CO2 Extraction of Kava

The Development and Benefits of Kava Extract for Dietary Supplement and Food Ingredients Industries

Phasex Corporation, now powered by Robertet, is leading the effort to develop CO2 kava extracts for use as novel natural products in the dietary supplement and food ingredients industries. Phasex is exploiting the best attributes of SC CO2 extraction to provide solvent-free kava extracts with robust kavalactone profiles.Kava is an indigenous plant that grows in the Pacific Islands, located off the east coastal region of Australia (specifically Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia). Within these islands, the Pacific culture has traditionally generated a kava root drink that is consumed during social gatherings and formal ceremonies.

Kava as a Clinical Nutrient: Promises and Challenges, 10.3390/nu12103044

Kava as a Clinical Nutrient: Promises and Challenges, 10.3390/nu12103044

Over the past several years, Kava root has been scientifically studied and shown to:

• reduce anxiety
• reduce physical pain
• lower the risk of cancer
• improve overall personnel health

Kava as a Clinical Nutrient: Promises and Challenges, 10.3390/nu12103044

Many different business groups have been investing in the development and marketing of kava root products. Phasex has been working with many of these business groups by applying our expertise of supercritical CO2 processing to extract the kava root oil  Phasex has successfully extracted kava root oil that is being formulated for commercial consumer products. As this market continues to grow, Phasex along with our ingenuity and expertise in supercritical CO2 extraction, will lead the effort to extract kava root oil and bring these products to consumers across the globe.