Tribulus Terrestris Extract Powder
Tribulus Terrestris Extract Powder
Purity Levels
20%-95% Total Saponins by UV
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey extraction plants for Tribulus Terrestris Extract Powder, processing Tribulus terrestris (Gokshura) into a spray-dried powder standardised on total saponins by UV. This page’s earlier catalogue entry lists a range of 20%-95% total saponins by UV; no other source lists that range, and the product tree lists Tribulus Terrestris Extract separately at 40% to 60% saponins by gravimetry and Gokuru at 60% saponins, so the figure is kept as the entry’s listing and the actual grade is agreed with the client. Mechotech’s legacy page for the Tribulus Terrestris (Gokshura) Extract Plant describes the extraction of bioactive saponins and alkaloids from Tribulus terrestris. The Sureka Life Sciences catalogue lists a Gokuru Extract from Tribulus terrestris Linn at 60% saponins, which is a different specification from the range here.
Mechotech’s Tribulus Terrestris Extract Powder plant is configured around the raw material and the target powder. Built in SS 316L with solvent extraction, integrated solvent recovery, spray drying, automation and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. The solvent, extraction conditions, purification step and the total saponin grade are set during process development and pilot validation.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Tribulus Terrestris Extract Powder Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Process Category | Glycosides Extraction Plants |
| Botanical Name | Tribulus terrestris (per Mechotech’s legacy page and the sibling Tribulus Terrestris Extract page) |
| Raw Material | Tribulus terrestris (Gokshura) |
| Plant Part / Feed Form | Dried fruit, as the sibling Tribulus Terrestris Extract page lists it (that page notes aerial parts in some sourcing); the exact plant part and form are confirmed with the client |
| Principal Documented Constituent | Total saponins (the standardisation marker listed for this entry); the sibling page names furostanol saponins such as protodioscin, and the legacy page names saponins and alkaloids |
| Standardisation | 20%-95% Total saponins by UV (the listing of this entry; no other source lists the range, and the product tree lists Tribulus Terrestris Extract at 40% to 60% saponins by gravimetry) |
| Extract Type | Standardised dry extract powder |
| Extraction Method | Food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) extraction in closed, jacketed SS 316L extractors |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L |
| Filtration | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filters |
| Concentration | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery |
| Drying / Finishing | Spray dryer, or vacuum dryer, to a free-flowing powder; carrier use and conditions are set during process development |
| Automation | PLC-based |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air and power (project-specific) |
| Compliance | GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Tribulus terrestris extract powder, standardised on total saponins by UV |
Plant Capacities
| Plant Scale | Raw Material Throughput | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Configured to your feedstock and trial plan | Product development, parameter validation |
| Semi-Commercial | Configured between pilot and commercial scale | Scale-up trials, contract manufacturing |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Commercial production |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Preparation
Dried Tribulus terrestris raw material is authenticated, cleaned, tested for moisture and milled to a uniform particle size to maximise solvent contact before extraction. The plant part and form are confirmed with the client.
Extraction
The milled material is extracted with water or aqueous alcohol in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors under controlled temperature and over several cycles to recover the saponin fraction. The solvent ratio, temperature and number of cycles are set during process development.
Filtration
The extract (miscella) is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press followed by cartridge polish filters.
Concentration & Solvent Recovery
The miscella is concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator, with solvent recovered through the condenser return system.
Standardisation
The concentrate is assayed by UV for total saponins and adjusted to the client’s target grade, with a carrier where one is used, before drying. The grade and the assay conditions are agreed with the buyer.
Finishing & Quality Control
The standardised concentrate is spray- or vacuum-dried to a free-flowing powder, then released after UV assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material authentication, cleaning and moisture testing
- Mill (size reduction)
- Jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Plate-and-frame filter press
- Cartridge polish filters
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Closed-loop solvent recovery system (condenser return)
- Standardisation / blending vessel
- Spray dryer / vacuum dryer (where a powder is required)
- CIP (clean-in-place) system
- PLC-based automation panel
Plant Output
Applications
- Nutraceutical and dietary-supplement ingredient supply
- Sports-nutrition and vitality-support formulations (per the sibling Tribulus Terrestris Extract page)
- Ayurvedic and herbal formulations (per Mechotech’s legacy page)
- Pharmaceutical and functional-food ingredient supply, to be defined with the client
Key Features
SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces with CIP operation between batches.
Alcohol / Aqueous Solvent Extraction
Closed jacketed extractors run food-grade alcohol or aqueous solvent over multiple cycles to recover the target fraction.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated condenser-return recovery reuses solvent between batches and reduces solvent loss.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished extract against the agreed target specification.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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