Dandelion Supplement OEM, ODM & Private Label Service
KS Nutripharma is a dandelion supplement manufacturer for OEM, ODM, and private-label programs. We develop and manufacture finished dandelion supplements — capsules, tablets, powder, gummies, and liquids — from dandelion root powder or dandelion root extract, for liver health assortments and digestive product lines.
“Dandelion extract” and “dandelion 500 mg” are not complete specifications: lock plant part, powder vs extract, extract ratio, and any named marker or assay method before comparing quotes.
cGMP · ISO 9001 · ISO 22000 · HACCP · FSSC 22000 · Halal · Kosher · batch COA
Manufacturing Capacity · Certifications · Quality Control
Line capacity: 5+ million capsules/day · 12+ million tablets/day · 2+ million gummies/day; powders about 5,000 tons/year; liquids about 3,000 tons/year. Oil-phase softgel output sits on the same capacity file; dry dandelion is not that path.
Dandelion Manufacturing at a Glance
Item | Typical information |
|---|---|
| Business model | OEM, ODM, private label — finished units |
| Program type | Bulk dandelion material or finished supplement manufacturing |
| Hero active | Taraxacum officinale root powder or root extract (default); leaf is a separate identity |
| Confirm first | Root vs leaf · powder vs extract · named marker / assay if required · ratio listed apart from assay |
| Formats | Capsule first-line; tablet; powder, gummy, liquid after feasibility |
| Scope | Human oral dietary supplements; no organic-certified program |
Procurement checklist — fields for the brief
Root or leaf · Powder or extract · Mesh / bulk density if powder · Extract weight · Extract ratio, if used · Named marker + method, if required · Dosage form · Capsule size / target fill weight · Serving size · Destination market · Existing COA / BOM
Dandelion Formula Options for OEM and Private Label
R&D reviews fill weight before artwork. Typical commercial loads are development ranges, not recommended intakes.
Stand-alone dandelion SKUs first. Companion rows next.
Use when: The label prints dandelion root as a plant-root powder, not a concentrated extract.
Specify: Root-powder identity, mesh, and bulk density so fill weight can be calculated.
Trade-off: Powder volume usually increases capsule count or serving weight.
Default format: Capsule or open powder.
Use when: The SKU needs a concentrated root extract and a smaller unit count.
Specify: Extract milligrams; declared ratio on its own line; named marker and method if the approved specification requires them.
Trade-off: Tea-grade and capsule-grade extracts may carry different specifications.
Default format: Capsule.
Use when: A two-botanical liver SKU keeps milk thistle as the hero and dandelion as the companion row. See milk thistle for the silymarin row.
Specify: Dandelion milligrams on the approved powder or extract basis. Milk thistle: plant part, extract milligrams or silymarin % with method.
Trade-off: Unit count follows both densities, not the dandelion milligram alone.
Default format: Capsule.
Use when: A digestive pair names artichoke leaf beside dandelion root. See artichoke for the leaf row.
Specify: Dandelion milligrams as above. Artichoke leaf: extract milligrams or cynarin / total caffeoylquinic acids with method.
Trade-off: Artichoke leaf extract and dandelion root rarely share one fill density.
Default format: Capsule.
Use when: A milk thistle–dandelion–artichoke formula needs the dandelion row defined separately.
Specify: Each botanical remains its own BOM row with its own identity, weight, and applicable assay.
Trade-off: The finished blend weight does not replace the individual botanical specifications.
Default format: Capsule.
Burdock root, when named, is quoted as a separate botanical row — not as a dandelion substitute.
Choose the Dandelion Format: Capsules, Tablets, Powder, Gummies or Liquid
Dosage form selection comes after active-load calculation, not before it. There is no default oil-phase softgel for this dry botanical. Dandelion tea or burdock–dandelion tea is a beverage RFQ — not default finished-unit OEM.
High-load rule: Lock target fill weight and material density before fixing capsule count, serving configuration, or artwork.
Best for: First-line dandelion OEM, including root-capsule programs.
Specify: Capsule size, fill weight, units per serving, HPMC or gelatin — and whether the fill is root powder or root extract.
Feasibility: Capsule size and target fill weight should be locked after powder density and required botanical input are known. Multi-count servings are normal on powder fills.
