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Product Name: Natural Green Tea Extract (Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract)
Document Date: 21 July 2026
Department: Marketing & Raw Material R&D, KEEP
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Item |
Standard Details |
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Full Ingredient Name |
Natural Green Tea Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract |
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Core Active Family |
Total Catechins, EGCG dominant active monomer; 9 full series catechin monomers available for separate customization |
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Core Natural Source |
100% Pure Green Tea Leaf Water/Ethanol Extraction, natural botanical source, zero synthetic catechin addition, green low-residue extraction process, fully clean-label compliant |
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Mature Mass-Producible Specs |
Total Polyphenols 40% / 60% / 80% / 90% / 95%; Total Catechins 30% / 50% / 70% / 80% / 90%; Standard EGCG 20% / 40% / 50% / 60% / 90% / 98% |
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Customizable R&D Grades |
Single purified catechin monomer (C/EC/GC/EGC/ECG/GCG/EGCG/AF), micronized ultra-fine powder, taste-masked low-astringency grade, anti-oxidation stabilized powder, cold water dispersible microcapsule powder, phospholipid phytosome complex, OEM Custom Sustained Released Micropellets, multi-antioxidant compound premix |
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Physical Property |
Light yellow to pale brown fine powder, characteristic natural green tea aroma, slight astringent taste, soluble in hot water, partially soluble in cold water, sensitive to strong light, high temperature and alkaline environment, easy oxidation and discoloration |
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Core Physiological Mechanism |
Natural polyphenol & catechin complex; powerful broad-spectrum antioxidant, inhibits lipid peroxidation, supports fat metabolism balance, protects cardiovascular health, improves oral bacterial balance, delays cellular aging and regulates systemic oxidative stress |
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English Name |
Abbreviation |
CAS No. |
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Catechin |
C |
154-23-4 |
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Epicatechin |
EC |
490-46-0 |
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Gallocatechin |
GC |
970-73-0 |
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Epigallocatechin |
EGC |
970-74-1 |
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Epicatechin gallate |
ECG |
1257-08-5 |
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Gallocatechin gallate |
GCG |
4233-96-9 |
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Epigallocatechin gallate |
EGCG |
989-51-5 |
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Afzelechin |
EF |
24808-04-6 |
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Comparison Item |
100% Natural Camellia Sinensis Green Tea Extract |
Chemical Synthetic Catechin / EGCG |
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Raw Origin |
Pure fresh green tea leaf physical extraction & purification, complete natural polyphenol matrix |
Industrial chemical synthetic monomer, non-tea botanical source |
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Active Composition |
Full-spectrum synergistic catechin complex (8 monomers), natural vitamin & tea polysaccharide auxiliary actives |
Single pure EGCG/catechin monomer only, no natural synergistic matrix |
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Clean Label Compliance |
Qualified for natural, plant-based, non-GMO, organic, clean-label product declaration |
Cannot be labeled as natural tea leaf extract, restricted for high-end nutraceutical & beauty brands |
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Safety & Mildness |
Edible tea daily consumption source, low solvent residue, mild for long-term oral supplementation |
Potential chemical synthesis residual risk, strict dosage limit for long-term use |
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Efficacy Characteristics |
Multi-active synergistic antioxidant & metabolic regulation, mild long-term conditioning effect |
Single-target efficacy, poor human body affinity, easy efficacy fluctuation |
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Industry Position |
Premium mainstream raw material for global clean-label antioxidant, weight management & oral beauty supplements |
Low-cost generic industrial raw material for low-end blending |
Natural Green Tea Extract is one of the most classic and high-volume natural antioxidant botanical ingredients in the global nutritional industry. Driven by weight management, oral beauty, cellular anti-aging and daily detox tracks, the market maintains steady long-term growth.
The industry has obvious structural differentiation: low-end synthetic catechin is limited to cheap industrial blending, while full-natural green tea leaf extract with complete catechin monomer spectrum has become the core preferred raw material for mid-to-high-end clean-label health brands.
Our factory owns complete tea planting & extraction vertical chain, with prominent advantages in raw material stability, purity control and cost performance, covering full series total polyphenol, catechin and single monomer customized grades.
