Mulberry Leaf Powder
Mulberry leaf powder is a raw material made by drying and then finely milling the leaves of mulberry (genus Morus, Moraceae family). For applications such as green juice, health tea, and confectionery that make use of green color, it is intended to spread the subdued green and gentle flavor unique to mulberry leaf uniformly. By adjusting the drying and milling conditions, it finishes into a green-family color tone with depth, blending naturally into beverages and baked-goods dough. At Agriture,Dried mulberry leafwe use the same raw material and add a milling step to powder it. The characteristic feature is that a leaf type brewed as tea and a powder type that can be mixed uniformly into beverages or dough can be used interchangeably within the same raw-material lineage.
As green-family ingredients that pair well together,Kale powderandMugwort powder、A Japanese aroma / wagashi, dressingscombining them lets you design green-juice blends, health teas, and the powder formulations of green Japanese and Western sweets all at once. Specifications can be refined from small quantities.
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Agriture's mulberry leaf powder: three points of commitment
1. Drying design that preserves mulberry-leaf-like green and flavor
Mulberry leaf's color development and flavor profile change with the drying conditions. At Agriture, we control the temperature range and operate under conditions that preserve the gentle, mulberry-leaf-like flavor and a subdued green. By adjusting the degree of milling, we can tune the mouthfeel when dissolved in beverages and the ease of mixing into confectionery dough to suit the application. Blend prototyping across application genres is possible.
2. Making particle sizes to match the application
We make particle sizes to match the mouthfeel and appearance of the finished product — finer for green juice and health tea dissolved in beverages, and slightly coarser for kneading into confectionery dough. Consistent particle size stabilizes the dispersibility of the powder in sticks and blended teas, and evens out how the green color appears. At the prototype stage, you can compare several particle sizes and refine the finish that suits your product.
3. Designing green-ingredient blends all in one
Mulberry leaf is a raw material often used not only on its own but combined with green ingredients such as kale, mugwort, moringa, and ashitaba. Because Agriture handles multiple green powders, you can design green-juice mixes, green health teas, and green confectionery bases — all the way through mixing and bagging — from a single supplier. This reduces the labor of sourcing ingredients separately.
Product catalog showing the items we handle
Flexible support from small lots to large lots
- Sold in small lots from 100g
- Handling heirloom vegetables from across Japan
- Dried fruits and herbs also supported
Features of commercial mulberry leaf powder
Fine milling opens up the application area of "uniform blending into beverages and dough" that tea leaf or cut product cannot reach. We organize the strengths unique to mulberry leaf powder by perspective.
Makes use of green
Through drying and milling, mulberry leaf finishes into a green-family color tone with depth. It is a powder easy to use as an ingredient for products where you want to appeal to green in appearance — green juice, green-type beverages, and baked goods or Japanese sweets where you want the green to show.
Blends uniformly into beverages and powders
Because it is finely milled, it blends uniformly into powder formulations such as green-juice sticks, health-tea blends, and smoothie mixes. It achieves both coloring and flavoring with a small amount from the same ingredient — something difficult with whole tea leaves.
Accommodates green-ingredient blends
By pre-blending with green powders such as kale, mugwort, moringa, and ashitaba, you can design green-juice mixes, green health teas, and green confectionery bases from a single raw-material supplier. Use across application genres is possible.
Use together with the ingredient-shape version
For applications brewed as tea leaf, useDried mulberry leafand for applications where you want to mix it uniformly into beverages or dough, use the powder — you can choose accordingly. Leaf character and base formulation can be reconciled within the same product design.
