Pine bark extract, polyphenols from pine bark, the principal active ingredients of which are low molecular polymers of proanthocyanidins which amounts to more than 95%. It is reddish brown powder, a kind of strong antioxidation agent, killing free radicals and absorbing UV radiation effectively used in dietary supplement health care products and cosmetics.
Pine bark extract is a class of substances extracted from pine bark. Pine bark has been proven to be a new source of OPCs. The OPCs extracted from pine bark have no difference in quality and function, except for some slight differences in appearance.
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Appearance | Fine powder | Complies |
Color | Red Brown powder | Complies |
Odor & Taste | Characteristics | Complies |
Particle size | ≥95% pass 80 mesh | Complies |
Bulk density | 50-60g/100ml | Complies |
Loss on Drying | ≤5.0% | 3.24% |
Residue on Ignition | ≤5.0% | 2.52% |
Heavy Metal | ||
Lead(Pb) | ≤3.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Arsenic(As) | ≤2.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Cadmium(Cd) | ≤1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Mercury(Hg) | ≤0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
Microbiological | ||
Total Plate Count | ≤1,000cfu/g | Complies |
Yeast & Mold | ≤100cfu/g | Complies |
E.Coli | Negative | Complies |
Salmonella | Negative | Complies |
Conclusion | Conform with specification. | |
Enhancing bone density and strength.
Protecting the skin from injury by superfluous ultraviolet radiation and free radicals;
Beneficial to the treatment of asthma;
Anti-inflammatory and regulating immunity;
Increasing antioxidant capacity of plasma and adjusting the ratio of orosin.
Applied in health products field , it's made into capsule. It has already become one of the ten salable natural plant extract products and owns the reputation of "natural health.
Applied in food field, it can be used as food supplement;
Applied in cosmetic field, as the effective factor it was made into aqua or ointment cosmetics, which has the effect of firming skin, anti-wrinkle, and curing freckle.