Red dragon fruit powder, freeze-dried, red flesh
Magenta powder from 100% red-flesh dragon fruit, freeze-dried and milled, for colour and fruit in drinks, bowls and dairy.
- Form
- Freeze-dried, 100% red flesh; spray-dried by agreement
- Shelf life
- Typically 18–24 months sealed; binding value in the specification
- Typical lot
- One 20-ft or 40-ft dry container
- Trial
- LCL trial lot by agreement after sample approval
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Product details
Everything your QC and R&D teams check before a sample.
Red-flesh Vietnamese dragon fruit, freeze-dried and milled at partner plants in Vietnam; the magenta comes from the fruit's own betacyanin pigments.
Red dragon fruit gives magenta colour and mild fruit in one ingredient, so it can replace added colouring in cold products. Only red-flesh fruit works; white flesh has no betacyanin.
The lead grade is 100% fruit, freeze-dried. A spray-dried grade, with its maltodextrin carrier and percentage stated on the COA, is quoted by agreement. VinFruits Global sources, specifies and exports.
Used in
- Smoothies & coloured drinks
- Smoothie bowls
- Yoghurt & dairy
- Ice cream & sorbet
- Confectionery & mochi
Availability
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Peak harvest Powder ships from stock
| Parameter | Indicative value · basis | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | 100% red-flesh dragon fruit, no carrier; spray-dried grade states its carrier %Ingredient statement and COA | A carrier changes your label and the tariff line. |
| Colour | Deep magenta from betacyanin; sensitive to heat, light and oxygen, most stable around pH 4–6Approved sample; L*a*b* by agreement | Add it after high-heat steps to keep the colour. |
| Moisture | Typically ≤ 5% on Vietnamese freeze-dried powder listings; limit agreed in the specificationOven or moisture analyser, lot sample | Moist powder cakes and loses colour faster. |
| Water activity | Agreed in the specificationaw meter, lot sample | A Vietnamese study measured 0.28–0.30 in dry-stored spray-dried powder. |
| Particle size | 40–60 mesh is common for drinks; 40–80 mesh on Vietnamese listingsSieve test | Finer powder disperses faster in drinks. |
| Microbiology | Total plate count, yeasts and moulds, coliforms, E. coli and Salmonella per lot; limits agreed in the specificationLot laboratory report | Powder often goes into products with no further heat step. |
| Pesticide residues | Multi-residue screen per lotLot residue report | Drying concentrates residues; limits follow your destination. |
| Storage and shelf life | Cool, dry, sealed, away from light; typically 18–24 monthsBinding value in the specification | Light and warmth fade betacyanin. |
| HS code | 1106.30 for 100% fruit powder; 2106.90 with a maltodextrin carrierUS rulings NY N233982 and N283138 | Your broker confirms the line per formulation. |
Indicative values. The binding spec is the signed contract, with its test method, sampling point and settlement basis. Last reviewed 19 Oct 2026.
Freeze-dried when you want fruit only on the label. Spray-dried, with its carrier declared, when you need an instant drink powder.
Freeze-dried, 100% fruit
- Ingredients
- Red dragon fruit only
- Colour
- Deep magenta
- HS code
- 1106.30
- Best for
- Clean-label drinks, bowls, dairy
Spray-dried (by agreement)
- Ingredients
- Red dragon fruit, maltodextrin; % on the COA
- Colour
- Lighter; drying heat fades some colour
- HS code
- 2106.90
- Best for
- Instant drink mixes
- 1Red-flesh fruit
Ripe red-flesh dragon fruit peeled; white-flesh fruit kept out.
- 2Freeze-drying
Flesh frozen, then dried under vacuum at low temperature.
- 3Milling
Dried flesh milled and sieved to the agreed mesh.
- 4Packing
Sealed in aluminium-laminate bags with desiccant and shipped dry.
Why cold drying matters: betacyanin breaks down with heat, so freeze-drying keeps more of the magenta.
- Inner bag
- PET/Al/PE or PET/Al/PA laminate, heat-sealed, with a desiccant sachet.
- Why laminate
- In a Vietnamese 6-month test, fruit powder reached 3.52% moisture in PET/Al/PA against 6.51% in plain PE.
- Retail-bulk
- 1 kg laminate bags, packed in cartons.
- Bulk
- 10 or 20 kg net in laminate-lined cartons.
- Shipment
- Dry container, no reefer; cartons kept off the floor and away from condensation.
- Label
- Product, grade, lot, plant registration code, production and expiry date.
In your warehouse
- Store cool and dry, sealed, away from light and strong odours.
- Open only what you use, then reseal with the desiccant inside.
- Keep away from humid areas; powder cakes as it takes up water.
With each lot
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- COA: moisture, mesh, colour, microbiology
- Pesticide residue report on the powder lot
- Ingredient statement: % fruit and, for spray-dried, % carrier
- Health certificate and certificate of origin
- Plant FDA registration and GACC registration number
What we will not offer
- A price before grade, pack, volume and destination are known
- Spray-dried powder with carrier sold as 100% fruit
- White-flesh fruit in a red-flesh lot
- Powder coloured with beet or added colour
Market access
EU
Annex II of Regulation 2019/1793 covers fresh Vietnamese dragon fruit, not powder, but buyers still ask for a residue report per lot. A spray-dried grade cannot be named fruit juice powder under Directive 2001/112/EC; the carrier goes in the ingredient list.
United States
The plant must be FDA-registered and your importer runs FSVP. Maltodextrin in the spray-dried grade appears in the ingredient list; origin follows where the dragon fruit was grown.
China, Japan and South Korea
China needs the plant registered with GACC under Decree 280; drink powders repacked for retail follow GB/T 29602. Japan holds unlisted pesticides to 0.01 mg/kg; Korea needs MFDS plant registration.
Checked 19 Oct 2026. We reconfirm for each contract.
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Before you order
How do I start with red dragon fruit powder?
Ask for a freeze-dried sample with its data sheet and test the colour in your own recipe. After approval we agree an LCL trial lot, then full 20-ft or 40-ft dry containers; the bag count is stated in the quotation.
Freeze-dried or spray-dried dragon fruit powder?
Freeze-dried is 100% fruit and keeps more colour, so your label reads dragon fruit only. Spray-dried needs a carrier such as maltodextrin; it suits instant drink mixes but must declare the carrier. We quote spray-dried by agreement.
Will the magenta colour hold in my product?
Betacyanin is most stable around pH 4–6 and fades with heat, light and oxygen. It holds well in smoothies, yoghurt and ice cream; in high-heat baking it fades. Store the powder sealed and dark, and test the sample in your recipe.
How do I get dragon fruit powder pricing and a sample?
Use the quote form to tell us the grade, pack size, monthly volume and destination. We reply with a quotation, the data sheet and sample terms, and confirm the document set for your market before you order.
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