Standardized Botanical Extracts
Bitter Melon / Bitter Gourd (Karela) Extract
Momordica charantia
Bitter melon enquiries are separated by physical form. Dried pieces and powder are aligned to mesh, moisture and microbiology, while extract enquiries additionally define solvent system, marker profile and analytical method.
A distinctive fruit botanical available as dried material, powder and specification-led extract routes.
Bitter Melon and Bitter Gourd are international names for Karela.
Karela is the Indian trade name for Momordica charantia. Buyers commonly use Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd for the fruit, powder and extract.
Fruit, seed and whole-plant materials can produce different specifications. State the plant part rather than relying only on the common name.
Common buyer questions about the name
Are Bitter Melon, Bitter Gourd and Karela the same botanical?
Yes. On this page all three names identify Momordica charantia.
Why must the plant part be stated?
Fruit, seed and other plant materials are commercially different and may require different tests and specifications.
Commercial forms
- Dried fruit pieces
- Fruit powder in buyer-defined mesh size
- Water-soluble extract
- Ethanolic extract
Typical applications
- Herbal formulations
- Nutraceutical and food applications
- Functional botanical blends
Review framework
- Fruit form, cut or mesh size confirmed at quotation
- Moisture and microbiological requirements aligned to the brief
- Marker strength and analytical method confirmed for extract enquiries
- COA and additional testing scoped to the approved lot
Availability, grade, origin, composition, MOQ, packaging and documents are confirmed for the approved enquiry and offered lot.
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