Product Profile
Blackberry belongs to the Rubus genus in the Rosaceae family. It is mainly native to the northern temperate zones of the New and Old Worlds. It is especially abundant in eastern North America and the Pacific coast. It is a common sprout forest and hedge plant in the British Isles and Western Europe. Usually biennial, the stems are upright, semi-erect or climbing, with thorns, and some cultivars have no thorns. The leaves are three-headed or palmately compound, with broad leaflets, oval, and stalks. The leaf margins are coarsely toothed and most of the leaves survive the winter. The inflorescences are terminal and the flowers are white, pink or red. The fruit is an aggregate fruit, with small black or reddish-purple drupes growing on juicy receptacles. Some trailing species of Rubus have no woody fibers on their stems and are called dewberries.
Function and effect
The content of sugar, vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 in fresh blackberry fruit is equivalent to that of other fruit trees, and the content of organic acids, crude protein, vitamin K and amino acids is higher than that of other cultivated fruit trees. It is also found that the content of vitamin E is the highest among all cultivated, wild and semi-wild fruits. The highest among fruit trees, while the selenium content is rare among fruit trees. There are 18 kinds of amino acids in total, 8 kinds of essential amino acids are present in high content, and it is also rich in γ-aminobutyric acid. The content of 6 mineral elements (potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron) that are vital to the human body is also high. Among them, vitamin K can promote the liver to synthesize coagulation substances and has a good effect on promoting blood coagulation; vitamin E protects the integrity of cells and internal structures of cells, prevents the destruction of certain enzymes and internal components of cells, and delays aging; selenium can antioxidant, Anti-aging, improve immunity, and together with vitamin E act as a protective agent against toxic substances; γ-aminobutyric acid, as a neurotransmitter, has the effects of promoting brain metabolism, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and anti-arrhythmia.
Application Areas
1. Functional food
2. Health products
3. Cosmetics
4.Pharmaceutical field
Certificates of Analysis
| Product Name: |
Blackberry Extract |
Latin Name: |
Graptopetalum blackberry |
| Part used: |
Fruit |
Country of origin |
China |
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| Item |
Specification |
Result |
| Aaasy |
5% Anthocyanidins |
UV |
| Physical & Chemical |
| Appearance |
Purple powder |
Conforms |
| Odor & Taste |
Characteristic |
Characteristic |
| Particle Size |
90% through 80 mesh |
Conforms |
| Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
1.32% |
| Ash |
≤5.0% |
2.11% |
| Heavy metals |
| As |
≤2ppm |
Conforms |
| Lead (Pb) |
≤2ppm |
Conforms |
| Cadmium(Cd) |
≤1ppm |
Conforms |
| Microbiological Test |
| Total Plate Count |
NMT 10000cfu/g |
Conforms |
| Total Yeast & Mold |
NMT 1000cfu/g |
Conforms |
| E.Coli |
Negative |
Negative |
| Salmonella |
Negative |
Negative |
| Pesticide Residue |
Negative |
Negative |
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