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Official Verified Data |
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Global Natural Green Tea Extract Market Size |
USD 1.26 Billion (2025); Forecast USD 2.41 Billion (2034) |
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CAGR (2025–2034 Forecast) |
7.45% (Stable mature natural antioxidant & metabolic nutrition track) |
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Core Consumption Regions |
North America, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Southeast Asian beauty & weight management market |
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Fastest-Growing Segments |
Full-natural tea leaf extract, high-purity EGCG monomer, water-soluble beverage grade, sustained-release micropellets, weight loss compound formulas, oral beauty antioxidant products |
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Industry Feature |
Natural green tea extract occupies over 80% market share of high-end antioxidant raw materials; single purified catechin monomers have fast-growing premium demand |
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Data Source |
Global Botanical Extract & Functional Ingredient Industry Report 2026 |
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Metric |
Rating |
Explanation |
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Market Maturity Level |
★★★★★ Mature & Rapid Upgrading Track |
Decades of clinical verification and mass commercial application, universal consumer awareness of tea polyphenol efficacy; conventional total polyphenol powder supply is highly homogeneous, while high-purity single catechin monomer, water-soluble modified and sustained-release micropellet upgraded grades have large premium profit space |
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Dimension |
Detailed Status |
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Competition Intensity |
Fierce price homogenization competition for ordinary 40%/80% total polyphenol bulk powder; low market competition and high technical barriers for purified single catechin monomers, stabilized modified grades and sustained-release micropellets |
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Supply Pattern |
Most manufacturers only supply mixed total polyphenol powder; very few factories master full 8 catechin monomer separation & purification technology, microcapsule modification and sustained-release micropellet OEM production capacity |
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Global Benchmark Brands |
Now Foods, Solgar, Jarrow Formulas, Thorne Research, Swisse, Doctor’s Best |
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Mainstream Industrial Upgrade Directions |
Single catechin monomer purification, water solubility modification, anti-oxidation stabilization, astringency taste masking, high-bioavailability phytosome complex, sustained-release micropellet customization, metabolic health compound premix |
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Pain Point |
Industrial & Finished Product Limitation |
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Strong natural tea astringent taste |
Poor oral experience, unable to adapt to chewable tablets, fruit-flavored portable sticks and taste-sensitive liquid products |
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Extreme light & thermal oxidation sensitivity |
Easy discoloration and EGCG activity attenuation, high packaging barrier requirements, short finished product shelf life |
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Poor cold water solubility |
Restricts application in clear functional drinks, oral beauty shots and water-based instant solid beverages |
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Ordinary powder hygroscopic & easy caking |
Poor fluidity, not suitable for high-speed automatic tableting and capsule filling production lines |
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Short intestinal half-life, fast metabolic clearance |
Low long-term bioavailability of conventional powder, limited sustained efficacy expression |
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Mixed polyphenol inconsistent monomer ratio |
Batch fluctuation of active components, difficult for brands to achieve standardized precise efficacy formulation |
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Representative Brands |
Representative Products |
Product Positioning |
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Now Foods |
Standard Green Tea Polyphenol Daily Antioxidant Capsules |
Classic entry-level cellular anti-aging mass product |
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Solgar |
High-Purity EGCG Green Tea Weight Management Complex |
Mid-to-high end metabolic & antioxidant maintenance formula |
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Thorne Research |
Purified EGCG Professional Cellular Protection Supplement |
Medical-grade high-efficiency targeted antioxidant product |
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Jarrow Formulas |
Green Tea + Alpha Lipoic Acid Multi-Antioxidant Tablets |
Popular comprehensive anti-aging compound nutritional product |
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Doctor’s Best |
Absorption Enhanced Green Tea Phytosome Capsules |
Premium high-bioavailability long-acting antioxidant product |
Key Note: All specifications are purely extracted from fresh natural green tea leaves, zero synthetic catechin addition. Conventional mixed polyphenol/catechin powder supports stable mass production; full single catechin monomer purification, modified upgraded grades and sustained-release micropellet OEM all support independent
R&D customization and on-demand batch trial production. Our factory has vertical tea planting & extraction chain, with obvious advantages in raw material quality stability and comprehensive cost performance covering all below grades.
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Upgrade Category |
Specification / Technology |
Core Technology Features |
Matching Application Scenarios |
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Conventional Mixed Polyphenol Spec (Mass Stable) |
Total Polyphenols 40%/60%/80%/90%/95%; Total Catechins 30%/50%/70%/80%/90%; Standard EGCG 20%/40%/50%/60% |
Full-spectrum natural tea polyphenol complex, stable batch active indicators, low heavy metal & solvent residue |
Standard hard capsules, basic antioxidant compound premix, daily general nutritional tablets |
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Purified Single Catechin Monomer Custom Grade |
Independent purified C / EC / GC / EGC / ECG / GCG / EGCG / AF single monomer powder, adjustable purity from 90%–98% |
Precise separation & purification of each individual catechin component, controllable monomer content ratio for precise formula design |
High-end customized precise efficacy supplements, laboratory raw materials, professional medical-grade targeted formulas |
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Powder Physical Modification (Customizable) |
Micronized ultra-fine powder, high-fluidity anti-caking DC low-dust granules |
Optimize particle size, bulk density and fluidity, solve moisture absorption & agglomeration pain point, adapt to automated production |
High-speed tableting, sublingual tablets, automatic capsule filling, fine powder compound formulas |
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Taste Masking Upgrade (Customizable) |
Low-astringency natural taste-neutralized modified grade |
Retain 100% natural tea leaf source, eliminate strong tea astringency without synthetic flavor additives |
Chewable tablets, fruit-flavored portable single-dose sticks, gummy oral beauty products |
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Stability Upgrade (Customizable) |
Double-layer anti-light & anti-oxidation stabilized powder |
Inhibit photodegradation and EGCG activity loss, extend finished product shelf life greatly |
Long-shelf compound premix, baked nutritional foods, high-standard long-term storage finished products |
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Cold Water Dispersion Upgrade (Customizable) |
Low-turbidity beverage-grade microcapsule powder |
Microencapsulation isolation technology, instant uniform dispersion in cold water, clear solution without precipitation |
Functional antioxidant drinks, oral beauty liquid shots, water-soluble instant solid beverage powder |
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High-Bioavailability Upgrade (Core Custom Grade) |
1. Green Tea Polyphenol / EGCG Phospholipid Phytosome Complex |
1. Reduce gastric acid degradation, greatly improve intestinal absorption rate, lower fat dependence for absorption |
Premium high-efficiency weight management & oral beauty finished products, long-acting daily conditioning sustained-release capsules/tablets |
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Natural Compound Customization (R&D Supported) |
Green Tea Extract + Curcumin / Glutathione / Alpha Lipoic Acid / Berberine natural multi-antioxidant premix |
Full-natural plant-derived multi-active synergistic system, comprehensive anti-oxidation, metabolic regulation and anti-inflammatory integrated formula |
Brand exclusive clean-label weight loss, oral beauty and anti-aging proprietary formulas |
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Application Track |
Matching Finished Dosage Forms |
Target Consumer Groups |
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Weight Management & Metabolic Conditioning |
Green tea EGCG fat regulation capsules, sustained-release metabolic balance tablets, weight loss compound powder |
Sub-health fat accumulation crowds, weight management daily maintenance groups |
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Oral Beauty & Skin Brightening |
Antioxidant beauty tablets, skin whitening compound capsules, portable beauty oral sticks |
Female daily anti-photoaging, dull skin sub-health maintenance crowds |
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Comprehensive Cellular Anti-Aging |
Daily antioxidant compound capsules, whole-body free radical scavenging nutritional powder |
Middle-aged and elderly aging management, long-term oxidative stress sub-health crowds |
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Oral & Dental Health |
Breath balance compound tablets, oral care solid drinks |
Daily oral flora imbalance, bad breath maintenance crowds |
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Convenient Functional Beverage & Portable Nutrition |
Cold water soluble instant powder, antioxidant oral liquid shots, fruit-flavored chewable tablets |
Young consumer groups pursuing convenient natural beauty & weight management nutrition |
All formulas adopt 100% pure plant-natural source, fully compliant with global clean-label certification standards
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Development Trend |
New Technical & Product Direction |
Industry Iteration Logic |
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Precise Monomer Customization Popularization |
Separated single high-purity catechin monomers replace mixed general polyphenol powder |
High-end brands shift from total polyphenol content standardization to precise monomer ratio targeted efficacy formulation |
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Beverage-Grade Low-Turbidity Iteration |
Special cold water soluble microcapsule grade for clear functional drinks |
Global beauty & weight management functional beverage track maintains rapid growth, driving raw material water dispersion technical upgrading |
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High-Bioavailability Long-Acting Upgrading |
Phytosome complex & OEM sustained-release micropellets become mainstream premium configuration |
Consumers pursue low daily dosage and long-lasting steady efficacy, eliminating low-efficiency conventional powder |
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Experience-Oriented Taste Optimization |
Universal low-astringency taste-masked grade replaces traditional strong astringent raw powder |
Chewable, gummy and portable stick dosage forms become mainstream consumer preference, forcing raw material taste upgrading |
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Scenario-Based Compound Premix Standardization |
One-stop full-natural weight loss, oral beauty and anti-aging multi-antioxidant compound system |
Reduce brand independent formula R&D cycle and accelerate new product market iteration speed |
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Technical Platform |
Core Capabilities |
