Baobab
Baobab is Adansonia digitata, a large tree of the African savanna whose hard-shelled fruit dries naturally on the branch. Inside, the seeds sit in a dry, chalky pulp, which is separated from the seeds and fibers by cracking and sieving, then milled and sieved to a powder with no added water or heat. Food buyers use the fruit pulp powder, and cosmetic buyers use the oil pressed from the seeds.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Dry pulp separated from seeds and fibers and sieved to a fine powder, sold by mesh size.
Pulp powder from certified organic wild collection, often with fair trade or traceability documentation.
Cold-pressed seed oil used in cosmetics, sold crude or refined.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Keep pulp powder sealed in lined bags or drums in a cool, dry place; it absorbs moisture and cakes quickly once opened. Vitamin C falls with heat and time. Shelf life or a retest date comes from the supplier's specification.
Vitamin C, fiber and color vary with region and harvest, so record origin and key results for each lot. Keep wild-collection and traceability documents with the lot and rotate stock FEFO.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
GRN 273, for baobab (Adansonia digitata) dried fruit pulp notified by PhytoTrade Africa, closed on July 25, 2009 with FDA having no questions.
Source: hfpappexternal.fda.gov (opens in a new tab)The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Adansonia digitata (POL-NF-06124) lists the fruit pulp as an authorised novel food, and the bark, leaves, fruit, seed and root as not novel in food supplements.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Adansonia digitata, with the common name baobab, as an approved herbal name.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Manufacturer · Rouen, France
Nexira is a French family-owned maker of acacia gum, other natural gums and plant extract powders, including acerola, baobab, guarana, ginseng and mushroom extracts, for food, drink and supplement companies.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include fruit pulp powder, organic or wild-harvested and seed oil. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect identity, moisture and water activity, composition, heavy metals, microbiology and foreign matter and mesh, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Keep pulp powder sealed in lined bags or drums in a cool, dry place; it absorbs moisture and cakes quickly once opened. Vitamin C falls with heat and time. Shelf life or a retest date comes from the supplier's specification.
GRN 273, for baobab (Adansonia digitata) dried fruit pulp notified by PhytoTrade Africa, closed on July 25, 2009 with FDA having no questions. The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Adansonia digitata (POL-NF-06124) lists the fruit pulp as an authorised novel food, and the bark, leaves, fruit, seed and root as not novel in food supplements. Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Adansonia digitata, with the common name baobab, as an approved herbal name.
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