Flavour & fragrance houses
Sensory-matched CO₂ extracts with GC-MS profile, refractive index, specific gravity and full COA on submission. Sampling in evaluation quantities, then scale.
Supercritical CO₂ extraction · Satara, Maharashtra
Botanical extracts with nothing left behind.
We extract essential oils, oleoresins and standardised botanical actives using supercritical CO₂ — no hexane, no ethanol, no solvent residue. What reaches your formulation is the plant, and only the plant.
Up to 2 MTFinished extract per month
300–600 barTunable extraction pressure
<0.1%Residual CO₂, verified by headspace GC
Every batchCertificate of Analysis issued
Why supercritical CO₂
Solvent extraction gives you the compound. CO₂ gives you the plant.
Hexane and ethanol extraction work, but they run hot, they strip the delicate top notes, and they leave a residue your QA team has to test for and your customer has to accept.
Carbon dioxide above 73.8 bar and 31.1 °C behaves as a supercritical fluid — it flows like a gas and dissolves like a liquid. Adjust the pressure and temperature and you change exactly which compounds come across. At the end of the run, drop the pressure and the CO₂ simply leaves as a gas. There is nothing to wash out, nothing to distil off, and nothing to declare.
- Zero solvent residue. Nothing to flag on a label, nothing to justify to a regulator.
- Low-temperature operation. Runs at 35–80 °C, so thermolabile actives and volatile aroma compounds survive intact.
- Selective by design. Pressure and temperature are process variables — we can target a fraction rather than take everything.
- Batch-to-batch consistency. An automated, closed, instrumented system, not an art.
- Clean-label ready. CO₂ is food-grade and GRAS; the extract carries no solvent declaration.
- No effluent. Zero liquid discharge, and over 90% of the CO₂ is recovered and recycled.
Portfolio
Spices, herbs and high-value botanicals
Our plant is built for campaign production — we change crop by changing parameters, not by changing equipment. That means we can run a high-volume staple and a low-volume premium botanical from the same vessel — and scale a product up to two tonnes a month as your requirement grows.
Ginger CO₂ extract
Zingiber officinale · oleoresin & essential oil
Our anchor crop. Guaranteed 5.5% yield on dried sonth, standardised to ≥20% total gingerols by HPLC. Full pungency and the fresh top note that steam distillation loses.
Cardamom CO₂ extract
Elettaria cardamomum · oleoresin & essential oil
Sourced from Idukki, Kerala. CO₂ extraction holds the sweet, camphoraceous top note that defines premium cardamom — the part that disappears first under heat.
Vanilla CO₂ extract
Vanilla planifolia · oleoresin
The full aromatic complex, not just vanillin. No ethanol carry-over, so it drops straight into alcohol-free and clean-label formats.
Coffee CO₂ extract
Coffea arabica & robusta · oleoresin
Indian and Arabica origins. Roast-true aroma for beverage systems, plus caffeine-bearing fractions for cosmetic and functional applications.
Patchouli CO₂ extract
Pogostemon cablin · essential oil
Deep, rounded and free of the burnt note that distillation can introduce. A base-note workhorse for fine fragrance and personal care.
Turmeric, clove, pepper & more
Curcuminoids, eugenol, piperine
Turmeric oleoresin with curcuminoids and turmerones, clove bud, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, peppermint and spearmint — plus contract extraction on your own botanical.
Who we supply
Different buyers, different documents
A flavour house wants a sensory match and a spec sheet. A pharma buyer wants an assay and a DMF conversation. We work to whichever standard you're held to.
FMCG & food manufacturers
Spice oleoresins and essential oils for seasoning, beverage and ready-to-eat systems. Consistent actives, clean label, no solvent declaration.
Nutraceutical & pharma
Standardised actives verified by HPLC — gingerols, curcuminoids, piperine. Heavy metals by ICP-MS, pesticide residues against EU MRL, microbiology to FSSAI and EP methods.
Cosmetics & personal care
Solvent-free aromatics for skincare, haircare and clean-beauty lines. INCI support and formulation-scale samples for brands still building volume.
Export & trading houses
Bulk supply in aluminium-lined bags and HDPE drums, documentation prepared for EU, US, Japan and GCC entry, and dispatch through JNPT / Mumbai.
Aromatherapy & D2C brands
Smaller lot sizes for wellness and independent brands who need genuine CO₂ extracts with paperwork that stands up to a customer question.
Quality
Every batch leaves with its own paperwork
Extraction is the easy part. Proving what's in the drum, batch after batch, is the part that wins accounts.
Appearance, refractive index, specific gravity, moisture by Karl Fischer and extraction yield are checked on every single batch. Actives go through HPLC. Heavy metals go through ICP-MS against EU and USFDA limits. Pesticide residues are screened by multi-residue GC-MS against EU MRLs. Residual CO₂ is confirmed by headspace GC below the 0.1% food-safe threshold.
Checked on every batch
- Appearance and colour
- Refractive index — Abbe refractometer
- Specific gravity
- Moisture — Karl Fischer, <0.5%
- Extraction yield against spec
- Certificate of Analysis issued
Sourcing
We buy from the belt, not from a broker
Satara sits inside western Maharashtra's spice and herb belt, which puts our raw material within a short haul of the plant for our anchor crops.
Ginger comes from Satara, Pune and Nashik, with Meerut and Rajasthan as season extenders. Turmeric comes from Sangli — Asia's largest turmeric market — an hour and a half away. Cardamom from Idukki, black pepper from Wayanad, coffee from Coorg, mint from Barabanki. Where it makes sense we tie up directly with FPOs and cooperatives rather than routing through intermediaries, which means better traceability for you and better realisation for the grower.
| Botanical | Region | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Ginger | Satara, Pune, Nashik | Oct – Mar |
| Turmeric | Sangli, Nizamabad | Dec – Apr |
| Cardamom | Idukki, Karnataka | Jul – Sep |
| Black pepper | Wayanad, Karnataka | Nov – Feb |
| Coffee | Coorg, Kerala | Dec – Mar |
| Clove | Karnataka, Kerala | Year-round |
| Mint | Barabanki, UP | Jun – Aug |
Tell us what you're formulating.
Send us the botanical, the actives you need to hit and the volume you're planning. We'll come back with a spec, a sample and an indicative price — usually within two working days.