WHAT IS GUARANA

Guarana, better known as Paullinia cupana, is a climbing plant that is primarily native to the northwest and central Amazon regions of Brazil. Guarana belongs to the soap tree family and has large leather-like petals and flower clusters. However, the main characteristic of the plant is its fruits, which are about the size of a coffee bean. The orange-colored fruit contains 1 to 3 seeds.

● The people of the Amazon have valued guarana as a medicinal plant for centuries. They also know Guarana by other names such as Uabano, Panela Supana or Uranazeiro.

● With up to 8%, the caffeine content of guarana seeds is around three times that of coffee beans.

● The caffeine from guarana is bound to tannins and fibrous substances and is therefore only slowly released into the body over 4-6 hours.

GUARANA – ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

●     More than 20 active ingredients
Guarana contains theophylline, saponins, proanthocyanidins (antioxidants), catechins (antioxidants) and also the purine alkaloids theobromine and theophylline, which, among other things, increase cardiac output, promotes brain blood circulation and has a mood-enhancing effect.

●     Cultivation
The climbing plant - which can grow up to 10 m high - has been commercially cultivated approximately two decades, especially in the Brazilian Amazon basin (Maues area). The hazelnut-sized capsule fruits can be harvested twice a year. The annual production is around 4000 tons of roasted seeds, 70% of which is obtained from the beverage industry, the remaining 30% is used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry.