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Practical reads for formulators, brand owners and sourcing managers on how herbal extracts are really extracted, measured and standardized.
A higher bioactive percentage on a Certificate of Analysis doesn't always mean a stronger effect in the body. Water extraction keeps the natural carrier molecules that help bioactives reach their site of action, while solvent extraction strips them away.
Why 0.2% withanolides in a 1g dose may already be enough.
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About 99.5% of a paracetamol tablet is known and measured. In most herbal extracts, only 2 to 10% is. This article looks at what the unmeasured 90% contains and why real standardization should cover at least half of the material.
The one question worth asking your extract supplier.
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Ashwagandha aqueous extract quotes often claim 2.5%, 5% or even 10% total withanolides. Yet the root itself, extracted in water, holds no more than about 0.5%. This article explains where that gap comes from and why an honest 0.2 to 0.5% is already enough.
Four questions to ask before you trust a withanolides percentage.
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