Technical Cooperation Value |
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Vertical Integrated Natural Green Tea Source Chain |
Self-controlled standardized green tea planting base, independent low-residue water/ethanol extraction & purification workshop |
100% pure natural fresh tea leaf extract, zero synthetic catechin adulteration, stable heavy metal & solvent residue indicators, fully pass global food safety certification; our self-owned raw material chain brings prominent price & quality competitive advantages compared with third-party purchased raw material factories |
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Full-Spec Mass Production Capacity |
Stable large-batch supply of full series mixed polyphenol/catechin/EGCG standard powder; mass production capacity of all 8 single purified catechin monomers |
Cover mass order demand of conventional general products and small-batch precise monomer customized R&D verification simultaneously, stable delivery cycle |
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Full Catechin Monomer Separation & Purification R&D System |
Independent mature separation technology for C/EC/GC/EGC/ECG/GCG/EGCG/AF single monomers, adjustable purity 90%–98% |
Provide exclusive precise efficacy raw material solutions for high-end professional brands, form unique product differentiation barriers unavailable from most competitors |
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Multi-Dimensional Post-Modification Custom R&D |
Independent development of anti-caking micronized powder, low-astringency taste masking, anti-oxidation stabilized and cold water soluble microcapsule grades |
Solve multiple universal industrial pain points of green tea extract including poor taste, easy oxidation, poor solubility and agglomeration |
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High-End Long-Acting Absorption Custom Technology |
Mature phospholipid phytosome complex process + exclusive OEM sustained-release micropellet customization, adjustable release time and particle size
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Support brands to launch differentiated long-acting high-efficiency premium weight management & oral beauty products |
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Flexible OEM & Compound Premix Service Mechanism |
Small-batch sample trial customization + large-scale standardized bulk delivery + exclusive multi-antioxidant compound formula development |
Adapt to brand new product R&D iteration, personalized customized formulation and mature market mass replenishment demands, with stable cost advantages in all grades |
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Driver Category |
Industry Core Logic |
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Clean-Label Natural Consumption Upgrading |
Global consumers refuse synthetic catechin monomers, pure natural whole tea leaf extract becomes mandatory standard for high-end clean-label weight loss and beauty brands; our vertical tea chain ensures stable natural source quality with competitive pricing |
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Precise Efficacy Formulation Demand |
Mixed polyphenol powder with unstable monomer ratio cannot meet standardized high-end product efficacy requirements; purified single catechin monomers become core upgrade direction |
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Finished Product Experience Diversification |
Portable sticks, chewable gummies and clear liquid functional drinks put forward strict requirements on raw material taste, solubility and stability, pushing raw material modification technical iteration |
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Efficacy Upgrading Competition |
Conventional powder low absorption and short half-life limit product competitiveness; high-bioavailability phytosome and sustained-release micropellet grades become essential premium product configuration |
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Homogenization Price Competition Breakthrough |
Ordinary mixed polyphenol powder market suffers severe price war; full single monomer purification, modified beverage grade and sustained-release customized technology form exclusive technical barriers, and our factory’s raw material cost advantage further amplifies client profit space |
The global natural green tea extract nutritional ingredient track maintains a steady compound growth rate of 7.45%.
As a multi-functional natural antioxidant botanical raw material integrating anti-aging, weight management, oral beauty and liver protection effects, pure natural Camellia Sinensis leaf extract has irreplaceable natural safety and multi-active synergistic advantages, which cannot be replicated by single synthetic catechin monomer.
Conventional mixed green tea polyphenol powder has inherent industrial limitations such as strong astringent taste, easy oxidation discoloration, poor cold water solubility, easy moisture agglomeration and low long-term bioavailability.
Through independent full catechin monomer separation & purification, taste masking modification, anti-oxidation stabilization, water dispersion upgrading, phytosome absorption enhancement and exclusive OEM sustained-release micropellet technology, we completely break traditional application bottlenecks, realize precise monomer ratio control and long-acting steady efficacy release, and fully adapt to diversified new dosage forms including clear functional drinks, fruit-flavored chewables and long-acting sustained-release tablets.
As a professional manufacturer with vertical integrated natural green tea planting, extraction and purification full industrial chain, KEEP has stable mass production capacity of full-series conventional total polyphenol, catechin and EGCG standard powder, and independently realizes mass purification of all 8 kinds of catechin single monomers listed in the attached specification table.
We provide one-stop customized technical upgrades including physical powder optimization, taste improvement, anti-oxidation stabilization, cold water soluble modification, high-absorption phytosome complex and exclusive sustained-release micropellet OEM service, as well as full-natural multi-antioxidant compound premix development. Relying on self-controlled tea raw material resources and complete self-owned production line, our green tea extract series products have obvious comprehensive advantages in raw material quality stability, purity control and overall cost performance, delivering standardized, safe, high-efficiency and differentiated natural plant raw material systematic solutions for global clean-label weight management, oral beauty and cellular anti-aging product upgrading and iteration.
