Citrus bergamot extract
Citrus bergamot extract is a polyphenol concentrate made from the fruit of the bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia, grown mainly in Calabria in southern Italy. The juice and inner peel left after essential oil recovery are filtered, passed over adsorbent resins to collect the flavonoids, and dried to a powder sold by total flavonoid content, with naringin, neohesperidin and neoeriocitrin reported by HPLC. It is a different product from bergamot essential oil, which comes from the peel.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Resin-purified juice and albedo extract sold with a minimum total flavonoid percentage by HPLC.
Dried bergamot juice with lower flavonoid content and more sugars and acids.
Proprietary extracts with set flavonoid profiles and their own specifications.
Extract from certified organic fruit, offered by a few producers.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Store sealed in lined, light-blocking containers in a cool, dry place; the powder is hygroscopic and cakes once exposed. Shelf life is set by the supplier's specification, and the flavonoid assay and moisture are repeated before using stock past its retest date.
Flavonoid content and profile vary with harvest year and fruit maturity, so record the HPLC assay and method for each lot and dose by actual assay. Confirm origin and whether the lot is juice- or peel-derived.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
21 CFR 182.20 lists bergamot (bergamot orange), Citrus aurantium L. subsp. bergamia, among essential oils, oleoresins (solvent-free) and natural extractives generally recognized as safe for their intended use.
Source: ecfr.gov (opens in a new tab)Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Citrus bergamia, with the common names bergamot and bergamot orange, as an approved herbal name with the whole plant as source material.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)Health Canada's aromatherapy essential oils monograph lists bergamot essential oil and furanocoumarin-free bergamot oil with Citrus bergamia fruit peel as the source part.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Manufacturer · Belpasso, Italy
Sells it as BERGAVIT
Bionap is a Sicilian producer of standardized extracts from Mediterranean plants and fruits, such as artichoke leaf, bergamot juice, prickly pear cladodes, olive leaf and mullein, for supplement, personal care and animal health makers.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include polyphenol fraction powder, juice powder, branded extracts and organic. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect flavonoid assay (HPLC), identity, furocoumarins, heavy metals, microbiology and pesticide residues, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Store sealed in lined, light-blocking containers in a cool, dry place; the powder is hygroscopic and cakes once exposed. Shelf life is set by the supplier's specification, and the flavonoid assay and moisture are repeated before using stock past its retest date.
21 CFR 182.20 lists bergamot (bergamot orange), Citrus aurantium L. subsp. bergamia, among essential oils, oleoresins (solvent-free) and natural extractives generally recognized as safe for their intended use. Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Citrus bergamia, with the common names bergamot and bergamot orange, as an approved herbal name with the whole plant as source material. Health Canada's aromatherapy essential oils monograph lists bergamot essential oil and furanocoumarin-free bergamot oil with Citrus bergamia fruit peel as the source part.
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