Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract
Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract of Urtica dioica leaf in a glycerin base, 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract?
Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is made from the leaf of Urtica dioica, the stinging nettle of temperate Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, carried in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base. Supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, it gives supplement and beverage formulators a classic mineral-rich botanical in a clean, ethanol-free liquid.
Market Demand
Nettle is a perennial favorite of the seasonal-wellness and green-superfood aisle, where its long food-and-tonic history keeps it in respiratory, joint, and daily-greens formulas. An alcohol-free glycerin extract lets brands carry that familiar leaf into the liquids and beverages chosen by shoppers who avoid ethanol carriers. Its long-standing role in seasonal and daily-greens routines keeps demand dependable across product cycles.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin base folds into aqueous supplement liquids, seasonal-support tinctures, daily-greens beverages, and gummy or syrup bases without heat stress. Nettle is traditionally associated with respiratory, digestive, and bone and joint support — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim — supporting a recognizable botanical narrative. It combines readily with other greens and seasonal botanicals in daily-wellness stacks.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica, family-owned since 1972, extracts this leaf with the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method that preserves naturally occurring constituents in a Holistically Balanced profile. Its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York provides onsite HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request. Sample through bulk quantities ship with full documentation, letting formulators qualify this leaf across multiple product lines.
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What is Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free 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 an Alcohol-Free Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The alcohol-free extract delivers the botanical without ethanol. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract contain alcohol?
No — Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is an alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Nettles Alcohol-Free 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract suited for?
Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As an alcohol-free extract, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Nettles Alcohol-Free 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Nettles Alcohol-Free 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 23 kg and 200 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 Nettles Alcohol-Free Extract manufactured and tested?
Nettles Alcohol-Free 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.