Product Description
Here is the detailed product information of saffron extract:
Basic Information
- Source: It is extracted from the upper part and stigma of the style of the plant Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae).
- Appearance: Usually in the form of an orange-red fine powder.
- Odor: It has the typical odor characteristic of saffron.
Components
The main components include picrocrocin, carotenoid compounds, safranal, cineole, pinene and other substances. It also contains a small amount of isorhamnetin, kaempferol, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2, etc. The core components like Lepticrosalides in Affron® saffron extract are mainly composed of safranal and crocin.
Specifications
- Content Specifications: Commonly seen in the market are different specifications such as 0.3% and 10:1.
- Packaging Specifications: Common packaging specifications include 25 kg/bag or cardboard drums (25 kg/drum). There are also small-dose packaging such as 1 kg/bag and 500 g/bottle for retail.
Quality Standards
- Detection Methods: High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and other methods are usually adopted for detection.
- Impurity Limits: Generally, the requirement for loss on drying is < 5%, ash content < 5%, total heavy metals < 10 ppm, no pesticide residues, no solvent residues, the total number of bacteria < 1000 cfu/g, yeast and mold < 100 cfu/g, no Escherichia coli, and no Salmonella.
Efficacy and Functions
- Antioxidation: It is a powerful scavenger of hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals, capable of anti-oxidative reactions and improving mitochondrial function.
- Neuroprotection: It can inhibit the apoptosis of optic nerve cells and has a protective effect on the nervous system.
- Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Protection: It has the functions of improving microcirculation, resisting arteriosclerosis, reducing blood lipids and so on.
- Emotion Regulation and Sleep Aid: It has been shown in 7 clinical trials that it can improve mood and sleep quality for both normal people and those with depression.
- Others: It also has the functions of protecting the liver and gallbladder, preventing and treating osteoporosis, and protecting the kidneys.
Application Fields
- Health Products: It is often made into capsules, tablets, solid beverages and other dosage forms, which are used for relieving emotional stress, improving sleep, antioxidation and other health care functions.
- Cosmetics: Due to its antioxidant and whitening effects, it is also applied in the field of cosmetics. For example, when added to creams, essences and other products, it helps to reduce the damage of free radicals to the skin and brighten the skin tone.
- Medicines: It is used as an auxiliary ingredient in some drug formulations to treat or relieve symptoms related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, nervous system diseases and so on.
Product Examples
- Koneus Saffron Extract Probiotic Solid Beverage: It selects Affron® saffron extract. Each bag contains 28 mg of saffron extract. It also adds Lallemand lactic acid bacteria compound powder as well as professional vitamin and mineral components such as magnesium gluconate, zinc glycinate, vitamin D3 and vitamin C.
- Nature's Sunshine Qianjuebaimei Postbiotic Tablets: It contains saffron extract and other ingredients. It produces effects through the immune pathway of the gut-brain axis, the vagus nerve pathway and the neuroendocrine pathway, helping to achieve the effect of calming the nerves and aiding sleep.
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