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Selecting a Mangosteen Juice Supplement

In the marketplace, there are a number of mangosteen juice products to choose from . If you are fortunate enough to be able to buy mangosteen fruit and you choose to eat the mangosteen itself, you must eat the rind and the pulp to obtain all the health benefits that mangosteen juice supplements can provide. As with many fruits, the rind and the pulp is bitter , so you will not get the xanthones from that part of the fruit.

The following are things to look for when selecting from all the mangosteen juice products available:

A. ORAC Value, Amounts of Phytonutrients, Xanthones, and Independent tests

Independent laboratory tests are the most important things to look for on the product.
The tests should clearly display

1) How many Xanthones in the supplement. The more xanthones in the product, the more benefits there will be.

2) The amount of Phytonutrients in the supplement. Phytonutrients are nutrients derived from edible plants, and can promote health and protect against disease.

3) The ORAC value of the product. The measurement of an antioxidant’s power to neutralize free radicals, is what ORAC is – Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. The higher this value in your blood, the more free radicals will be neutralized. Experts claim that when looking for an effective antioxidant supplement, look for an ORAC value of 90,000 to 100,000 plus.

So, if you want to receive the full benefits of the xanthones in the mangosteen, it is best to check for independent laboratory tests performed on a particular product.

B. Method of Preparation

Another important consideration is how the product is processed. Research has found that the nutrients in any fruit are alive right up to the point of time when they are heated . A lot of mangosteen juice manufacturers cook the juice before bottling. Cooking the juice can also make it acidic and render some preservatives more harmful. Therefore, it is recommended to look for a mangosteen juice that has used cold processing when being prepared.

C. Is the Whole Fruit of Mangosteen and the Pericarp contained within the product?

The seeds and the pericarp of the mangosteen are the main source of xanthones, so the highest quality mangosteen juice products must utilize the whole fruit puree, where they have milled the whole pericarp, seeds and fruit-pulp together. The higher amount of xanthones containing the full healing and nutritional value of mangosteen, will only be in those products utilising the whole fruit process. If you are only drinking the juice and not the pericarp, it will not do you much good.

D. Does the product contain other Nutrients which work Synergistically with the Mangosteen?

A good quality mangosteen juice supplement will also contain other nutrients, which work synergistically with the mangosteen to enhance the benefits. These are some of the additional nutrients it ould contain:

1) Minerals
The additional effects are significantly increased when minerals are added. Chronic conditions show a high mineral deficiency, especially in neuro degenerative conditions. After 60 years of the environment being exploited, the nutrients in vegetables and fruit, are not there anymore. In addition, many people eat fast and packaged food, which doesn’t contain many nutrients (if any). Minerals are necessary for protection from free radical damage, and for energy production, and other vital functions.

2) Additional Vitamins may be included
Research shows that depletion of certain vitamin types is related to diseases like alzheimer’s, cancer and dermatitis.

3) Aloe Vera may be included in some Mangosteen Juice products
Research has shown that when Aloe Vera is present, the delivery of vitamins into the blood is improved by upt to 20%. In addition, the Aloe holds the vitamins in the blood longer, giving the body a greater chance to utilize them.

4) Some mangosteen juice products may contain Green Tea
Green Tea is well known for its traditional healing properties and also provides additional antioxidant power.

E. Is the Mangosteen product liquid?

A liquid formula is more bioavailable (body ready) so that the cells in the body can absorb it more readily. Within a mangosteen juice product, the phytonutrients and xanthones within the mangosteen whole fruit, which includes the pericarp and the pulp, work synergistically. It’s not possible for powders and pills to include the mangosteen whole fruit, so be wary of these.

Summary
We have looked what to consider when looking at the different brands of Mangosteen Juice supplements – Independent testing, amount of xanthones, amount of phytonutrients, the ORAC value, the other nutrients in the product, the way the product is processed, and whether it is a liquid product or not. For a fair comparison of quality and price, have a look at how many bottles of a less expensive product you would need to give you the same amount of nutrients as a more expensive product has. What you think is a ‘cheaper’ product may be a lot more expensive when you do the mangosteen juice product comparison carefully.

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