Botanical Extract Drug Extract Ratio Factor Tool

Description

Distinguish supplied native and carrier-containing extract mass ratios.

Botanical laboratory records distinguish wet mass, dry matter, carriers, extract mass, and assay response. A fraction or reference comparison depends on the chosen material basis and supplied analytical method. Voucher and monograph metadata help identify records but do not themselves authenticate a specimen or establish product quality.

Distinguish supplied native and carrier-containing extract mass ratios.

When to use this tool

Use Botanical Extract Drug Extract Ratio Factor when you need this mass-basis, assay-response, extraction, or source-record calculation for supplied laboratory data.

How to use the tool and how it works

Enter startingDryMass, nativeExtractMass, carrierMass. Use the units and conventions below.
Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
Read nativeDer, finishedExtractMass, finishedDer. Use the output convention below.

For nonnegative startingDryMass and carrierMass and positive nativeExtractMass return nativeDer=startingDryMass/nativeExtractMass, finishedExtractMass=nativeExtractMass+carrierMass, and finishedDer=startingDryMass/finishedExtractMass.^[1]

Input field	Meaning and units	Accepted input
startingDryMass	Starting Dry Mass	Required. Finite number; minimum 0.
nativeExtractMass	Native Extract Mass	Required. Finite number; strictly above 0.
carrierMass	Carrier Mass	Required. Finite number; minimum 0.

Output field	Interpretation	Returned shape
nativeDer	Starting dry mass divided by native extract mass, using one mass unit.	Required. Finite number.
finishedExtractMass	Finished Extract Mass	Required. Finite number.
finishedDer	Finished Der	Required. Finite number.

json

{
  "input": {
    "startingDryMass": 100,
    "nativeExtractMass": 20,
    "carrierMass": 5
  },
  "output": {
    "nativeDer": 5,
    "finishedExtractMass": 25,
    "finishedDer": 4
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

All masses need one unit. The ratios express starting dry material per extract mass; water, solvents, extraction completeness, declared specifications, and medicinal equivalence are not checked.
Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use the appropriate authenticated reference material, analytical protocol, and source records for a full laboratory assessment. Verify moisture basis, response factors, and extract/carrier definitions before comparing results.

References

Calculation and input contract: pharmacognosy/botanical-extract-drug-extract-ratio-factor — tool.io

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