Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract is a fluid extract of Urtica dioica leaf, 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 leaf profile.
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What Is Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract?
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract draws on Urtica dioica, the stinging nettle whose young leaves have been gathered as a spring tonic across Europe and Asia for centuries. Bio-Botanica presses the leaf into a hydro-ethanolic fluid extract, supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, so supplement and beverage developers receive a concentrated, dose-ready leaf base rather than an isolated fraction. Because it arrives already in solution, it meters accurately into batch tanks and disperses without the hydration steps a dry extract can require.
Market Demand
Nettle leaf has crossed over from foraged folk remedy to a fixture on modern herbal-supplement labels, pulled along by steady consumer interest in green, mineral-rich botanicals and seasonal wellness formulas. Demand for liquid herbal extracts keeps broadening as brands look for fast-dispersing botanical bases, and a hydro-ethanolic nettle fluid lets a formulator meet that pull in tinctures and functional shots without reengineering around a powder.
Formulation Applications
The fluid drops straight into hydro-alcoholic tinctures, daily wellness shots, and two-ounce liquid supplements, and it can be diluted into syrups or glycerin blends. It also layers well with other spring and seasonal herbs in multi-botanical formulas. Nettle leaf is traditionally associated with bone and joint, digestive, and respiratory support, giving brands a recognizable seasonal-botanical story for structure/function positioning, not a consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this leaf at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat process, which holds a Holistically Balanced profile of the plant's naturally occurring constituents. Every lot passes through an onsite quality lab running HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal checks, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract is a fluid extract made from the leaf of Nettle (Urtica dioica), a member of the Urticaceae family, native to Temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa; widely naturalized across North America. 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 Fluid Extract, and the extraction solvent is ethanol. The fluid extract is a concentrated liquid form of the botanical. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract contain alcohol?
Yes — as a fluid extract, Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract 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 Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the leaf rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract suited for?
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As a fluid extract, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract fit?
It fits the Dietary Supplements and Food and Beverage categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Nettle is traditionally associated with areas such as Bone and Joint Support, Digestive Support, and Respiratory Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Nettle originate?
Nettle (Urtica dioica) is native to Temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa; widely naturalized across North America. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a liquid extract, Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract 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 Nettle Leaf Fluid 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 Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 25 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 Nettle Leaf Fluid Extract manufactured and tested?
Nettle Leaf Fluid 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.