Benzoin Tincture
Benzoin Tincture is a tincture made from the balsamic resin of Benzoin (Styrax benzoin), giving dietary supplement and food-and-beverage developers a concentrated botanical base. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum botanical profile.
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What Is Benzoin Tincture?
Benzoin is the aromatic oleo-gum-resin tapped from the bark of Styrax benzoin, a tree of the Sumatran and wider Southeast Asian forests, and Bio-Botanica captures it as a hydro-ethanolic tincture. Carried in ethanol, the resin's balsamic fraction stays dissolved and pourable, and it is supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, so flavor and supplement developers receive a concentrated aromatic base rather than an isolated compound.
Market Demand
Benzoin remains a specialty botanical whose supply is tracked in its own right: Persistence Market Research values the global gum benzoin market at US$57.4 million in 2026, rising to US$75.5 million by 2033 at a 4.0% CAGR. Its enduring role in incense, fragrance, and flavor keeps the raw material in consistent global trade, and a ready-to-dose ethanol tincture lets flavor and supplement houses tap that niche demand without handling raw resin.
Formulation Applications
The tincture pours directly into hydro-alcoholic bitters, aromatic shots, and liquid supplement concentrates, and it dilutes into syrups or flavor bases where a warm, balsamic note is wanted. Because the aromatic profile is concentrated, low inclusion levels carry a noticeable character. With no functions on file, Bio-Botanica positions it purely as an aromatic, clean-label resin extract — a botanical story for structure/function framing, not a consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Since 1972 Bio-Botanica has worked botanicals like this resin at its family-owned, FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, drawing them with the low-heat Bio-Chelated process that keeps a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Each lot is verified in the onsite lab for identity, microbial, and heavy-metal specifications, batch documentation travels with every shipment, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification can be arranged on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Benzoin Tincture, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Benzoin Tincture is a tincture made from the balsamic resin of Benzoin (Styrax benzoin), a member of the Styracaceae family, native to Sumatra and Southeast Asia. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Tincture, and the extraction solvent is ethanol. The botanical is extracted into the solvent to capture its naturally occurring constituents in liquid form. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Benzoin Tincture contain alcohol?
Yes — as a tincture, Benzoin Tincture is an ethanol (alcohol)-based extract. For exact residual solvent levels specific to your batch, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Benzoin Tincture standardized to a specific compound?
Benzoin Tincture is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the botanical rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Benzoin Tincture suited for?
Benzoin Tincture is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As a tincture, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Benzoin Tincture fit?
It fits the Dietary Supplements and Food and Beverage categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Benzoin originate?
Benzoin (Styrax benzoin) is native to Sumatra and Southeast Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Benzoin Tincture behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a liquid extract, Benzoin Tincture blends into liquid and hydro-alcoholic systems; the carrier is ethanol. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Benzoin Tincture?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Benzoin Tincture sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Benzoin Tincture is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 15 kg and 170 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Benzoin Tincture manufactured and tested?
Benzoin Tincture is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.