New EU Novel Foods Approval: Sea Buckthorn Leaf
Naturally grown with 190+ nutrients (including 17 vitamins, complete omega 3 6 7 9), Sea Buckthorn berry has been widely used in food supplement or as a superfood for beauty, vision, cardiovascular health and women health all over the world. Lately, the European Commission has approved the use of leaves from sea buckthorn, which contains even more flavonoids than the berry, as a novel food, in food supplements and functional foods.
Highlights of Sea Buckthorn Leaf
Naturally high with 33% dietary fiber, 23% protein, 15% polyphenols, 5% flavonoids
Richer in antioxidant, vitamin, mineral, fiber than Green Tea
100% whole food, no additive/solvent used
Delicate, earthy flavor similar to green tea, but without caffeine
Weight Loss*: Reduced body weight gain by 23%, visceral fat by 25%, increased fecal triglyceride excretion by 117% & cholesterol excretion by 53% (Lee et al., 2011)
Constipation Relief*: Increased bowel movement by 40%, fecal weight by 33%, shortened fecal transit time in intestine by 41% (Zou et al., 2011)
Anti-fatigue*: Improved swimming endurance by 39% provide optimal protection against strenuous exercise-induced tissue damage (Zheng et al., 2011)
Anti-viral*: Inhibited influenza A and B virus inflections more effectively than Tamiflu. (Jain et al., 2008)
Organic, Halal, Kosher, non-GMO certified, gluten free, sustainable & eco-friendly
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Specification
Flavonoids ≥ 1%
Polyphenols ≥ 0.3%
Caffeine Free
Specification
Flavonoids ≥ 20%
Polyphenols ≥ 20%
Caffeine Free
Reference
Lee, H., Kim, M., Lee, K., Park, S., Seo, K., Kim, H., Kim, M., Choi, M. and Lee, M., 2011. Anti-visceral obesity and antioxidant effects of powdered sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) leaf tea in diet-induced obese mice. Food and Chemical Toxicology, [online] 49(9), pp.2370-2376. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21723364/.
Zou, Y., Nie, Y., Li, X., 2011. The Preliminary Report on Animal Experiment of Sea Buckthorn Leaves Tea for Moistening Intestines and Laxation. The Global Seabuckthorn Research and Development, [online] 9(3), pp.31-33. Available at: https://xueshu.baidu.com/usercenter/paper/show?paperid=7a0ca9e55ed7f86c9164ca361b067328&site=xueshu_se.
Zheng, X., Long, W., Liu, G., Zhang, X. and Yang, X., 2011. Effect of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. sinensis) leaf extract on the swimming endurance and exhaustive exercise-induced oxidative stress of rats. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, [online] 92(4), pp.736-742. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21953402/.
Jain, M., Ganju, L., Katiyal, A., Padwad, Y., Mishra, K. P., Chanda, S., Karan, D., Yogendra, K. M., and Sawhney, R. C. Effect of Hippophae rhamnoides leaf extract against Dengue virus infection in human blood-derived macrophages. Phytomedicine 2008;15(10):793-799. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18586478/