Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract of Sambucus nigra, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. 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.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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What Is Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract presents the fruit of the European elder, Sambucus nigra, native to Europe and Western Asia, in Zemea, a plant-derived, renewable propanediol that disperses into the water phase. It is supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving personal-care developers a well-known dark-berry botanical in a renewable carrier. The Zemea base offers a clean, plant-sourced alternative to conventional glycols and reinforces a sustainability story.
Market Demand
Elderberry is one of the most recognizable botanical names in wellness; Fact.MR estimates the elderberry extract market at about USD 605.2 million with a 6.1% CAGR through 2034. That recognition, built over years of high seasonal visibility, transfers easily onto a personal-care label. A Zemea-based elderberry liquid lets brands carry the name into topical formats.
Formulation Applications
The propanediol base suits serums, essences, mists, gels, and lotions, incorporating readily in the aqueous phase during cold or gentle warm processing. It supports a clean, hydrating botanical story with a color-rich heritage, kept to format and positioning language rather than any consumer health claim so copy stays defensible. Its natural depth of color can be embraced as a visual cue or diluted down, giving formulators flexibility on finished-product shade and an easy way to signal the berry visibly on shelf.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica has extracted botanicals at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York since 1972, processing this fruit with the low-heat Bio-Chelated method that preserves a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Each lot moves through an onsite lab for HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing, with Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract made from Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), a member of the Viburnaceae family, native to Europe and Western 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract — the botanical is delivered in Zemea® propanediol, a corn-derived carrier. The liquid form gives formulators a ready-to-blend botanical base. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract contain alcohol?
No — Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract 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 Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract suited for?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its liquid base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Elderberry originate?
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is native to Europe and Western Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a zemea-based liquid, Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. 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 Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
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 Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, and 19 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 Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract manufactured and tested?
Elder Berry Zea-Botanicals® Extract 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.