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Ashwagandha Chronicles

Selecting the right ashwagandha supplier [Report]

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Selecting the right ashwagandha supplier [Report]
As formulators across the EU see the value in integrating Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal)—a powerful Ayurvedic botanical—into unique formulations, questions arise regarding supply chain. Addressing key considerations up front when selecting a supplier and ingredient can ensure delivering consumers a quality, consistent product.

Takeaways For Your Business

  • An investment in research as well as transparency around the results and ensuring the use of appropriate populations underscores the ability to make substantiated claims that meet regulatory requirements.
  • Issues of quality control, production oversight, supply chain and distribution are among the other key considerations to address.
  • Ixoreal Biomed’s KSM-66 Ashwagandha is a case in point, as the ingredient and company can be assessed against all nine factors called out for their importance in the decision process.