Saw Palmetto Extract

The finished product for both types of 85-95% extract will meet the standards of the following specification sheet, which is the standard in the saw palmetto industry. Parameter Specification

Manufacture:

Stock plant	Serenoa repens
Used part of plant	fruit
Ratio native dried fruit: lipophilic contents	10 : 1 (8.3-12.5%)

Raw material:

Description	dark-brown, oily liquid
Odor	intensive and specific
Taste	characteristic aromatic
Solubility	insoluble in water, miscible with fatty oils and fat-soluble organic solvents
Relative density	0.900 (0.890 - 0.9100)

Identity:

Identity Sterole total (fingerprint)	Identity Fatty acids (fingerprint)
positive	positive
Ratio native dried fruit:  lipophilic contents	10 : 1 (8.3-12.5%)

Assay / Phytosterole::

Campesterol	0.01 - 0.1%
Stigmasterol	0.01 - 0.1%
ß-Sitosterol	0.1 - 0.4%
Sterole total	0> 0.15%

Assay / Fatty acids:

Caprylic acid	1.0 - 3.0%
Capric acid	1.0 - 3.0%
Lauric acid	25.0 - 32.0%
Myristic acid	10.0 - 15.0%
Palmitic acid	7.0 - 11.0%
Stearic acid	1.0 - 2.0%
Oleic acid	26.0 - 35.0%
cis-Linoleic acid	3.0 - 5.0%
Linolenic acid	0.5 - 1.5%
Fatty Acid Total	> 85-95%

Purity:

Water content	< 1.0 %
Peroxide value	< 2
Assay ethanol	< 1.0 %