Product Description

Green tea extract
Item: NL***4
Specification: ****5% polyphenols, ***0%EGCG
Botanical origin: Camellia sinensis O. Ktze.
Appearance: Fine brown yellow powder
Type of extraction: Ethanol/Water
Solubility: Good soluble in water

Green tea extract from Nulantchemis derived from leaves of camellia sinensis, the plant from which green, black and oolong teas are made. It is associated with several health benefits, many supported by preliminary scientific research. This includes potential cancer-fighting properties, and a strong antioxidant effect that protects the body from the damaging effect of free radicals. The scientific community notes, however, that continued research is necessary.

Green tea has been used for medicinal purposes in India and China for nearly 5,**0 years. It is made by lightly steaming the leaves before allowing them to dry, which helps retains the active properties of the plant. Oolong tea is made by allowing the leaves to ferment slightly before drying, and black tea is made by allowing the leaves to ferment longer. Fermentation breaks down the active ingredients, making green tea or its extract the tea of choice.

Green tea extract, like many herbs, is standardized in the production phase to guarantee that a certain percentage of the active ingredients remain present in the final capsulized form. The active ingredients are polyphenols in the form of flavonoids like catechins and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Polyphenols, flavonoids, catechins and EGCG are powerful antioxidants that appear to interfere with and reduce the spread of certain types of cancer cells. The antioxidant activity of EGCG in green tea extract is purportedly up to **0 times more powerful than that of vitamin C or E.