Green Tea Extract has long been used by the Chinese as medicine to treat headaches, body ache, poor digestion, and improve well-being and life expectancy. Green Tea has also quickly become a very popular ingredient in most "fat burners" which you can buy off-the-shelf due to its thermogenesis effects and anti-oxidant properties. With green tea, dieters get can get weight loss without the "shakes" and other unpleasent side effects.
If mixed in hot water it tastes more-or-less exactly the same as green tea bought from a supermarket - minus the caffeine!
Green Tea Extract Powder in more Detail
Green Tea Extract is rich in bioflavonoids, and one of its key features is fighting free radicals and other toxins in your body. Green tea extract contains high level of polyphenols (a bioflavonoid), and it is also a rich source of EGCG (a powerful antioxidant), that is over 100 times more potent than Vitamin E in fighting free radicals and pro-oxidants.
The EGCG in Green Tea Extract also helps to protect against digestive infections and is anti-bacterial. It has also been known to help lower cholesterol levels - the natural way!
The breakdown of the polyphenols is:
Total Tea polyphenols: min 40%
Catechins: min 25%
EGCG: min 10%
Caffeine: max 7%
1 x level MP Plastic Scoop (small) weighs 2.4g.
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