Green Coffee Bean Extract

What is Green Coffee Extract?

You are probably very familiar with roasted coffee beans, the caffeine-laden brown nuggets used to brew your morning cup of Joe. Before they were refined, roasted, and ground, those beans were Green Coffee Beans, the raw seeds harvested from from the berries of the Coffea plant. Green Coffee Beans contain Chlorogenic Acid (CGA,) an antioxidant sometimes marketed under the brand name Svetol. Green Coffee Bean Extract has been the subject of many recent studies as researchers try to harness its unique properties for use in the medical industry. Green Coffee Bean Extract is the concentrated Chlorogenic Acid removed from green coffee beans that has a long list of proven benefits, most notably for the promotion of weight loss.

Benefits of Green Coffee:

• Aids Natural Weight Loss
• Boosts Metabolism
• Prevents and Alleviates High Blood Pressure
• Maintains Cardiovascular Health
• Provides Antioxidant Immune Support

What is all the buzz about Green Coffee Bean Extract; is it too good to be true?

After the publication of several research studies, the medical community became very interested in the little bean purported to make such big changes. The corresponding media intrigue put Green Coffee Bean Extract into the lime light, with Oprah and Dr. Oz devoting screen time to discussing its effectiveness as a weight loss aid. This research evidence, along with the results of the study repeated by Dr. Oz himself, all provides favorable results suggesting that Green Coffee Bean Extract can indeed be the miracle answer to losing weight without making life-altering changes.

Green Coffee Bean Extract is a proven weight loss aid, but its benefits do not end there. The antioxidants in Green Coffee Bean Extract help protect the immune system from viral or bacterial invasion. Green Coffee Bean Extract also promotes heart health and can be used to regulate diabetes as it assists in the maintenance of blood pressure and healthy blood sugar levels.

How Does Green Coffee Bean Extract Impact Weight Loss Results?

The Chlorogenic Acid in Green Coffee Extract has a profound effect on the way the body metabolizes glucose. It is believed that Chlorogenic Acid, when taken before a meal, suppresses the release of the glucose from the food you eat. Your body is then forced to use its fat stores for energy. Burning these cells removes stubborn belly fat, but also draws from the fat blockages responsible for conditions such as fatty liver and coronary artery disease. Long term use has a proven effect on balancing the lean muscle to fat mass ratio that triggers obesity. Taking Green Coffee Bean Extract supplements can kick start a weight loss plan, awaken a lazy metabolism, and help you to reach your weight loss goal.

Is Green Coffee Bean Extract high in caffeine?

The mention of coffee certainly begs the question of caffeine content, jitters, and difficulty sleeping, but the good news is that a pure Green Coffee Bean Extract supplement is typically very low in caffeine. We are often asked for product-specific caffeine content and have had several customers ask which is the lowest caffeine Green Coffee Extract supplement. The exact caffeine content of Green Coffee Extract will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and from batch to batch.

It has been our experience that a pure, unrefined product will yield a smaller percentage of caffeine by volume. Most manufacturers report that their Green Coffee Extract has 10% caffeine, or 40 mg per 400 mg dose. For those who are intolerant to caffeine, we have found that Perfect Green Coffee has the lowest caffeine per dose on the market at less than 2%. The recommended 400 mg dosage of Perfect Green Coffee Bean Extract, for example, has less than 16 mg per serving of caffeine, which is close to the caffeine content of an 8 oz cup of decaf. You would need to take thirteen times that much to equal the amount of caffeine in tall brewed coffee from Starbucks.  If you are extremely sensitive to caffeine (the equivalent to the amount in a cup of chocolate milk or cup of decaf,) then Green Coffee Bean Extract may not be the best choice for you.

Are there any side effects associated with Green Coffee Bean Extract?

In three separate randomized clinical trials, there weren't any side effects reported by members of the test group given a pure Green Coffee Bean Extract supplement. Not one. The results of the study presented at last year's American Chemical Society summit indicated that a group of participants making no other dietary or fitness changes lost as much as 10% of their body weight by adding Green Coffee Bean Extract alone. There were no complaints of GI upset, mood change, insomnia, or jitteriness as are often reported with weight loss aids of similar effectiveness.

What Did Dr. Oz Really Say About Green Coffee Bean Extract?

Dr. Oz endorsed Green Coffee Bean Extract as the "magic weight loss cure for every body type" and the "miracle pill that can burn fat fast" on his show in May of 2011. Over the next several months, he received criticism for his statements and was pressed for more evidence. This prompted a clinical trial by the Dr. Oz Show, a 100-participant study of Green Coffee Bean Extract's effect on weight loss, dubbed "The Green Coffee Bean Project." On his 2012 season opener, Dr. Oz presented the breaking study results. The participants lost weight across the board. Dr. Oz reiterated his excitement about this powerful weight loss aid, but cautioned his viewers to check Green Coffee Bean Extract labels for some important information. Whole food vitamins always have the highest potency, lowest risk of side effects, and best results, so it is important to know what you are buying.

What Did Dr. Oz Say You Should You Look For?

Make sure that it is PURE, without fillers, flow agents, or binders.

Check that the Chlorogenic Acid content is at least 45%:

• GCA
• Svetol, or
• Chlorogenic Acid

For maximum potency, get a freeze-dried whole food supplement, NOT a processed powder or tablet. The Chlorogenic Acid in the Green Coffee Bean Extract is denatured if it is heated, chemically treated, or powder pressed.

What Dosage of Green Coffee Bean Extract Does Dr. Oz Recommend?

Dr. Oz suggests that people take 400mg Green Coffee Bean Extract three times a day; 30 minutes before each meal. (1200mg a day total)

What Green Coffee Bean Extract Product Does Nourishing World Recommend?

We love the Perfect Supplements line for their commitment to manufacturing a quality supplement product line without fillers. We appreciate their pledge to preserve the environment and to adhere to a strict code of social responsibility. Perfect Green Coffee is their Green Coffee Bean Extract supplement, a 50% Chlorogenic Acid capsule made with freeze-dried green coffee beans.

by Colleen Russell