Value for the business
- ✓ Add value to discarded mangosteen rind
- ✓ Address both cosmeceutical and wellness markets
- ✓ Start with a B2B ingredient to simplify market entry
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Burapha University · Extracts & functional ingredients · TRL 7
Standardized mangosteen-rind extract for cosmeceutical and functional-food products
Turn discarded mangosteen rind into a high-value B2B extract with a standardized formula and initial safety data.
Readiness evidence
- ✓ Marker compound and concentration range defined
- ✓ Initial antioxidant and microbiological tests completed
- ✓ Repeatable 20 kg pilot production demonstrated
Included in the pilot package
- 1Qualify three feedstock sources
- 2Produce three pilot extract batches
- 3Run stability and microbiological tests
- 4Prepare unit economics, standard formula and registration plan
What the business needs to provide
- → Select the first market: cosmetics or food
- → Feedstock sample from the intended supply source
- → R&D and regulatory project owners
Gaps and risks
- ! Seasonal variation in active compounds must be controlled
- ! Permitted claims depend on the final product category
Commercial information
- Target product
- Powdered antioxidant ingredient for serums, beverages and dietary supplements
- Rights and transfer model
- Non-exclusive license with formulation and production SOP
- IP status
- Petty-patent application filed
- Estimated pilot budget
- ฿380,000–520,000
- Target market window
- Market-ready in 8–10 months
Funding alignment
NIAHigh-value Thai food and fruit
Has a business owner and a clear new-product growth path
Strong alignmentสวก. (ARDA)Agricultural value creation and practical adoption
Uses mangosteen by-products with measurable economic outcomes
Strong alignmentTED FundTechnology commercialization
High TRL with a defined pilot package for a technology venture
More evidence neededA preliminary fit indicator, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding approval.
12-month launch checklist
- 1Confirm first market and B2B price
- 2Lock active-compound specification and feedstock
- 3Complete stability testing
- 4Prepare registration documents
- 5Run trials with three industry buyers