• Herbfields Green Tea Extract Specification:

Green tea, this magical plant from the East, has become a hot topic of global concern. As a natural plant extract, green tea extract is gaining favor from more and more B-end buyers due to its unique nutritional value and wide application prospects. This article will give you a comprehensive interpretation of the source, process, specifications, efficacy, and application prospects of green tea extract, to help you understand this high-quality natural raw material.

• Source of Green Tea Extract

The raw materials of green tea extract come from the buds and leaves of the tea tree (Camellia sinensis). The tea tree is an evergreen shrub native to southern China and is now widely planted all over the world. The tea varieties and growth environments in different producing areas will affect the quality and chemical composition of tea.

As an unfermented tea, green tea has a relatively simple production process, mainly including picking, killing, rolling, drying, and other steps. In this process, the nutrients in the tea are retained to the maximum extent. Green tea extract is extracted and concentrated from high-quality green tea leaves, retaining the rich nutrients of green tea.

• Green tea extract process

The production process of green tea extract mainly includes the following steps:

1. Raw material selection: Select high-quality green tea leaves as raw materials to ensure the raw materials' freshness and chemical composition indicators. Usually, first- and second-grade tea leaves are selected, or specific tea tree varieties, such as Longjing and Biluochun, are used.
2. Pretreatment: The tea leaves are pretreated by washing and chopping to increase the surface area of ​​the tea leaves, which is conducive to the subsequent extraction process.
3. Extraction: Use advanced extraction techniques, such as supercritical CO2 extraction and enzymatic extraction, to extract the active ingredients in green tea, such as polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, etc. from the pretreated tea leaves. Optimization of the extraction process is crucial to improving the quality and yield of the extract.
4. Concentration and drying: The extract is concentrated and dried to obtain concentrated green tea extract. The choice of drying process, such as spray drying and freeze drying, will also affect the properties and stability of the extract.
5. Packaging and storage: The dried green tea extract is vacuum packed or nitrogen packed to ensure its quality stability during transportation and storage. Proper packaging and storage conditions are the key to ensuring the quality of green tea extract.

Through the above strict process control, we can obtain green tea extracts with excellent quality and stable ingredients to meet the needs of different customers.

• Specifications of green tea extracts 

According to different extraction processes and raw material sources, green tea extracts can provide a variety of specifications, mainly including:

1. Total polyphenol content: Polyphenol compounds in green tea are its main bioactive ingredients, such as catechins, gallic acid, etc. The total polyphenol content of the extract is usually between 30%-98%, and different specifications can be provided according to customer needs.
2. Catechins content: Catechins are the most important polyphenol compounds in green tea, including epigallocatechin (EGCG), epigallocatechin (EGC), etc. The catechin content of the extract is generally 10%-80%.
3. Caffeine content: Green tea also contains a certain amount of caffeine, which is a naturally stimulating alkaloid. The caffeine content of the extract is usually 0.5%-5%.
4. Amino acid content: Green tea is rich in a variety of amino acids, such as glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glutamine, etc. These amino acids are also one of the nutrients of green tea. The amino acid content of the extract is generally 2%-20%.
5. Water-soluble/oil-soluble: According to different extraction processes, green tea extract can obtain water-soluble or oil-soluble products to meet different application requirements.

Green tea extract can provide products of various specifications according to the specific needs of customers. Our R&D team can customize green tea extracts that meet your needs according to your requirements.

• Efficacy of green tea extract

As a natural plant extract, green tea extract has rich nutritional value and a wide range of biological activities, mainly including:

1. Antioxidant effect: Polyphenol compounds in green tea, especially catechins, have a strong free radical scavenging ability, which can effectively inhibit oxidative stress and protect cells from oxidative damage.
2. Regulate metabolism: Caffeine and other ingredients in green tea extract can promote fat metabolism and help weight management. At the same time, the amino acids in it are also beneficial to protein metabolism.
3. Improve cognitive function: The catechins and amino acids in green tea extract can enhance brain function, and improve memory and attention.
4. Enhance immunity: Green tea extract is rich in antioxidant nutrients such as vitamin C and vitamin E, which can enhance the body's immune function and improve the ability to resist diseases.
5. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: Green tea extract has certain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and can be used to prevent and assist in the treatment of some bacterial or inflammatory diseases.

With its rich nutrients and multi-faceted biological activities, green tea extract has broad application prospects in healthcare products, cosmetics, medicine, and other fields.

• Application of green tea extract

With its excellent efficacy characteristics, green tea extract has been widely used in the following fields:

1. Health care products: Green tea extract can be used in health foods, nutritional supplements, and other products to exert its antioxidant, metabolic regulation, immune enhancement, and other effects to meet consumers' health needs.
2. Cosmetic field: Green tea extract is rich in a variety of natural active ingredients and can be used in skincare products, toiletries, etc. It has antioxidant, whitening, anti-aging, and other effects and is widely favored by the cosmetics industry.
3. Medical field: The antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of green tea extract make it also have broad application prospects in the medical field, and can be used in products such as wound repair and skin care.
4. Food field: Green tea extract can be added to various foods and beverages, such as cakes, beverages, ice cream, etc., which can not only increase the nutritional value of the product but also give the product a unique flavor.
5. Daily chemical products field: Green tea extract can be used in daily chemicals such as shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, etc., to exert its antibacterial and antioxidant effects and enhance the functionality of the product.

In general, green tea extract has broad application prospects in many fields such as health care, beauty, medicine, food, and daily chemicals due to its rich nutrients and multi-faceted biological activity. It is a natural plant extract with great development potential.

• Market prospects of green tea extract

As the world pays more and more attention to health and environmental protection, natural plant extracts are increasingly favored by consumers. As a high-quality natural extract, green tea extract is attracting more and more attention from industries.

With the growing demand for health products from consumers and the favor of natural raw materials in cosmetics, medicine, and other industries, the future market prospects of green tea extract are broad. As a natural, safe, and highly functional plant extract, green tea extract will surely play a more important role in various industries.

Our green tea extract production base is located in a major tea-growing province in China. It has advanced extraction technology and a complete quality control system and can provide you with high-quality and stable products. We look forward to further cooperation with you to jointly develop the vast market for green tea extract.