HS 35079090

Bromelain

Bromelain is a mixture of sulfhydryl proteases recovered from the stem and fruit of the pineapple plant, Ananas comosus.

The preparation hydrolyses a broad range of peptide bonds and is one of the most widely used plant proteases in meat processing, brewing, and nutraceutical formulation.

We source bulk Bromelain from top China manufacturers for our partners, working with several of them. The manufacturers are in Guangxi and Chongqing. For this ingredient the minimum order is 500 kg, and a smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.

Please send the grade you need, the volume and your destination port, and we will come back with a solution and a price.

or call +86-21-6858 0751

Minimum order: 500 kg
Packaging: 20 kg fibre drum with double PE liner

ISO 9001
HACCP
Halal
Kosher

Specifications

Item	Specification
Appearance	Off-white to light yellow fine powder
Activity	≥ 2400 GDU/g (typical food grade)
Loss on Drying	≤ 7.0%
Ash	≤ 5.0%
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 10 mg/kg
Arsenic	≤ 3 mg/kg
Total Plate Count	≤ 50,000 cfu/g
Salmonella	Absent in 25g

Common Markets Grades

Bromelain is graded by activity rather than by mass.

Food-grade stem bromelain is graded at 1200 to 2400 GDU/g (gelatin digesting units) for meat tenderizing, beer chill-haze removal, and protein hydrolysate manufacture.

High-activity nutraceutical grades at 2400 GDU/g and above are spray-dried with maltodextrin or starch carriers for capsules, tablets, and joint-health stack formulations.

Fruit bromelain at 800 to 1500 BTU/mg is a separate gene product with a different substrate preference. It is produced for cosmetic peeling formulations and topical wound care.

Pharmaceutical grades are concentrated, lyophilized, and standardised to FIP units, with low endotoxin specification for oral and topical drug use.

Applications

Meat tenderizing for beef, pork, poultry, and game cuts
Beer chill-proofing to remove haze-forming proteins during cold conditioning
Protein hydrolysate manufacture from soy, whey, fish, and collagen substrates
Pineapple juice clarification and pulp liquefaction
Pharmaceutical preparations for digestive support and post-operative edema management
Dietary supplements positioned for joint comfort, sinus relief, and protein digestion
Topical wound debridement creams and enzymatic exfoliating cosmetics
Leather bating in tannery operations as a milder alternative to animal trypsin
Bakery dough relaxation for pizza, tortilla, and cracker production

Brands Using Bromelain

Widely-distributed consumer products that list Bromelain on the ingredient label.

Brand names, product names and logos are the property of their owners. They appear here as published evidence that the ingredient is used, taken from the brand's own label or website. Their appearance is not an endorsement, and it does not mean the brand buys from us or from any manufacturer listed on this site.

China Manufacturers of Bromelain

Top Bromelain manufacturers in China.

Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.

How We Help Source Bromelain

Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Bromelain out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Bromelain together with other ingredients such as Transglutaminase, Nattokinase and Lysozyme into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.

Regulatory Status

JECFA recognises bromelain as a food enzyme with an ADI not specified.

The EU lists bromelain as a permitted food enzyme. The U.S. FDA accepts stem bromelain as GRAS under multiple notices for meat tenderizing, brewing, and protein hydrolysis applications.

Bromelain holds pharmacopoeial monographs in the United States Pharmacopeia and the European Pharmacopoeia for pharmaceutical and supplement use.

Halal and Kosher certifications are routinely available because the source is botanical. Pineapple allergen statements are required on retail-pack supplements and topical formulations.

Manufacturing Process

Bromelain Manufacturing Process

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Industrial bromelain is recovered from pineapple processing waste. Pressed stems and rinds from juice plants in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Costa Rica supply the global feedstock.

The plant material is crushed and extracted in cold buffered water. The clarified juice is concentrated by ultrafiltration to retain the 23 to 33 kDa enzyme fraction while removing sugars, polyphenols, and small peptides.

Cold acetone or ammonium sulphate precipitation pulls the protein out of solution. The pellet is redissolved, dialyzed, and lyophilized into the dry powder. Activity is checked against gelatin or casein standards before packing.

Cysteine and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are commonly added at low levels to keep the catalytic thiol reduced and to scavenge trace metals that would otherwise inactivate the enzyme during storage.