Polyphenols and Flavonoids—What They Are and How They Benefit Your Health
The primary ingredient in BergaMet products is Bergamot Polyphenol Fraction (BPF). Bergamot is a citrus fruit grown in the Calabria region of southern Italy, but what exactly is a polyphenol?
Polyphenols are phytochemicals found abundantly in plants that are antioxidants. Antioxidants can be divided into three primary groups:
- Carotenoids
- Allyl Sulfites
- Polyphenols
The role of antioxidants is to protect the trillions of cells in your body from free radical damage. If the cells in your brain and body don’t get the adequate protection they need to function properly, aging accelerates and you are at much greater risk of developing diseases. Therefore, the antioxidant role of polyphenols is essential to a healthy mind, body, and quality of life.
Types of Flavonoids and Polyphenols
Polyphenols are micronutrients with antioxidant activity. More than 8,000 types of polyphenols have been identified and are found most abundantly in whole foods such as dried spices, fruits, vegetables, red wine, and cocoa. Polyphenols can be divided into four categories:
- Flavonoids
- Stilbenes
- Lignans
- Phenolic Acids
- Flavonoids are divided into six subclasses: flavanones, isoflavones, anthocyanins, flavonols, flavanols and flavones.
Citrus bergamot is characterized for its unique profile of flavonoids and the large amounts of them. Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) juice is comprised of a particularly high content and a unique composition of flavonoids, including relatively rare neoeriocitrin and neohesperidin. As recently discovered and reported in the study Molecular mechanisms of lipid- and glucose-lowering activities of bergamot flavonoids, bergamot juice also contains the rare brutieridin and melitidin flavonoids.
Polyphenols and Flavonoids Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants. The health benefits and biological properties of polyphenols have been studied extensively for their protective roles.
Nathealthsolutions is the only nutraceutical company that makes supplements with the most powerful citrus bergamot in the world, from Calabria, Italy, producing a BPF (Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction) of up to 47%. The bergamot juice that is extracted, concentrated, and standardized in tablet form. Taken twice per day, BergaMet supports your overall lipid profile, supports cardiometabolic health, supports overall arterial function and cardiovascular health.
The only citrus bergamot supplement approved by the prestigious Accademia del Bergamotto is BergaMet.
Citrus Bergamot—A Polyphenol Super Fruit
BergaMet supplements are made from bergamot (Citrus bergamia) juice, which has a particularly high content and a unique composition of flavonoids.
The flavonoid content in 42 citrus species has been studied extensively. Studies confirm the amount of flavonoids per volume unit of juice is absolutely the highest in bergamot compared to other citrus fruits. Bergamot is characterized for its unique profile of flavonoids, as well as its particularly high content and quality.
BergaMet supplements are made with a patented process that compresses polyphenol-enriched powder, containing over 40% flavonoids, into Bergamot Polyphenol Fraction (BPF) tablets. BPF contains the same flavonoids as Bergamot juice, but at much higher levels. Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction is 200 times more concentrated in BPF tablets.