Tea Extract

Tea Extract (CAS 84650-60-2), also marketed as Tea Polyphenol (TP) and Green Tea Extract, is a concentrated plant-derived ingredient sourced from Camellia sinensis leaves.

Where is Tea Extract used?

• Food and beverage: natural preservative that inhibits lipid oxidation in oils, meat products and packaged snacks
• Cosmetics: polyphenol content in serums, sunscreens and anti-aging creams
• Dietary supplements: standardized antioxidant active in capsules and tablets
• Pharmaceuticals: functional excipient or active in topical and oral dosage forms
• It delivers broad-spectrum antioxidant activity in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations.

Good to know: Polyphenol content is typically standardized between 40% and 98% by UV assay. Grades include food-grade, cosmetic-grade and EGCG-standardized for supplement and pharmaceutical use.

Commercial specifications

• Polyphenol content standardized 40% to 98% by UV assay
• Grades: food-grade, cosmetic-grade, EGCG-standardized
• Meets FCC, USP, Ph. Eur., BP, EP and ACS where applicable
• Packaging from small technical quantities to bulk industrial supply