Vitals - Green Tea-PS - 60 capsules

What is Vitals Green Tea?

Green tea is one of the oldest beverages in the world, with a history dating back more than 5,000 years. Especially in China and Japan, a lot of green tea is drunk, and nowadays more and more in the West. This has traditionally had a lot to do with its health benefits. Green tea is prepared from the leaves of the tea plant Camellia sinensis, which grows mainly in Southeast Asia. It is an unfermented type of tea in which the tea leaves are treated with steam, protecting the important ingredients (polyphenols such as catechins) against oxidation. With black tea, the tea leaves are exposed to fermentation, which greatly reduces the content of catechins. Research has shown that it is precisely the catechins that are responsible for the beneficial effect of tea on health. The most important catechin in green tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). This product is standardized at 120 mg catechins and 75 mg EGCG per capsule. In addition, due to the unique production process, these catechins are also absorbed twice as well as from standard green tea.

Health effects

Green tea's catechins (especially EGCG) are powerful antioxidants, protecting cells and tissues from free radicals and oxidative damage and general signs of aging. They support the condition of the blood vessels and the heart in particular, by protecting blood lipids from oxidation.

Green tea is also known to aid weight management. Research shows that catechins support fat metabolism and reduce fat absorption from the gut by inhibiting pancreatic lipase (lipase is an enzyme that aids in the digestion of fats from food).

The use of an extract from green tea can therefore be useful in achieving a healthy weight, as a supplement to lifestyle and dietary changes. It also supports the maintenance of normal cholesterol levels.

Improved absorption through Phytosome® technology

Vitals Green Tea PS is more absorbable by applying the patented Phytosome® technology from the Italian producer Indena. The term Phytosome (or phytosome) comes from the Greek words phuton (plant) and (body). During the patented production process, the natural clumping of specific, poorly absorbable phytonutrients (such as polyphenols from green tea) is limited, and they are mixed with phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine) from sunflower lecithin. The active substances are not encapsulated (as in liposomes), but a homogeneous mixture of small, easily absorbable particles is created. Polyphenols (such as the catechins in green tea) have a natural affinity for phospholipids. The result is the formation of phytosomes, where the polyphenols attach to the phospholipids. In this way they are absorbed extra well. After all, cell membranes (such as those of cells in the small intestine) themselves also consist of a phospholipid bilayer, so that these phytosomes can pass through the intestinal wall excellently and the active ingredients can be well absorbed into the circulation. Studies have shown that the absorption of catechins from green tea is more than doubled by this Phytosome technology.

Different from liposome technology

In a liposome, the active substance is located in the center of a sphere with a double layer of phospholipids. The Phytosome technology is really a homogeneous mixture and the active ingredient is not encapsulated. As a result, you need much less phospholipids than with liposomes.

About Indena

Indena is an Italian producer, with locations all over the world, and an expert in phytonutrients. Through extensive research and technological developments, they deliver high-quality products, with good substantiation and excellent absorbability.

(Provisionally) permitted health claims:

• helps protect against oxidative damage as an antioxidant
• supports the maintenance of healthy cells and tissues
• protects against signs of aging
• contributes to the condition of the blood vessels
• supports the heart
• supports the maintenance of normal cholesterol levels
• supports fat metabolism
• helps maintain or achieve a healthy weight

* = Health claims pending approval by the European Commission. Click for more information.

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