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Baobab Red Fiber- micronised

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Commercial Name : BaobabFruit Internal Red Funicles Micronised.

Product Designation: EXI

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Extraction : Mechanical separation from seed and fruit pulp, successive cryo-micronisation.

Part of the Plant Used : Fruit

INCI/CTFA : Adansonia digitata (Fruit).

CAS N°: 225233-93-2.

EINECS/ELINS N° : 294-680-8.

R.E.A.C.H.: Natural Product.

Botanical Family : Bombacaeae.

Dosage Suggested: 0,5 - 3 %

Storage: See 16p Security Data Sheet.

Packaging: 1, 2.5 kg Bags

Preserving Agents: None

Shelf Life: 36 Months

Harvest: 1 Time per year, December-April

Country of Origin: Senegal

Qualities and Composition : Strong Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenols.

Cosmetic Applications : Use in Small/Medium percentages in creams, lotions, body butters and other skin care formulations to improve Antioxidant activity.

Safety: No evidence of side effects or toxicity related to Baobab Fruit Red Funicles Ingestion

Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is a deciduous tree, coming from the dry parts of central Africa and appears mostly in tropical countries, principally as a component of secondary forests.

INTRODUCTION

From a nutritional point of view the most interesting part of baobab is the fruit. The pulp is contained in a very resistant external capsule named epicarp; the internal ripe fruit, endocarp, is split in small floury, dehydrated and powdery slices that enclose multiple seeds and filaments, the Red Funicles, that subdivide the pulp in segments. Red Funicles* have an impressive antioxidant capacity highest than other part from baobab and the other known antioxidant from natural and synthetic origin.*

* Patent Appl. FE2006A000013

PHYTOCHEMICALS

Chemicals analysis conducted on Red Funicles showed the presence of anthocyanins, gallic acid, tartaric acid, phenols and flavonoids. Moreover it is rich of nutritional compounds as proteins with high digestibility level, dietary fiber, starch, and sugar as sucrose, glucose and fructose. The red fiber is very low in fat.

PROPERTIES

Several investigations have been carried out in order to determine antioxidant capacity of red baobab fibers. For this purpose the most important techniques of analysis were used and all measures showed the high antioxidant power of Red Funicles.

Please see DATA SHEET for more detailed information

ORAC (OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY) Assay: 750.6 (micromol Trolox/g)

Photochemiluminescence (PCL) Assay:

    ACL (hydrophilic, micromol Trolox/g): 508

    ACW (lipophilic, micromol Ascorbic/g): 386

DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) Test:

    Baobab Red Fibers (IC 50 microg/ml):   11.79

    BHA (positive control, IC 50 microg/ml): 14.65

beta - Carotene Bleaching Test:

* positive control

APPLICATION

Baobab Red Funicles are useful as antioxidant for food and pharmaceutical formulations in place of traditional BHA and BHT. Moreover it can be employed in case of unbalance, to combat oxidative stress, to preserve good health, and it is a very valuable ingredient in supplementation to prevent photo-damage, photo and physiological aging, to prevent skin and hair diseases and to improve symptoms of inflammation.