Caralluma Fimbriata Extract
Caralluma Fimbriata Extract
Purity Levels
10% to 40% Pregnane glycosides by Gravimetry
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Caralluma fimbriata, a succulent, cactus-like plant whose fleshy stem — not root, leaf, or fruit — is the commercially harvested part. The plant is processed into an extract standardised to 10% to 40% Pregnane glycosides by Gravimetry, the class of steroidal glycosides documented as Caralluma's principal bioactive constituents and the recognised basis for its long-standing use in appetite-management and weight-management nutraceuticals. We supply the complete machinery to convert authenticated, cleaned Caralluma stem into a consistent, glycoside-standardised extract for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and food industries.
Mechotech's Caralluma fimbriata plant is engineered around the specific processing demands of a high-moisture, mucilage-bearing succulent stem: the fleshy tissue requires controlled drying and size reduction ahead of extraction to prevent microbial spoilage and to ensure even solvent penetration, and hydro-alcoholic extraction parameters are tuned to recover the pregnane glycoside fraction while managing the plant's natural mucilage content through downstream filtration. Built in SS 316L with closed-loop solvent recovery, automated process control, and full batch documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system engineered to the declared 10% to 40% Pregnane Glycosides By Gravimetry specification.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Caralluma Fimbriata Extract Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Caralluma fimbriata |
| Raw Material | Cleaned, dried Caralluma fimbriata stem |
| Plant Part | Stem (succulent) |
| Extract Type | Standardised dry extract (powder) |
| Standardisation | Pregnane Glycosides By Gravimetry 10% to 40% |
| Extraction Method | Hydro-alcoholic solvent extraction (closed, jacketed SS 316L extractors) |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L, electropolished, CIP-cleanable |
| Filtration System | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filtration (sized for mucilage-bearing stem extract) |
| Concentration System | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with closed-loop solvent recovery |
| Drying System | Spray dryer or vacuum tray dryer |
| Automation | PLC-SCADA with recipe management, batch traceability and production reporting |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air, soft water, power (project-specific) |
| Compliance | GMP, HACCP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Free-flowing standardised extract powder |
Plant Capacities
| Plant Scale | Stem Throughput | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Configured to your feedstock and trial plan | Product development, glycoside-yield parameter validation |
| Semi-Commercial | Configured between pilot and commercial scale | Contract manufacturing, scale-up trials |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Export-grade continuous production for appetite-management nutraceutical buyers |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume; we recommend a pilot plant to validate parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Authentication & Cleaning
Harvested Caralluma fimbriata stem is authenticated, cleaned of soil and spines, and checked for moisture content before drying, since correct species identification within the Caralluma genus is essential to a consistent glycoside profile.
Controlled Drying & Size Reduction
The fleshy, high-moisture succulent stem is dried under controlled conditions to prevent microbial spoilage, then milled to a uniform particle size to maximise solvent contact for extraction.
Hydro-Alcoholic Extraction
Milled stem material is charged into closed, jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels and extracted with a controlled hydro-alcoholic solvent system across multiple cycles to maximise recovery of the pregnane glycoside fraction.
Solid-Liquid Separation & Filtration
The extract slurry, which carries natural mucilage from the succulent tissue, is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press followed by cartridge polish filters sized for this duty.
Vacuum Concentration
The filtered miscella is concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator under reduced pressure and moderate temperature to protect the glycoside fraction.
Solvent Recovery
A closed-loop recovery system condenses and recycles the extraction solvent back into production.
Standardisation
The concentrate is assayed gravimetrically for total pregnane glycoside content and adjusted to the declared specification — from 10% up to 40% — before drying.
Drying & Quality Control
The standardised Caralluma fimbriata extract is spray- or vacuum-tray dried to a free-flowing, low-moisture powder, then released after gravimetric assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial, and moisture testing with full certificate-of-analysis documentation.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning system
- Controlled drying system (for high-moisture succulent stem)
- Cutting mill / hammer mill (size reduction)
- Stainless-steel hydro-alcoholic extraction vessels (jacketed, SS 316L)
- Solvent storage tanks
- Solvent transfer pumps
- Plate heat exchangers
- Plate-and-frame filter press / pressure leaf filter
- Cartridge polish filters (mucilage-duty)
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Closed-loop solvent recovery system
- Condensers & vacuum pumps
- Spray dryer / vacuum tray dryer
- CIP (clean-in-place) system
- Storage tanks & finished-product tanks
- PLC-SCADA control panel, electrical MCC & instrumentation
Plant Output
From Plant to Product
Caralluma Fimbriata Extract
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Appetite-management dietary supplement manufacturing
- Weight-management nutraceutical capsule and tablet formulations
- Sports nutrition and metabolic-support supplement blends
- Functional-food ingredient supply for satiety-focused products
- Pharmaceutical standardised botanical ingredient supply
- Traditional preparations leveraging the plant's food-use history
- Export to regulated-market nutraceutical ingredient buyers
Key Features
GMP Hygienic SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces use GMP hygienic design, with CIP operation between batches.
Engineered for Succulent Stem Feedstock
Controlled drying, size-reduction, and mucilage-tolerant filtration are built into the process line to handle the high-moisture, mucilage-bearing nature of Caralluma stem reliably.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated recovery returns solvent for reuse each batch, reducing fresh-solvent consumption.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release gravimetric assay are used to check the finished extract against its declared Pregnane Glycosides By Gravimetry specification (10% to 40%).
Integrated Drying
A matched spray/vacuum dryer produces a free-flowing, low-moisture powder ready for encapsulation and blending.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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