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Rosemary Extract
Rosemary extract is a concentrated antioxidant fraction from Rosmarinus officinalis leaves, rich in phenolic diterpenes such as carnosic acid and carnosol, often with rosmarinic acid depending on process. Food technologists use oil-soluble and water-dispersible grades to protect meat, oils, fried snacks, and pet foods from oxidative rancidity under a clean-label botanical story. Deodorised grades strip most herb aroma so the extract can work in neutral fat systems without shouting “rosemary.” Quality material has a declared carnosic acid content, low residual solvent where applicable, and a colour from pale green-gold to brownish depending on concentration. It is not a full antimicrobial preservative package; it targets lipid oxidation. Overdose can still add bitter herbal notes. Store cool and dark in sealed containers. Distinct from culinary rosemary herb: this leaf is the refined antioxidant extract.
Also known as: E392, Rosemary extract, Rosemary extract, Extracto de romero, Extrait de romarin, Mannenrō ekisu
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 1.02 g
- Saturated Fat 0.47 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 87 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 79.9 g
- Complex / starch 1.94 g
- Protein 1.86 g
- Water 4.8 g
- Energy 353 kcal
- Water 4.8 g
- Carbohydrates 87 g
- Sugars 79.9 g
- Monosaccharides 56 g
- Disaccharides 24 g
- Starch 1.94 g
- Amylose 0.49 g
- Amylopectin 1.46 g
- Digestible Starch 1.65 g
- Resistant Starch 0.19 g
- Protein 1.86 g
- Fat 1.02 g
- Saturated Fat 0.47 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Vitamins 25 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.1 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 300 mg
- Major Minerals 294 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2 · vitamin-e: 0.1 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 21.52 · Potassium: 236 · Calcium: 36 · Iron: 1.1 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
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In the kitchen
Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Rosemary Extract.
History
Mediterranean cooks preserved meats with rosemary long before phenolic antioxidants were identified.
Laboratory work isolated carnosic acid and related diterpenes as potent lipid antioxidants.
Commercial deodorised rosemary extracts entered meat and oil industries as natural antioxidant alternatives.
E392 authorised rosemary extracts as antioxidants under European additive regulations.
Standardised carnosic-acid grades and water-dispersible forms widened snack, emulsion, and clean-label use.