→ Hard capsules
Best for: Higher-load root extract or cost-sensitive counts.
Specify: Tablet weight, tablets per serving, hardness, disintegration, uncoated vs film coat.
Feasibility: Bitter extract often needs granulation. Inulin-rich root powder can pick up moisture on the press. Film coating is specified after tablet weight, hardness, friability, and disintegration are within range.
→ Tablets
Best for: Stick or canister programs after identity is split.
Specify: Root powder vs extract powder; mesh and bulk density; serving basis; flavor and flow if opened.
Feasibility: Open root powder, extract powder, and tea powder are different product identities. A kilogram drum is a raw-material RFQ, not finished-unit MOQ.
→ Powders and granules
GummiesBest for: Lower extract loads after cook feasibility.
Specify: Piece weight + pieces per serving + finished-piece assay if a marker is claimed.
Feasibility: Bitterness and declared milligrams both survive or fail in the kettle. Not the default format for a high-volume root-powder serving.
→ Gummies
LiquidBest for: Briefs that lock mg/mL and serving volume.
Specify: mg/mL, serving volume, preservative system, and finished-product method.
Feasibility: Finished oral-liquid OEM requires a defined concentration, serving volume, and batch-release specification. Mother tincture / homeopathic paths are out of scope.
→ Liquids
Specify the raw-material grade by plant part, powder vs extract, extract ratio, and any required marker or assay. These fields determine what can be declared in the approved product specification and what must be verified during testing.
Dandelion as a liver-complex row is specified on the liver health supplements manufacturing page when the assortment sits in that line. The dandelion row is still root powder or root extract — not a milk thistle substitute.
1. Root Versus Leaf
Default commercial programs specify root. Leaf extract and root-and-leaf material are different identities with different plant-part specifications and label language.
A root-and-leaf mix is not “two 50% averages.” Write two rows or a stated ratio of each plant part. Flower or whole-plant material is another purchase order.
Specify Taraxacum officinale or another named species on the identity row.
2. Powder Versus Extract
Root powder and root extract are two raw-material rows. Capsule fill, tablet mass, stick flow, and price follow that choice. Mesh and bulk density belong on the powder row so fill weight can be calculated; extract weight and ratio belong on the extract row.
3. 4:1 / 10:1 Is Not An Assay
A 4:1 or 10:1 ratio describes the declared extract ratio; it does not establish a marker assay. Specify extract ratio separately from any named marker.
4. Named Marker and Assay Method
If a marker is part of the approved product specification or will appear on the artwork, name the substance and assay method explicitly. Named markers such as inulin or total phenolics may appear in an approved specification, but neither is a default standardized percentage for every dandelion grade. Inulin, when used, is a root conversation; do not copy it onto a leaf specification to make two quotes look comparable.
5. Label declaration → Specification → Verification
These panel languages are examples, not catalog SKUs.
| Label declaration | What it commits you to |
|---|---|
| Dandelion Root Powder — 500 mg | Root-powder identity + weight |
| Dandelion Root Extract — 500 mg (10:1) | Extract weight + ratio; not a marker % |
| Dandelion Leaf Extract — X mg | Leaf identity; not the default root row |
| “Dandelion extract” with no plant part | Incomplete — name root or leaf, powder or extract |
A 10:1 extract claim does not automatically mean the finished-unit assay reports 10:1. Extract weight, ratio, named marker, and finished-unit assay are separate specification fields.
6. Contaminant Specification
Root materials carry applicable heavy-metal, pesticide, and microbiological panels. Root materials may require plant-part-specific contaminant review; compare the applicable heavy-metal, pesticide, and microbiological fields before price.
Have two dandelion extract COAs? Send both. We compare species, plant part, powder vs extract, ratio, marker if required, and contaminant fields before you compare price.
(1) Same ratio does not mean same raw-material specification
Challenge
Two suppliers can quote the same ratio while supplying materially different specifications — or one file is tea-grade and the other is a capsule root extract. Price is often compared before the specifications are normalized.
Approach
Normalize the approved raw-material specification before comparing price.
(2) Wrong plant part on a live BOM
Challenge
A leaf extract is used against a root SKU, or burdock is substituted for dandelion. Incoming identity, fill weight, and finished-unit release then diverge from the approved artwork.
