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Can Hoodia Be An Extract?

There are presently 211,000 websites that respond when you key in the words, “buy hoodia gordonii extract”. This proves the known fact that when Alkemist Pharmaceuticals tested hoodia gordonii samples that had been sent to them willingly, they found that over 80% of them were either fake or just not up to par. Can you imagine how many products there are out there that have not been tested at all? Because the first thing that you need to know is that genuine hoodia gordonii does not come in the form of an extract.

An “extract” is a part of a larger item. To say that a product contains an extract of hoodia gordonii can mean that the product contains any part of a hoodia gordonii plant. Only the core, the inner flesh of hoodia gordonii contains its active ingredient, P57, the molecule that suppresses appetite. The rest of the plant – its leaves, roots, stems and skin contains no P57 and hence has no effect on appetite at all.

Genuine hoodia gordonii is prepared by reducing its inner core to powder. This is where the P57 is found, and 100% real hoodia gordonii core powder is the most powerful appetite suppressant. So you can see the scope for mischief here. Companies are selling all kinds of products and calling them Hoodia extract – the capsule or tablet contains any part of the hoodia gordonii plant and sometimes even parts of the other varieties of Hoodia (the ones with no P57 at all, core or otherwise). The pills contain all kinds of other items as well, like caffeine, green tea, and other herbs – these other substances have no effect of appetite at all, merely acting as fillers to pad up the tablet.

Some companies out there are genuine and one of them is UniqueHoodia. With UniqueHoodia, you find 100% real hoodia gordonii core powder in a 460mg gelatin capsule. This is the most effective form of hoodia gordonii, designed to help you lose weight efficiently. And UniqueHoodia comes fully certified. They have the CITES certificate, an Organics Annex Certificate and a Certificate of Analysis. They have also had their product tested not only by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, but by CNL, another reputable laboratory as well. If you want to experience natural and healthy weight loss, UniqueHoodia with its fresh, safe and pure 100% real hoodia gordonii is the product for you.

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How Effective is the Hoodia Extract?

Do you known what the term “extract” really means? An extract is a part of a larger whole. When companies say their product contains Hoodia “extract”, they mean that part of the product is Hoodia and the rest is the other parts of the plant: the leaves, roots, outer skin, stems – all totally ineffective where weight loss is concerned. So, when you take Hoodia extract (if it’s pure hoodia gordonii), the supplement is only 60% effective. You see, only the inner flesh, the core of pure hoodia gordonii contains P57, a molecule that suppresses appetite. The rest of the plant has no P57 and neither do any of the other varieties of hoodia plants that grow all over Africa.

Only hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant that grows solely in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa contains the active ingredient, P57 in its inner flesh – so only the core of  the pure hoodia gordonii is an effective appetite suppressant.

A hoodia company offering hoodia extract may also use parts of any other hoodia plants, not to mention fillers like caffeine or green tea. It is an unfortunate fact that when Alkemist Pharmaceuticals tested hundreds of hoodia products, they found that over 80% of them were either fake or just not up to par. An effective hoodia gordonii supplement will contain 100% pure hoodia gordonii core in a powdered form and it will have no other ingredient in it at all – except the gelatin of the capsule in which it has been filled.

So when you are reading the list of ingredients on the label of a Hoodia supplement, be aware that there should be no other ingredients listed, except gelatin, of course.

And if the label mentions “extract” put the bottle back on the shelf immediately.

This is not to say that all hoodia supplements are fakes. Let’s look at UniqueHoodia.

UniqueHoodia comes in gelatin capsules containing only 100% pure hoodia gordonii.

UniqueHoodia’s website also displays all their certificates:
A CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate, proving that the hoodia gordonii has been legally imported from South Africa.
An Organics Annex Certificate that shows that the hoodia gordonii was grown organically and imported directly from farmers in South Africa.
A Certificate of Analysis that proves that the product is authentic hoodia gordonii.
Also, UniqueHoodia has been tested by not only Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, but by CNL, another reputed laboratory, as well.

If you are looking for a fresh pure and safe 100% real hoodia gordonii, you will find it with UniqueHoodia.

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