Cascara Sagrada Powdered Extract
Cascara Sagrada Powdered Extract (4127SD) is a dry extract of Frangula purshiana bark on a maltodextrin carrier, made for supplement brands and contract manufacturers building capsules, tablets, and powder blends. It is cold-extracted through Bio-Botanica's Bio-Chelated process, then supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized.
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What Is Cascara Sagrada Powdered Extract?
Cascara Sagrada Powdered Extract is a dry, free-flowing extract of Frangula purshiana bark carried on maltodextrin. Part 4127SD is Bio-Botanica's full-spectrum powdered cascara bark, made for dry-format supplement work such as two-piece capsules, tablets, and stick-pack blends. It is supplied non-standardized, preserving the Holistically Balanced bark profile.
Market Demand
Dry botanical extracts remain a workhorse format for digestive-support supplements, and cascara bark holds a long-standing place in that space. The cascara sagrada extract market is on pace for about US$115.6 million by 2034 at a 6.5% CAGR, per Fact.MR. That trajectory points to continuing demand for capsule- and tablet-ready cascara ingredients.
Formulation Applications
The 4127SD powder is well suited to encapsulation, tableting, and dry powder blends, including multi-botanical digestive formulas and stick packs. Frangula purshiana bark is traditionally used to support digestive comfort and occasional regularity, giving brands a tradition-anchored angle for dry-format digestive-support products. Its powdered form simplifies dosing and dry blending.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, Bio-Botanica runs an FDA-inspected cGMP facility built around its proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Each powdered lot is verified through identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing on instrumentation such as HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, and ICP/MS, with third-party support. NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 systems, along with available Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification, give dry-format formulators a documented supply base.
Common Buyer Questions
What botanical and part is 4127SD from?
It is a powdered extract of Frangula purshiana bark, the cascara sagrada source. Only the bark is used.
What is the carrier for this powder?
The carrier is maltodextrin, which supports a dry, free-flowing powder; see the Spec Sheet/TDS for details.
Is 4127SD standardized to any ratio or marker?
No. It is full-spectrum and non-standardized.
How does 4127SD differ from the 4128 3:1 powdered extract?
Both are maltodextrin-carried bark powders; 4127SD is a full-spectrum, non-standardized powder, while 4128 is supplied at a labeled 3:1 concentration. Choose based on whether your formula calls for a defined 3:1 spec.
What formats is the powder suited to?
It suits two-piece capsules, tablets, and dry powder blends such as stick packs.
What ships with a sample?
Samples include a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative COA, and an SDS.
How is the powder tested?
Identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing run in Bio-Botanica's onsite lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, and ICP/MS, with third-party labs.
Are Kosher, Halal, and Organic options available?
Yes. We can supply Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification for this powder upon request.
How is pricing handled?
Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your volume and specifications.
What extraction method is used?
It is produced with the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process to preserve the full-spectrum bark profile.