Kanna-Derived Active · Standardized Extract
Mesembrine / Kanna
Standardized mesembrine extract from fermented Sceletium tortuosum leaves for formulation, product development, and commercial manufacturing.
Quality Botanical Imports supplies mesembrine-focused kanna extracts across a range of standardized concentrations, allowing formulators to select material appropriate to their target inclusion level and application.
Exact mesembrine and alkaloid results are batch-specific and are reported in the applicable analytical documentation.
Current Ingredient Supply
Standardized Mesembrine Extract
QBI's kanna program is centered on measured mesembrine concentration rather than generic extract ratios.
Kanna can vary significantly by plant material, fermentation, production method, alkaloid profile, and supplier. A stated botanical identity therefore does not provide enough information for a formulator who needs a defined mesembrine input.
QBI evaluates standardized kanna material with mesembrine as the primary analytical marker and reviews additional alkaloid information when it is available and relevant to the material.
Available
5–20% Mesembrine Extract
Fermented kanna leaf extract standardized to a defined mesembrine concentration.
Standardization Range
Select the Mesembrine Concentration That Fits the Project
QBI works with kanna materials across a 5–20% mesembrine concentration range rather than limiting the portfolio to one fixed extract strength.
Lower-Concentration Extracts
Suitable for projects where a standardized kanna extract format is desired and the formulation can accommodate a higher raw-material inclusion level.
Intermediate Concentrations
Provide increased mesembrine concentration while retaining a standardized botanical extract format.
Higher-Concentration Extracts
Intended for formulations where reducing raw-material inclusion while maintaining a standardized kanna-derived ingredient is important.
Understanding the Specification
Mesembrine and Total Alkaloids Are Not the Same Measurement
A kanna extract can contain multiple naturally occurring alkaloids in addition to mesembrine.
QBI treats mesembrine concentration and broader alkaloid information as distinct analytical data rather than using “total alkaloids” and “mesembrine” interchangeably.
Batch documentation should be reviewed to understand exactly what was measured, the analytical result, and the specification applicable to the material being offered.
Mesembrine
Additional Alkaloid InformationMay include total-alkaloid or individual-alkaloid information depending on the lot and analytical method.
QBI ApproachIdentify the measurement clearly and provide the applicable batch-specific result rather than treating different alkaloid measurements as equivalent.
Qualification Process
How QBI Qualifies Kanna Material
Supplier Qualification
QBI evaluates production capability, documentation quality, technical responsiveness, commercial reliability, and representative material before scale-up.
Analytical Evaluation
Supplier specifications and certificates of analysis are reviewed alongside independent analytical testing where appropriate to evaluate mesembrine concentration and relevant alkaloid information.
Commercial Lot Review
Commercial material is reviewed with documentation applicable to the lot being offered. Exact mesembrine results may vary between qualified production lots and extract strengths.
Analytical Documentation
Potency Testing and Full-Panel Testing
Alkaloid potency testing and contaminant testing answer different questions.
QBI's kanna documentation includes analytical information applicable to mesembrine concentration when available for the material being supplied.
Full contaminant testing is not represented as automatically applying to every QBI inventory lot.
When a current full-panel result is available for the offered lot, it can be provided with the applicable documentation. For commercial orders of 1kg or more, additional full-panel testing can also be arranged when required, with laboratory testing charged at pass-through cost.
Testing scope and lead time should be established before a commercial order is finalized when specific testing requirements are important to the application.
Additional Testing May Include
- Heavy metals
- Pesticides
- Residual solvents
- Microbial testing
- Additional alkaloid analysis where available
- Other analyses appropriate to the material or application
Lot Documentation
Batch-Specific Documentation
Documentation available for standardized kanna material may include:
- Batch-specific certificate of analysis
- Independent mesembrine assay
- Available total-alkaloid information
- Available contaminant-screening results
- Botanical identification information
- Country-of-origin information
- Storage and handling information
- Packaging and availability information
The documentation package may vary by lot, extract strength, order quantity, testing status, and customer requirements.
Commercial Kanna Supply
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Mesembrine / Kanna Supply
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