There are thousands of hoodia gordonii supplements available today and the price range is quite astonishing. How can the same substance, hoodia gordonii cost such a lot in some supplements but be so cheap in others? To answer that question, we must first understand hoodia gordonii itself. Hoodia gordonii is a succulent plant that grows wild in the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa. This is its natural habitat and it has proved very difficult to cultivate. Over-harvesting of the wild hoodia gordonii has led to it becoming an endangered species and it is now protected by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). Hoodia gordonii was found to contain an active ingredient, a molecule named P57, which has the effect of suppressing appetite.
The P57 is found only in the inner flesh, the core of the hoodia gordonii plant. The rest of the plant; leaves, roots, stems, etc contain no P57 and therefore have no effect on appetite at all. There are various other Hoodia plants growing all over Africa, but they contain no P57. Only hoodia gordonii does and so only hoodia gordonii will suppress appetite.
The prices for various hoodia gordonii products range from £ 6.55 to £ 12.80 to £ 29.95 to £ 37.37. Quite a variation! Let’s investigate further. Hoodia products are manufactured in a variety of ways:
1. By using the entire hoodia gordonii plant – since this involves using the ineffective parts of the plant as well, the resulting supplement will be only 60% effective.
2. By using one of the other hoodias that grow all over South Africa. This requires no CITES certificate since they are not endangered, but also, they contain no P57 and are therefore totally ineffective as appetite suppressants.
3. By using other herbs or supplements as “fillers”, for e.g. green tea, caffeine etc. This greatly reduces the amount of hoodia gordonii used and therefore also its effectiveness.
4. By using hoodia gordonii cultivated in Texas and China. hoodia gordonii is extremely difficult to cultivate and grows best in its own natural habitat. So these supplements are not as effective as the South African.
5. By using the powdered form of only 100% real hoodia gordonii core from South Africa in a gelatin capsule. This is the best and most effective form of hoodia gordonii.
Hoodia gordonii has to be imported from South Africa and it needs a CITES certificate to leave the country. So option 5 is going to be expensive to procure and then manufacture. Options 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the other hand are very much cheaper on the manufacturer’s budget, as you can see, but they are not fully effective as appetite suppressants, and in fact, the products using ordinary Hoodia are fakes. So it is obvious that the price of hoodia gordonii is indicative of its quality and authenticity.
Let’s look at UniqueHoodia. For £ 37.37, you are buying pure, fresh and safe South African 100% real hoodia gordonii core powder in gelatin capsules. UniqueHoodia is fully certified and tested by two reputed laboratories. Quality comes at a price, but UniqueHoodia is worth every penny of it.