthetic additives and the preservation of natural bio-actives are non-negotiable requirements for Greek importers.
Unlocking economies of scale, strict quality controls, and unmatched technological advantages in plant extraction.
For Greek procurement directors, sourcing raspberry powder and related herbal extracts from a premier Chinese factory like UniCare provides an unmatched competitive edge. China possesses the world's most integrated botanical supply chain and state-of-the-art extraction technology. Unlike smaller European processing units with limited throughput, our production capacities ensure year-round price stability, bypassing seasonal crop failures.
Our collaborative production systems utilize advanced spray-drying, freeze-drying, and vacuum-concentration techniques that preserve the delicate thermolabile active compounds of red raspberries. Greek buyers benefit from reduced unit costs, rigorous testing protocols, and complete compliance with European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) standards on pesticide residues, plasticizers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
All facilities maintain active GMP certification, adhering strictly to global pharmaceutical-grade sanitation and operational standards.
Our Ginkgo Biloba Extract line is the only acetone process line in China meeting the highest EU-GMP standards, proving our chemical processing expertise.
Six multi-functional extraction lines process massive volumes, guaranteeing Greek buyers a continuous, uninterrupted raw material supply.
A professional global supplier of natural active ingredients dedicated to product development and quality stability.
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.
Guided by innovation, advanced technology, and community development.
Unlocking botanical secrets through advanced scientific research and clinical application validation.
Refining extraction yields and safety profiles constantly to exceed dynamic regulatory standards.
Employing intelligent, automated production platforms to secure absolute batch homogeneity.
Fostering an ethical, stimulating workplace and actively investing in agricultural community sustainability.
Why Choose Us? Inside China's leading intelligent extraction facility.
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.
The facility has fully passed the official China GMP certification audits, ensuring rigorous processing standards.
Possesses EU-GMP and CEP certifications for Ginkgo Biloba Extract, demonstrating top-tier chemical and quality controls.
All extraction production lines adopt modern, intelligent, and automated control systems to minimize human error.
Equipped with China's most advanced industrial extraction systems for maximum yield and bioactive integrity.
Capable of processing 30,000 tons of Chinese medicine and raw botanical plant materials per calendar year.
Three annular dynamic countercurrent extraction lines (10t & 15t); two multi-functional extraction lines; one round dynamic countercurrent line.
Own the only acetone process extraction line for Ginkgo Biloba Extract in China that fully meets EU GMP standards.
Owns six fermentation tanks (20-ton capacity each) optimized for producing advanced enzyme-modified plant products.
Visualizing our raw materials, modern laboratories, and massive manufacturing footprints.
Analytical precision ensuring complete compliance with EU regulatory standards for food and pharmaceuticals.
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 include: 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 in use: Two UHPLC Agilent 1290 ultra-high performance liquid chromatographs, four HPLC Agilent 1260 high performance liquid chromatography sets, two HPLC Shimadzu LC-20AT high performance liquid chromatographs, two HPLC Dionex UltiMate 3000, two Shimadzu evaporative light scattering detectors (ELSD) 2000ES, one Shimadzu GC-2010 gas chromatograph, and one Shimadzu AA-7000 atomic absorption system.
| Quality Control Item | Analytical Scope & Target Compounds |
|---|---|
| Active Ingredient Analysis | Assay testing, microscopic identification, UV/HPLC fingerprint profiling |
| Hazardous Substance Analysis | Heavy metals (ICP-MS), pesticide residues, residual solvent levels (GC) |
| Microbe Analysis | Total plate count, E. coli, Yeast & mold, specific pathogens verification |
| Raw Material Control | Pesticide check, GMO detection, botanical origin & GACP authentication |
| Regulatory Confirmation | Assurance of conformity with European Food Regulations & Chinese pharmacopoeia |
| Stability Testing | Real-time and accelerated temperature/humidity shelf-life validation |
| Physical/Chemical Properties | pH value, dry loss, total ash, particle size mesh, bulk density, solubility |
Vertical integration from scientific research at Beijing University of Chemical Technology to GAP cooperative farms.
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 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 of 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.
How local Greek brands integrate our high-purity raspberry powder into premium commercial lines.
Greek yogurt processors use our natural, clean-label raspberry powder to impart stable pink hues and authentic berry flavors, eliminating artificial additives.
Greek cosmetic brands in Athens formulate anti-aging creams and body scrubs utilizing red raspberry powder's rich ellagic acid profile to combat oxidative skin stress.
Pharmaceutical labs rely on our standardized particle sizes and low moisture parameters for smooth tablet compressing and capsule filling operations.
Clear, authoritative technical answers to assist procurement managers and quality controllers in Greece.
Our Raspberry Powder is manufactured using advanced spray-drying technology, ensuring excellent dispersibility and a high dissolution rate in water. It is ideal for beverage formulations and dairy mixes where sedimentation must be minimized.
Every single batch of our botanical extracts undergoes gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) screening at our CNAS-qualified laboratory. We test against the complete list of banned substances outlined in EU Regulation No 396/2005, providing a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (CoA) with every shipment.
Orders are dispatched directly from our China factory and shipped via major maritime lanes directly to the Port of Piraeus or Thessaloniki. Normal transit time is approximately 25 to 35 days, including complete export clearance documentation handling.
Yes. Supported by our joint research center with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, we can customize solvent extraction processes to standardize high concentrations of Raspberry Ketones or Ellagic Acid according to your exact formulation demands.
Strictly certified high-purity natural APIs and food ingredients available for bulk wholesale delivery.
