A Japanese citrus carotenoid powder made from Satsuma mandarin pulp left over from juice production, standardized to min. 1.0 mg beta-cryptoxanthin per gram. One gram of powder carries at least 1.0 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin, and the producer's recommended intake is 500 mg to 3 g of powder per day.
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Satsuma mandarins grown in Japan are pressed for juice. When the juice is centrifuged, it separates into clarified juice and a fibrous pulp that juice plants usually discard. The producer treats this pulp with enzymes to concentrate its beta-cryptoxanthin and makes it into a stable powder standardized to min. 1.0 mg/g.
Step 1 · Japan
Citrus unshiu, 100% Japanese-grown fruit, sorted and washed
Step 2 · pressing and finishing
Juice and pulp separated from the peel
Step 3 · centrifuge
Juice split into clarified juice and a pulp rich in juice-sac membranes
Step 4 · concentration
Pulp treated to concentrate beta-cryptoxanthin
Step 5 · orange powder
Concentrate made into a stable powder; vitamin C listed as antioxidant
Step 6 · min. 1.0 mg/g
Beta-cryptoxanthin, loss on drying, arsenic, microbiology
Step 7 · 1 kg
Aluminium bag with an oxygen absorber
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The specification sets beta-cryptoxanthin at min. 1.0 mg/g. Set fill weights from the value on the lot CoA, and compare other offers on the same basis: mg of beta-cryptoxanthin per gram of powder.
1 g of powder carries at least 1.0 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin, and the producer's recommended intake is 500 mg to 3 g of powder per day. Choose the format around your target dose; a higher-concentration grade (min. 1.5 mg/g) needs less powder per dose.
The producer's labelling example is "Satsuma mandarin powder / antioxidant (vitamin C)". Check how your market declares an antioxidant carried in an ingredient.
Some markets treat concentrated botanical ingredients as novel foods or permit only listed ones. Check the status for your category before launch; registration of the finished product sits with the brand owner or importer.
The powder ships in aluminium with an oxygen absorber and is stored sealed, in the dark, at room temperature. Plan finished-product packaging with the same protection in mind.
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What each component is, what the processing changes, and what published research on the raw material has examined. No health claims; references on request.
Beta-Cryptoxanthin Powder is a standardized source of beta-cryptoxanthin, the orange carotenoid of the Satsuma mandarin. The specification sets it at min. 1.0 mg per gram of powder, so dose calculations are simple: 1 g of powder carries at least 1.0 mg, and the producer's recommended intake of 500 mg to 3 g of powder per day equals 0.5-3.0 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin.
The raw material is the pulp that Japanese juice plants separate from mandarin juice by centrifuge. It holds the membranes of the juice sacs, where the fruit keeps much of its beta-cryptoxanthin, and it used to be discarded. All fruit used is Satsuma mandarin grown in Japan.
The producer documents use in supplements and health foods. Plan the format around your target dose: 0.5 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin needs 500 mg of powder, 1.0 mg needs 1.0 g and 3.0 mg needs 3.0 g. Because the powder is made from pressing residue rather than juice, the producer positions it for low-sugar formulations.
A higher-concentration powder (min. 1.5 mg/g, 340 mg to 2 g per day) needs less powder for the same dose, and a frozen paste is made for drinks, jellies and confectionery. Both are available on request; this page and its specification refer to the 1.0 mg/g powder.
Need finished capsules rather than powder? We also make OEM supplements in Japan: see OEM supplements. Other Japanese plant ingredients: Shikuwasa Extract Powder (Nobiletin + Tangeretin 10%) and Ashitaba Chalcone Powder 8%.
To discuss price, volume or your application, or to request the specification or a sample, use the request form on this page.
Beta-cryptoxanthin is an orange carotenoid pigment. Chemically it is a xanthophyll, a carotenoid that carries an oxygen-containing group, and it is one of the provitamin A carotenoids: the body can convert it to vitamin A. It occurs in fruits and vegetables such as tangerines, persimmons, oranges, red peppers and pumpkin, and it is found in human blood and tissues (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2015; Nutrition Reviews, 2016).
Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) is a citrus produced mainly in Japan and a well-studied dietary source of beta-cryptoxanthin. Japanese nutritional epidemiology has used blood beta-cryptoxanthin as a marker of how much mandarin people eat (Yakugaku Zasshi, 2015, in Japanese with an English abstract). Within the fruit, the producer of this powder reports that the carotenoid sits mainly in the thin membranes of the juice sacs, which is why the pulp separated during juice production is used as the starting material.
Reviews of observational, animal and human studies report that beta-cryptoxanthin is absorbed from its usual food sources more readily than alpha- and beta-carotene are from theirs. It is a less efficient substrate than beta-carotene for the enzyme that converts carotenoids to vitamin A, but because of its higher bioavailability, foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin may be comparable to beta-carotene-rich foods as sources of vitamin A (J Sci Food Agric, 2015; Nutr Rev, 2016).