Approach
Hold the purchase until plant part and Latin name on the identity row match the approved specification. A two-root bottle is two milligram lines and two incoming files.
(3) Same printed milligrams do not mean same capsule fill
Challenge
“Dandelion 500 mg” arrives as one capsule size and one unit count. The fill is actually root powder on one brief and root extract on the other. Volume, count, and cost then move after artwork is already in review.
Approach
Lock powder vs extract — and mesh / bulk density on powder fills — before capsule size and count.
(4) High-volume Root Powder in Gummies, Sticks, or one mid-size Capsule
Challenge
A high powder load can exceed practical capsule volume or create flow, moisture, or taste problems in open formats and gummies.
Approach
Confirm serving weight and material properties before fixing capsule count, stick format, or gummy architecture.
Incoming. Approved Taraxacum specification, including plant part, powder vs extract, ratio if claimed, named marker if required, and required contaminant panels. Required contaminant panels should follow the approved plant-part specification. Customer-supplied material follows the approved incoming specification and applicable checks. Retail-ready bottle material supply is quoted separately from finished-unit OEM.
Finished unit. Release testing follows the assay basis the label and approved product specification actually declare.
Documentation. Specification, batch COA, applicable panels. See How to Read a COA.
MOQ and production timing
| Format | Typical starting quantity |
|---|---|
| Capsules | About 3,000–5,000 finished units/SKU |
| Tablets | About 5,000–10,000 finished units/SKU |
| Open powders | Quoted after format feasibility |
Typical starting quantities; final MOQ depends on formula, dosage form, packaging configuration, testing plan, and SKU requirements. A kilogram drum quote is a raw-material quote — finished-unit MOQ is separate. Samples typically take 7–15 days after specification lock; mass production typically takes 4–6 weeks after formula, artwork, testing plan, and schedule are confirmed. Reorders are usually shorter than the first commercial batch.
Q: What plant part should be specified for a dandelion supplement?
A: Default commercial finished-supplement programs specify root. Specify leaf, or a stated root-and-leaf ratio, only when that is the approved identity. Flower or whole-plant material is a separate purchase order.
Q: Does a dandelion root extract specification automatically include a marker assay?
A: No. Extract weight and a declared ratio do not create a marker assay. Add inulin, total phenolics, or another named marker only when the approved product specification or artwork requires it, with the substance and method on the same line.
Q: Can dandelion root powder and root extract use the same capsule fill specification?
A: No. Powder volume, mesh, and bulk density set one fill file; extract milligrams set another. Capsule size and units per serving are calculated after that choice, not from the printed milligram alone.
Q: Can dandelion be combined with milk thistle, artichoke, or burdock in one formula?
A: Yes. Each botanical remains a separate BOM row with its own identity, input weight, and applicable assay. Dandelion specifications cover the dandelion row; companion botanicals follow their own specifications.
What to Send for a Dandelion Quote
A complete brief lets us quote against a defined specification rather than a generic price range.
Our review sequence: specification → formulation feasibility → dosage-form fit → testing plan → quotation.
Send the completed procurement checklist above, or an existing COA / BOM if you already have one.
Typical first reply is within one business day on a complete brief. Complete briefs are reviewed by the project team. NDA is available for custom formulas and customer-specific specifications. See Confidentiality & IP Protection.
Related Supplement Manufacturing Solutions
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Disclaimer: This page is for wholesale, brand manufacturing, and product-development reference only. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It does not offer disease-treatment, detox, diuretic, or cancer-treatment products.
Milligram figures are development examples, not recommended intakes.
Structure/function language and ingredient classification vary by country; brand owners remain responsible for finished-label compliance with local counsel. KS Nutripharma provides manufacturing feasibility and documentation support — not legal approval.
Written by KS Nutripharma Formulation Team | Reviewed by KS Nutripharma Director of R&D (PhD, Food Science | 19+ years nutraceutical development) | Technical review scope: Taraxacum officinale identity and plant part, powder vs extract specification, marker/assay requirements, dosage-form feasibility, incoming vs finished-product verification, contaminant panels, and QC release | Updated September 2026
