A large herd of red deer running across high-country pasture at Minaret Station
Alpine Deer Ingredients · New Zealand

From New Zealand deer to your brand.

The full range of deer ingredients from New Zealand, the world’s largest exporter of deer products. National standards for farming and processing, a large farmed herd and our own supply chain give you consistent quality and reliable supply, plus formulation and OEM manufacturing of capsules, tablets and more for your brand.

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Filmed at Minaret Station, Alpine Deer’s own farm
1964Founded by Sir Tim Wallis, a pioneer of deer farming
100%New Zealand owned
PH372/01MPI-registered processing in Tauranga
HK · TW · NA · CNOEM markets today, with more on request
IngredientsDeer powders

The full range of deer ingredients, from one New Zealand source.

Every powder is 100% deer tissue with nothing added, processed under our MPI-registered programme and tested batch by batch. Supplied in bulk, or as the starting point for your own finished product.

Red deer stags in velvet seen from above
Freeze-dried · Our flagship

Deer Velvet

Two-thirds protein

The growing antler, harvested at 60 to 65 days under New Zealand veterinary rules and freeze-dried without thawing. Traditionally taken for immunity, performance and general well-being.

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Cool air-dried

Deer Pizzle

Over 80% protein

Penis and testes processed together and milled to a fine powder. Traditionally taken for kidney function and vigour.

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Freeze-dried

Deer Placenta

Rich in glucosamine

Deer placenta, freeze-dried at low temperature. Used in beauty and rejuvenation products.

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Freeze- or spray-dried

Deer Blood

97% protein, rich in iron

Whole deer blood, dried and milled with nothing added. Traditionally taken to support the blood and circulation.

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Cool air-dried

Deer Sinew

About three-quarters collagen

Tendon with natural chondroitin, milled to a fine powder. Traditionally taken for joint mobility.

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Cool air-dried

Deer Tail

Protein with natural lipids

A traditional tonic ingredient, dried and milled with no excipients. Traditionally taken for the lower back and knees.

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Spray-dried

Deer Bone

31% calcium

Calcium phosphate from deer bone, as a fine white powder for capsules, tablets and foods.

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Looking for another deer ingredient or format? Ask us. Every ingredient comes with a full data pack covering composition from independent laboratory analysis, our process, specification and microbiology. We send data packs, samples and pricing to buyers on request.

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OEMFormulate and manufacture

From formula to finished product, under your brand.

We make any product built on our deer ingredients, single-ingredient or formulated, as capsules or tablets. We develop the formula, manufacture it and pack it under your brand. We have made many products for clients selling in markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, North America and, through cross-border e-commerce, mainland China.

Format

Capsules

Single-ingredient or multi-ingredient capsules, formulated around our deer ingredients.

Format

Tablets

From deer bone calcium tablets to formulated tablets, such as probiotic blends, with our deer ingredients.

Format

Powders and blends

Bulk deer powders, or custom blends for your own production.

Format

Other formats

Have another format in mind? If it is built on our deer ingredients, we can make it.

01

Brief

Tell us your market, consumer, format and target price.

02

Formulation

We build the formula around the deer ingredients that suit your product.

03

Samples

You test samples and approve the specification.

04

Production

We manufacture to the approved specification and test every batch.

05

Delivery

Packed to your brand, with the documents your market needs.

Where our OEM products sell today
General trade
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
  • North America
Cross-border e-commerce
  • Mainland China

Your market

Ask us about other countries

Selling somewhere else, or starting with just an idea? Tell us your market and we will tell you what is possible, and what it takes.

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QualityWhy buyers choose us

Traceable from the farm to your finished product.

Farmed deer in New Zealand are tagged, inspected and traced, and our own processing is registered with and verified by MPI. Certificates and registrations are available to buyers on request.

Origin

Farmed in New Zealand

Red deer farmed on open pasture. Every animal carries a NAIT ear tag, and New Zealand has never had a case of chronic wasting disease.

Registration

Registered processing

Processed in Tauranga under MPI Risk Management Programme PH372/01, and registered as a food facility with the US FDA.

Testing

Tested batch by batch

Every batch is tested before it ships and comes with its own certificate of analysis. Composition is analysed by an independent university laboratory.

Export

Ready for export

Non-CITES species declaration from the Department of Conservation, and a halal premises listing for deer velvet.

Our storySince 1964

Pioneers of New Zealand deer farming.

Alpine Deer was founded in 1964 by Sir Tim Wallis, one of the pioneers of New Zealand’s deer industry, and is still 100% New Zealand owned. The photographs on this site were taken at Minaret Station, our own high-country farm on Lake Wānaka.

A line of red deer stags in a paddock
Minaret Station, Lake Wānaka
A herd of red deer moving across green hills above Lake Wānaka, seen from the air
Minaret Station from the air
Deer on a green ridge above the lake
Minaret Station
A helicopter over the high country at Minaret Station
Minaret Station high country
1964Alpine Deer founded
100%New Zealand owned
TaurangaWhere our ingredients are processed
FAQBuyer questions

Questions buyers ask us.

Quick answers on our ingredients and OEM. For full details, ask for the data pack.

What deer ingredients do you supply?

We supply New Zealand deer velvet powder, deer pizzle powder, deer placenta powder, deer blood powder, deer sinew powder, deer tail powder and deer bone powder, in bulk or as custom blends. Each powder is 100% deer tissue with nothing added. Ask us about other deer ingredients or formats.

Can you make capsules or tablets under our brand?

Yes. We formulate, manufacture and pack capsules, tablets, powders and blends built on our deer ingredients, single-ingredient or formulated, under your brand. Tell us your market, format and target price, and we will propose a formula.

How do I get data packs, samples and pricing?

Use the enquiry builder below or email cecilia@deer.co.nz. We send data packs, covering composition from independent laboratory analysis, our process, specification and microbiology, to buyers on request, together with samples and pricing.

ContactEnquiries

Ask for data packs, samples and pricing.

Tell us what you are interested in and where you sell. We will reply with the documents and samples that fit your market.

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