Beta-cryptoxanthin has been studied for its antioxidant activity in vitro and for its role in bone metabolism in cell, animal and human research (Nutrition Reviews, 2016). Japanese population surveys have examined how blood levels relate to markers of metabolic, liver and bone health (Yakugaku Zasshi, 2015). In Japan, beta-cryptoxanthin from Satsuma mandarin is used as the declared functional component of products notified under the Foods with Function Claims system; that framework applies only in Japan. This research was not conducted on this product and is not a claim for it; the statements a finished product may carry are set by the rules of its market.
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Request a sample or quotationBeta-Cryptoxanthin Powder is a standardized source of beta-cryptoxanthin, the orange carotenoid of the Satsuma mandarin. The specification sets it at min. 1.0 mg per gram of powder, so dose calculations are simple: 1 g of powder carries at least 1.0 mg, and the producer's recommended intake of 500 mg to 3 g of powder per day equals 0.5-3.0 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin.
The raw material is the pulp that Japanese juice plants separate from mandarin juice by centrifuge. It holds the membranes of the juice sacs, where the fruit keeps much of its beta-cryptoxanthin, and it used to be discarded. All fruit used is Satsuma mandarin grown in Japan.
The producer documents use in supplements and health foods. Plan the format around your target dose: 0.5 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin needs 500 mg of powder, 1.0 mg needs 1.0 g and 3.0 mg needs 3.0 g. Because the powder is made from pressing residue rather than juice, the producer positions it for low-sugar formulations.
A higher-concentration powder (min. 1.5 mg/g, 340 mg to 2 g per day) needs less powder for the same dose, and a frozen paste is made for drinks, jellies and confectionery. Both are available on request; this page and its specification refer to the 1.0 mg/g powder.
Need finished capsules rather than powder? We also make OEM supplements in Japan: see OEM supplements. Other Japanese plant ingredients: Shikuwasa Extract Powder (Nobiletin + Tangeretin 10%) and Ashitaba Chalcone Powder 8%.
To discuss price, volume or your application, or to request the specification or a sample, use the request form on this page.
Beta-cryptoxanthin is an orange carotenoid pigment. Chemically it is a xanthophyll, a carotenoid that carries an oxygen-containing group, and it is one of the provitamin A carotenoids: the body can convert it to vitamin A. It occurs in fruits and vegetables such as tangerines, persimmons, oranges, red peppers and pumpkin, and it is found in human blood and tissues (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2015; Nutrition Reviews, 2016).
Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) is a citrus produced mainly in Japan and a well-studied dietary source of beta-cryptoxanthin. Japanese nutritional epidemiology has used blood beta-cryptoxanthin as a marker of how much mandarin people eat (Yakugaku Zasshi, 2015, in Japanese with an English abstract). Within the fruit, the producer of this powder reports that the carotenoid sits mainly in the thin membranes of the juice sacs, which is why the pulp separated during juice production is used as the starting material.
Reviews of observational, animal and human studies report that beta-cryptoxanthin is absorbed from its usual food sources more readily than alpha- and beta-carotene are from theirs. It is a less efficient substrate than beta-carotene for the enzyme that converts carotenoids to vitamin A, but because of its higher bioavailability, foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin may be comparable to beta-carotene-rich foods as sources of vitamin A (J Sci Food Agric, 2015; Nutr Rev, 2016).
Beta-cryptoxanthin has been studied for its antioxidant activity in vitro and for its role in bone metabolism in cell, animal and human research (Nutrition Reviews, 2016). Japanese population surveys have examined how blood levels relate to markers of metabolic, liver and bone health (Yakugaku Zasshi, 2015). In Japan, beta-cryptoxanthin from Satsuma mandarin is used as the declared functional component of products notified under the Foods with Function Claims system; that framework applies only in Japan. This research was not conducted on this product and is not a claim for it; the statements a finished product may carry are set by the rules of its market.
It is a beta-cryptoxanthin concentrate made from Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) pulp, the fibrous fraction separated from mandarin juice by centrifuge. The pulp is enzyme-treated to concentrate the carotenoid and then made into powder. The specification sets beta-cryptoxanthin at min. 1.0 mg/g. The raw material is 100% Japanese-grown Satsuma mandarin, and the producer's labelling example is "Satsuma mandarin powder / antioxidant (vitamin C)".
The minimum order is 1 kg, packed in a 1 kg aluminium bag with an oxygen absorber; larger orders are quoted by volume, and freight is quoted on request. Payment is 100% prepayment by SWIFT or Stripe, and orders ship from Japan 1-1.5 weeks after payment. Registered companies developing a product can request a free 10 g sample.
The specification sets beta-cryptoxanthin at min. 1.0 mg/g, loss on drying at max. 5.0%, arsenic at max. 2 ppm, total viable count at max. 3,000 CFU/g, fungal count at max. 100 CFU/g and coliforms negative. Heavy metals are not part of the specification for this grade. The powder is characteristic orange and is stored sealed, in the dark, at room temperature, away from heat and moisture. The specification is available before you order; the lot CoA and SDS are available on request.
The producer's recommended intake is 500 mg to 3 g of powder per day, which equals 0.5-3.0 mg of beta-cryptoxanthin: 500 mg of powder for 0.5 mg, 1.0 g for 1.0 mg and 3.0 g for 3.0 mg. A higher-concentration grade (min. 1.5 mg/g) covers the same range with 340 mg to 2 g of powder and is available on request.
