New Developments in Nutraceuticals; "Functional" Herbal Gum, Spotlight on Hoodia Gum for Weight Loss

"Functional candy sugar" is the latest innovation to revolutionize the nutrition industry. The term is used for any purpose-oriented rubber candy product other than just breathing or feeling good. It is a "delivery system" for active ingredients that was previously only available as a traditional supplement. New ways to take extra vitamins, minerals, herbs and more are more than just a marketing trend.

What's so great about working gums? When used for herbal medicine, the amount of active ingredient needed to achieve the corresponding results is greatly reduced. About 90% of the absorption can be achieved by chewing gum compared to the simple 20% obtained with conventional supplements. Rapid transits through the capillary-rich mucous membranes that cover the mouth are key to the onset of rapid action. Implications are important, and benefit users in more ways than one. Clearly, there is an increase in effectiveness. With the relatively high cost of pure herbs, they are worth a lot better.

In the future, we will look at these new functional gum products for weight loss, energy, general nutrition, metabolism, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, menopause, menstruation and breast augmentation to name a few. Some industries are ahead of the pack when it comes to functioning gums. The weight loss industry is one of the first to jump on the few brands of Hoodia Gordonii dietary gum currently on the market.

Unfortunately, when the first companies introduced Hoodia gum products they were not expecting much. The amount of Hoodia in it is insufficient and the authenticity of Hoodia is left to question. They failed to publish the documentation for not only the source (CITES), but for any third-party laboratory analysis such as the current gold standard ... Alchemist Pharmaceutical Laboratory Analysis. These things are important for Hoodia Gordonii products.

The latest additions to the existing Hoodia product line have addressed these issues satisfactorily, with improved and guaranteed Hoodia content and documented validity. Dietary Formulas Inc. and NutraEnterprises LLC have partnered to launch the NuTrimU Hoodia gum. After 9 months in the lab, they released the first Hoodia Gum Product with 500mg of Hoodia Certified South African per piece.

Ensuring effective "active ingredients" are a special concern in chewing on rubber products. Normal rubber production requires high temperature or boiling, used. Herbs and many natural compounds cannot be heated and still maintain their integrity. In short, warming will "kill" the activity. Unless good care is taken in the manufacture of these rubber products, there may be less than effective products appearing in the market. It is one thing to create a gum that contains some of the ingredients in question. It is another to create one with the right amount of active and effective ingredients, guaranteed to be "alive and well".

There have been critics of this new form of supplementation based on their critique of a poor understanding of how this new rubber product differs from traditional supplements. The amount of any herbal requirements provided to achieve the results is greatly reduced when the "gum delivery system" is used. Absorption of up to 90% is possible and the digestive system is through and the onset of action is faster.

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