Product specifications (commercial)
The basic specifications at the prototype stage are as follows. Procurement lots, delivery dates, and packaging forms for mass production and OEM are settled through individual consultation.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Product name | Mulberry Leaf Powder |
| Raw material | Mulberry leaf (domestically grown) |
| Shape | Fine powder (leaves dried and ground) |
| Appearance | A green-family fine powder reminiscent of matcha |
| Aroma | The gentle, greenish aroma characteristic of mulberry leaf |
| Net content | Individual quote according to use and lot |
| Best-before date | About 6 months from the shipping date |
| Storage method | Avoid high temperature, high humidity, and direct sunlight; after opening, seal and store in a cool, dark place |
| Minimum prototype lot | From 1 kg of raw material |
| Main production lot | From 10 kg (by consultation) |
Customization support
| Item | Available | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Particle size | Particle size to match the application | Adjusted to the application — fine particle size for beverages, or for kneading into dough, etc. |
| Blend design | Pre-mixing of green powders | Mixing at specified ratios with kale, mugwort, moringa, ashitaba, etc. |
| Packaging form | From commercial bulk to small bags | Light-blocking aluminum bags, sticks and small bags, individual wrapping, and the like |
| OEM productization | End-to-end handling through the final product | Green-juice sticks, health-tea blends, green confectionery bases, etc. |
| Raw material supply | Own raw materials + contract processing | We also handle contract drying and grinding at a specified growing region |
For those who want to brew it as tea (raw-material-form version)
For health teas brewed in a teapot or tea bag and the like,applications that use mulberry leaf in leaf formare best served by dried mulberry leaf. The tea-leaf-like infusion and appearance that powder cannot achieve come through in the product.
Commitments to variety, grower, and growing region
Mulberry is a deciduous tree of the genus Morus in the Moraceae family, originally cultivated in various regions for sericulture. Within Japan, leaf thickness and color development differ by lineage and growing environment. As a powder raw material, we select based on leaf freshness and how readily the color develops.
BRAND
At Agriture, using domestically grown mulberry leaf as the raw material, we manage the process from drying through milling and packaging. Our basic policy is a finish with a gentle, mulberry-leaf-like flavor that retains its green.
PRODUCER
We partner with growing regions and receive raw material after sharing harvest timing and guidelines for leaf condition. We record raw-material lots and use them to reproduce flavor and color tone in mass production.
REGION
Mulberry has long been grown in various regions alongside sericulture, and we still procure raw material from domestic growing regions. By receiving raw material intensively during the harvest season and relaying between growing regions, we can accommodate year-round stable supply.
CULTIVATION
We accept mainly young, well-colored leaves as raw material and move them into the drying step as quickly as possible after harvest. Accepting leaves by the guide of freshness and color, we ensure reproducibility of color tone in the powdering process.
Powdering technology and quality control
Drying and milling that protect color and flavor
Mulberry leaf is an ingredient whose green color changes readily. We control the temperature range and operate under conditions that remove moisture while preserving the gentle, mulberry-leaf-like flavor and green. We also control the frictional heat during milling, aiming for a finish where the powder does not become too hot. Commercial bulk uses light-blocking aluminum bags, while small bags and sticks use moisture-proof, light-blocking film — a specification we propose with in-store and warehouse storage in mind.
Particle-size adjustment
For applications dissolved in beverages we use a fine particle size, and for kneading into confectionery dough a slightly coarser particle size — we adjust the particle size to match the mouthfeel and appearance of the finished product. Consistent particle size stabilizes the dispersibility of the powder in green-juice sticks and health-tea blends and evens out how the green color appears.
TIPS: Formulation guidelines for making the most of mulberry leaf powder
When using it in green-juice sticks or health-tea blends, designing the blend ratio as a combined total with other green ingredients such as kale, mugwort, and moringa makes it easier to balance green color and drinkability. For baked goods and Japanese sweets where you want the green to show, decide the amount while checking how it blends with the dough's flavor. If you share the color and flavor you are aiming for, we handle everything from mixing to bagging at that formulation.
Use cases
Because the powder disperses uniformly in beverages and powders, it opens up applications that tea leaf or cut product cannot reach. We organize the applications we are often consulted about. From green-juice mixes, health-tea blends, and green confectionery bases, we handle everything through to mixing and bagging at specified ratios.
Green juice and green-type beverages
As a base ingredient for green-juice sticks and green-type drink mixes. Because it is finely milled, it disperses uniformly even in water or soy milk, giving the product mulberry-leaf-like green and gentle flavor. From individual packaging in sticks to blending with other green ingredients, you can consult us to match the product specification.
Health tea and blended tea
As a powdered health tea or a blend ingredient for tea bags. Combined with other green ingredients or barley- and herb-type ingredients, you can design an easy-to-drink formulation.
