Mulberry leaf extract, occupying a small market share in the herbal industry, contains polyphones, flavones, polysaccharide, DNJ and GABA. The extract is primarily used in blood sugar and blood fat treatment and cosmetics. 10% polysaccharide and 5% flavones are available on the market. DNJ has many specifications. DNJ is sensitive to humidity and requires strict storage conditions, so most manufacturers arrange production according to orders.

Mulberry leaf

Mulberry grows widely across China, particularly in Hubei, Guangxi, Shandong and Sichuan provinces. Farmers were reluctant to pick, so the leave production dropped this year. The leaf price remained stable in the first half of this year, and rose 30 percent in August. The price retreated 17 percent in December, compared to November. The future market will see no change.

Mulberry extract

Hunan Genham Biomeomoical Technology told herbridge.com that mulberry extract is primarily for international market. The extract is mainly exported to Japan and Korea in Asia, German and France in Western Europe. Players in Japan and Korea make use of the extract's beauty benefit to develop cosmetics, mainly 1 to 5 percent specification. The extract's blood sugar and blood lipid management attracts more American consumers, leading to higher demand in America. The common specification is 10 to 15 percent in pharmaceuticals and 1 to 5 percent in health products.

Market trend

The market for mulberry extract remained stable in 2013, and the trend will continue in 2014.

Terminal market

There are many types of products featured by mulberry extract. The sales for mulberry healthcare tea increased year by year in the United States. Early in 1992, mulberry leaf was listed as a medicinal and edible herb by the Health Ministry of China.
Players in China have been speeding up the development and sale of mulberry-based products since 2010. But the pace is slower due to low consumer awareness.  
  

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