Manufacturing Checklist –
Supplies and Formula
All clients must provide their own herbs, packaging and labels. Clients must also provide a formula and potency that’s approved by an herbalist, naturopath or licensed Chinese herbalist or acupuncturist.
If you are in need of getting a formula started and reviewed we have a few recommended herbalists that are familiar with creating formulas for production ensuring all ingredients are on the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) FDA list and provide drug contraindications for your use in educating yourself and your clients.
Once the formula is approved we can move forward to scheduling the extraction and production of products (if necessary). Keep in mind that if your product is not leaving our facility in a sealed, labeled and coded package we are only acting as your supplier of ingredients. If we manufacture your product from start to finish and you do general food safety testing, you will be fully FDA compliant.
Scheduling Production
Once the formula, packaging, ingredients and labels are finalized and have arrived in house at our facility along with a 50% deposit on the invoice; we can then schedule the production of your products. Generally within 2 weeks we will have your product ready. When you receive your product, the remainder of the invoice along with shipping charges will be due.
Extraction
Evolved Alchemy offers custom production with an expertise in the extraction and formulation of custom herbal products. Our custom soxhlet style extraction equipment allows us to meet different methods of extraction providing complete control over the production to help meet the desired end product goal. Learn more about Soxhlet Extraction Here.
Evolved Alchemy offers organic cane alcohol, extraction grade alcohol, water and organic solvent extractions as well as the ability to further process these extracts into isolated, purified and crystallized herbal compounds for additional costs.
Depending on the herbs, different amounts of alcohol will be lost during the extraction. These losses are added to the cost of extraction.
Bulk Extraction Costs
Spagyric – Dual Extracted – Organic Cane Ethanol, RO Water & Mineral Extraction
$150/lb (5-9lbs)
$100/lb (10-24lbs)
$75/lb (25-99lbs)
$60/lb (100+ lbs)
Spagyric – Alcohol & Mineral Extraction Only
$130/lb (5-9lbs)
$80/lb (10-24lbs)
$70/lb (25-99lbs)
$60/lb (100+ lbs)
Dual Extraction Costs
$60/lb (5-25 lbs)
$40/lb (25+ lbs)
Batch Fees
Since each part of the production requires different equipment, we charge a batch fee for each stage.
Extraction – $150 / batch (up to 50 lbs)
Formulation – $150 / batch up to 40 gallons or 36,000 capsules
Bottling or Capsule packaging – $75 / batch
Testing, Batch Logs and Coding
In addition to this, we work with different labs for potency and food safety testing. We are also registered with the FDA and follow cGMP to provide you everything you need be within compliance. We create batch logs and apply a lot code on all products manufactured.
We can also provide general food safety and potency testing with top labs that meet the guidelines and requirements for the following:
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Standards Organization (ISO), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Services, Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC), Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ORELAP).
Production
We have the ability to produce in bulk:
- Size 0 Bulk Capsules and Bottled Supplements
- MCT Based Tinctures
- Glycerin Based Tinctures
- Alcohol Based Tinctures
- Formulated Extracts for Bottling at other Facilities
- Dehydrated Powders
- Bulk Extracts – Purged or Dehydrated
- Cocktail/Mocktail Bitters
- Salves
- Fragrances (essential oils and absolutes)
- Herbal Extract Infused Oils
- Herbal Extract Infused Honey
- Dehydrated Herbal Extracts (Herbal Concentrates)
Our Background
Our expertise is typically within the spagyric preparation of herbs. This method ensures the highest quality extract in terms of chemical profile and energetics. It involves creating a liquid extract of the herb which captures the medicinal compounds in the plant. The leftover plant marc is then incinerated to an ash and minerals are extracted from this ash and reintroduced back into the liquid extract. This causes a chemical reaction between the minerals of the plant (from the ash) and the medicinal compounds (from the liquid extract) which create more complex compounds which can include esters and acid salts. Both of these compounds are known as prodrugs within the pharmaceutical industry due to their enhanced bioavailability. By combining plants alchemically, we create more effective and bioavailable versions of certain compounds, creating more effective actions.
Why Evolved Alchemy?
When it comes to experience, Evolved Alchemy was the first and only high output producer of spagyric extracts back in 2015 – since then we have expanded and honed our skills as bulk product manufacturers.
Warren Kistenbroker – the founder of Evolved Alchemy – has extensive lab research experience in organic chemistry, chemical synthesis as well as electrical engineering. After discovering certain chemical reactions inherent in the spagyric approach of extraction and subsequent reaction of purified herbal constituents; a new understanding of spagyrics was born in terms of botanical drug delivery and enhanced bioavailability. Through this understanding, we take care and pride in making products the best way possible in order to get all the active medicinal constituents found in a formula into an enhanced and bioavailable state.
Our services are perfect for companies that want to focus primarily on sales and marketing without investing in the equipment and knowledge of spagyric extraction, encapsulation, formulation and bottling. We will do the hard part for you. We specialize in taking your product formula all the way to packaged, labeled, sealed and dated product ready to be shipped and sold. We can also ship bulk capsules and tincture for you to package and label yourself too.
Checklist Recap
- Product Formula
- Product Potency – (servings per unit in amount of extracted herb per serving)
- Product Packaging
- Product Labels
*Product formula must be approved by a Certified Herbalist and/or a Chinese Herbal Practitioner.
Looking to get a custom formula created for your company? Contact our recommended Herbalist – Courtney Cosgriff.
Once you have everything ready to go, please contact us for a quote on production.
Email: info@evolvedalchemy.com
Business Phone: 720.476.9282