In detail

A TDS answers the questions a formulator asks before a sample arrives: what plant part is used, what the extract is standardized to, what carrier is present, how it behaves in water or ethanol, what mesh size is standard, and how it should be stored. It describes the product, not the lot.

Buyers often confuse a TDS with a COA. The TDS can say a grade is standardized to 5% withanolides; the COA reports what a specific lot actually measured. A TDS without a revision date or specification range is of limited use for supplier qualification.

Why it matters to a buyer

  • It is the document your formulation team uses to decide whether a grade fits a capsule, drink, or topical.
  • It should declare carrier, plant part, and solubility — the three details that most often derail a trial.
  • A revision-controlled TDS makes change control possible when a supplier adjusts a process.

What to ask a supplier

01

Is this TDS the current revision for the grade being quoted?

02

Does it state the carrier and the assay calculation basis?

03

Can you provide a TDS for the exact custom grade, not only the catalog grade?

Cite this page

Rainwood Botanical. "Technical data sheet." Botanical extract glossary, October 2026. https://ingredients.rainwoodbio.com/resources/glossary/technical-data-sheet/