Confectionery / bread-making
As a base for baked goods, Japanese sweets, and bread dough that make use of green. Kneaded into cookies, pound cake, steamed sweets, and the dough of daifuku or manju, it adds green color and mulberry-leaf-like flavor. Mixing it with the dry ingredients beforehand and then adding to the dough gives an even green.
Green topping and finishing
As a green topping ingredient dusted onto lattes and sweets for a finish. It can be used for visual presentation that makes use of matcha-like color tones.
Blend base with green ingredients
As a pre-blend base with green powders such as kale, mugwort, moringa, and ashitaba. Multiple ingredients can be mixed and bagged together from a single raw-material supplier.
Raw material for OEM/PB products
As an OEM/PB raw material for finished products such as green juice, health tea, and green confectionery. You can consult us on everything from specifications and formulation through packaging.
Commercial usage and thinking on blending
Blending basics
- For beverage applications, add it a little at a time to water or soy milk and stir so it does not clump
- For confectionery, mix it with the dry ingredients beforehand and then add to the dough so the green blends evenly
- When blending with other green ingredients, work backward from the target color to the blend ratio
How to choose the particle size
- For beverages and sticks, a fine, easily dissolving particle size
- For confectionery and bread, a slightly coarser particle size that blends into the dough
- For toppings, select a particle size that shows off the color, to match the application
How to store
- When unopened, store in a cool, dark place away from high temperature, high humidity, and direct sunlight
- After opening, transfer to a sealed container and use it up as soon as possible
- To preserve the green color, avoid long-term storage in bright places
Related vegetable powders
- Dried mulberry leaf: Raw-material form brewed as tea leaf
- Kale powder: A green-juice and green-type standard ingredient
- Mugwort powder: As a Japanese green for confectionery
- A Japanese aroma / wagashi, dressings: A partner for green-type blends
- Ashitaba powder: For health-tea and green-juice blends
Product catalog showing the items we handle
Flexible support from small lots to large lots
- Sold in small lots from 100g
- Handling heirloom vegetables from across Japan
- Dried fruits and herbs also supported
Frequently asked questions
How do dried mulberry leaf (tea leaf) and powder differ in use?
Dried mulberry leaf is a type that keeps the leaf shape, suited to applications where you brew and infuse it, such as health teas made in a teapot or tea bag. The powder, being finely milled, suits applications where you want to mix it uniformly into beverages or dough — green juice, health-tea blends, green confectionery, and so on. Leaf character and base formulation can be reconciled within the same product design.
What happens to the color?
Mulberry leaf powder finishes into a green-family color tone with depth by adjusting the drying and milling conditions. It is a finish easy to use for products where you want to appeal to green in appearance — green juice, green-type beverages, and baked goods or Japanese sweets where you want the green to show. Because the color tone changes somewhat with drying and storage conditions, if you share the color you are aiming for, we adjust the conditions to match.
Can it be pre-blended with other green powders?
Yes. We accommodate pre-blending with green powders that pair well in green juice, health tea, and green confectionery, such as kale, mugwort, moringa, and ashitaba. If you share the formulation you are aiming for in the finished product, we handle everything from mixing to bagging at that ratio.
Can the particle size be chosen?
We can adjust the particle size to suit the application — a fine particle size for beverages, or a slightly coarser one for confectionery and bread. Consistent particle size stabilizes the dispersibility as a powder and how the green color appears. If you share the mouthfeel or appearance you are aiming for, we propose a particle size to match.
What is the minimum prototype lot?
Prototyping is accepted from 1 kg of raw material. For mass production and OEM, we propose a quote and delivery timeline individually. You can consult us all the way through to finished products such as green-juice sticks, health-tea blends, and green confectionery bases.
Please tell me the best-before date and how to store it.
The best-before date is about 6 months from the shipping date. Because mulberry leaf powder absorbs moisture easily and its green color changes readily, store the unopened product away from high temperature, high humidity, and direct sunlight, in a cool, dark place at room temperature. After opening, transfer it to a sealed container and use it up as soon as possible.
Recommended reading
- Dried mulberry leaf – raw-material form brewed as tea leaf
- Kale powder – a green-juice and green-type standard
- Mugwort powder – as a Japanese green for confectionery
- Moringa powder – a partner for green-type blends
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