The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed the safety of green
tea catechins from dietary sources, following concerns regarding their possible harmful effects on the liver.
Not exact matches
«The antioxidant power of green
tea comes
from polyphenols, specifically
catechins, and matcha has been found to have about three times more
catechins than other forms of green
tea,» says principal clinical nutritionist at the Sprout Nutrition & Wellness, Gemma Clark.
Green
tea's powerful antioxidants, called
catechins, protect cells and DNA
from free radical damage.
From a dietary perspective, green
tea contains a variety antioxidant polyphenols like flavonoids and
catechins.
As a result, the effect of
catechin lasted
from 4 to 8 hrs after the green
tea was consumed with milk proteins, while the effect lasted only 4 hrs after green
tea alone was consumed.
CAPSOL - T ® is formulated with two known quinone site inhibitors:
Catechins such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg)
from green
tea and a companion substance
from chili peppers.
The problem could also be
from excessive caffeine (the
tea already has some, but weight loss supplements often add more for a metabolism boost) or
from an overload of EGCG and other
catechins that give the herb its detoxifying power.
Though the
catechins found in green
tea are undeniably supportive of the body
from a nutritional standpoint, there is debate as to whether or not the body can utilize them properly when ingested orally.
This pure epicatechin extract is at 90 % concentration, derived
from natural sources such as green
tea catechin.
White
tea contains three main antioxidants
from the
catechin family; epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epigallocatechin, or EGCG.
Twenty potent antioxidant flavonoids were identified in almond skins in this study, some of which are well known as major contributors to the health benefits derived
from other foods, such as the
catechins found in green
tea, and naringenin, which is found in grapefruit.
In controlled studies, the
catechins in
tea leaves have been observed to hinder the development of cancer cells, and are able to prevent free radicals
from doing cellular damage that can potentially lead to malignancies.
In fact, according to one study, a person can increase weight loss up to 100 percent by drinking
catechins from green
tea.
Catechins from green
tea are nutrients with antioxidant properties.
The paper explains that these pills were provided by the National Cancer Institute, but i also did a little more reading on the internet and found that it's made by a japanese company that makes these pills available to institutions for research (apparently Polyphenon E is the preferred means of studying standardized quantities of
tea catechins, as opposed to extracting the substances
from tea leaves oneself).
For me personally, i've recently enjoyed putting freeze - dried berry powder (different kinds of berries) into my
tea, because it adds to the health properties and helps mask the
tea's bitter taste, and so i think that the carbs
from the berry powder may have an effect on
catechin absorption, but whether it assists or hinders i have no idea.
Amount per serving: Calories 50 Calories
from Fat 10 Total Fat 1 g Saturated Fat 0.2 g Sodium 60 mg Total Carbohydrates 8 g Dietary Fiber 4 g Sugars 2 g Protein 4 g Vitamin A (75 % as Beta - Carotene) 10,000 IU Vitamin C (as Calcium Ascorbate) 960 mg Calcium (as Ascorbate, Citrate, Gluconate, Pantothenate) 270 mg Iron 2 mg Vitamin D3 125 IU Vitamin E (as Mixed Tocopherols) 50 IU Thiamin (Vitamin B1) 11.5 mg Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 11.5 mg Niacin (97 % as Niacinamide) 155 mg Vitamin B6 12.5 mg Folic Acid 100 mcg Vitamin B12 200 mcg Biotin 200 mcg Pantothenic Acid 150 mg Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 50 mcg Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate / Glycinate) 75 mg Zinc (as Zinc Arginate) 15 mg Selenium (as Sodium Selenite) 100 mcg Copper (as Copper Glycinate) 1 mg Manganese (as Manganese Picolinate) 1.2 mg Chromium (as Chromium Picolinate) 100 mcg Molybdenum (as Sodium Molybdate) 125 mcg Potassium (as Potassium Aspartate / Iodide) 50 mg Alpha - Carotene 5 mg Lycopene 1.5 mg Inositol Hexaphosphate 175 mg Choline 63 mg Germanium Sesquioxide 50 mg Glutathione (reduced) 175 mg L - Carnitine 100 mg Glycine 250 mg Lactoferrin 50 mg Taurine 125 mg Grape Seed Extract 50 mg Fish Oil Concentrate 125 mg Methylsulfonylmethane 100 mg Borage Oil (20 % GLA) 112.5 mg Tocotrienols 25 mg Coenzyme Q10 75 mg Bioflavonoid Complex 50 mg Trimethylglycine 250 mg Quercetin 250 mg Artemisia annua extract 4:1 100 mg Beta -1,3-Glucan 50 mg Green
Tea Extract (40 %
Catechin) 50 mg Mushroom Extract 1.5 g Bromelain 163 mg Turmeric (95 % Curcumin) 100 mg Panax Ginseng 50 mg Milk Thistle Extract (80 % Silymarin) 30 mg Olive Leaf Extract (10 % Oleuropein) 100 mg Astragalus 50 mg Lipoic Acid 20 mg
Serving Size 1 scoop (approx. 8.8 grams) Servings per container 30 Amount per serving: Calories 40 Calories
from Fat 20 Total Fat 2 g Saturated Fat 0.4 g Sodium 37 mg Total Carbohydrates 4 g Dietary Fiber 1.5 g Sugars 1 g Protein 2 g Vitamin A 1000 IU Vitamin C 16 mg Vitamin E (D - alpha - Tocopheryl Succinate) 100 IU Calcium 29 mg Iron 1.8 mg Organic wheat grass powder 350 mg Organic barley grass powder 350 mg Organic alfalfa grass powder 350 mg Organic oat grass powder 350 mg Organic spirulina 1,000 mg Chlorella (cracked - cell) 350 mg Dunaliella extract 40 mg Dulse powder 30 mg Licorice root powder 100 mg Eleuthero root extract 130 mg Suma root powder 60 mg Astragalus root extract 60 mg Echinacea purpurea leaf and stem extract 60 mg Ginger root powder 5 mg Soy lecithin (99 % oil - free) 2,000 mg Wheat sprout powder 350 mg Acerola berry juice powder 200 mg Beet juice powder 200 mg Spinach powder (1.5 % octacosanol) 150 mg Royal jelly (5 % 10 - HDA) 150 mg Bee pollen 150 mg Flaxseed powder 500 mg Apple pectin and fiber 500 mg Total count non-dairy probioti cultures 5.0 billion Lactobacillus group (L.rhamnosus A, L.rhamnosus B, L.acidophilus, L.casei, L.bulgaricus) 3.5 billion Bifidobacterium group (B.longum, B.breve) 1.0 billion Streptococcus thermophilus 0.5 billion Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) 500 mg Milk Thistle extract (80 % silymarin) 60 mg Ginkgo leaf extract (24 % Ginkgo Flavonglycosides & 6 % Terpene lactones) 20 mg Green
tea extract (60 %
Catechins) 20 mg Grape seed extract (92 % Proanthocyanidins) 20 mg Bilberry extract (25 % Anthocyanidins) 20 mg
Supplements containing
catechins from green
tea may offer some help, according to a 2008 animal study by the Kao Corporation.
Asaxanthin's unparalleled ability to fight free radical scavengers is attributed to being 6,000 times stronger than vitamin C, 800 times stronger than CoQ10, 550 times stronger than green
tea catechins and 75 times stronger than alpha lipoic acid (
from clinical research by Nishida Y. / 2007).