What exactly are botanical extracts？

What exactly are botanical extracts？

Botanical extracts are not prone to additive residues with extremely high edible safety.

In recent years, the research and development of functional food and beverages using botanical extracts as raw materials has become a research hotspot in various countries.

Now that the coronavirus is raging in Europe and America,people are buying botanicals to fight off the coronavirus .

Botanical extracts are extracted from plants(Such as herbs, spices, essential oils, etc.)Using appropriate solvent or method(Such as concentration, distillation, extraction, separation, drying).

What exactly are botanical extracts？ Is it an additive or food ?

According to GB2760 "Rules for the Use of Food Additives", some plant extracts can be used as food additives, according to their functions

Antioxidants: rosemary extract, tea polyphenols, licorice antioxidants, etc.

Natural flavors: clove bud tincture, bay leaf extract, ginger extract, licorice extract, aloe extract, etc.;

Colorant : beet red, caramel color, curcumin, chili red, citrus yellow, etc.

Sweeteners: stevioside, mogroside, etc.