Green Tea Complex The First Whole Food Green Tea Supplement KinaŽ Green Tea Complex comes in three sizes for your convenience. Green Tea Complex is the first 100% organic whole food green tea supplement. It is processed from hand-harvested Japanese green tea grown in Nara Prefecture. The patented processing method preserves the powerful antioxidants found in fresh tea leaves. Instant green tea made from KinaŽ Green Tea Complex has a fresh clean taste that everyone finds highly refreshing and satisfying. You can make it anytime and anywhere.

The earliest record of the health benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis) dates back more than four thousand years. Throughout the centuries in China and Japan, drinking green tea has been touted as a key to good health. Today, scientific research is confirming the wide range of health benefits that come from green tea. Further, this research shows that a pure green tea complex is superior to extracts, brewed or processed green tea products. Research has shown that green tea:

• Increases energy
• Promotes mental clarity
• Enhances mood
• Promotes dental and gum health
• Acts as a digestive aid
• Promotes healthy skin
• Boosts natural immunity
• Promotes longevity
• Promotes heart health
• Maintains healthy cardiovascular function
• Promotes cerebrovascular health
• Promotes beneficial intestinal flora
• Maintains healthy blood pressue
• Promotes healthy blood glucose levels
• Supports healthy bones and joints (cartilage health)
• Maintains total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels (already within the normal range)
• Boosts healthy HDL-cholesterol
• Promotes healthy weight
  

Now you can enjoy all the health benefits of green tea in a convenient vegetarian capsule or powder form. KinaŽ Green Tea Complex is made from 100% certified organic Japanese green tea. Other green teas are processed which can destroy about 85% of the healthful ingredients in green tea. Because of a patented process, this is the only product that contains the full tea complex. Research indicates that a full tea complex is more healthful than extracts, brewed or processed green tea products.

The Patented Processing Method

1. Fresh organic tea leaves are crushed between rollers heated to approximately 200 degrees C--a procedure that takes less than one second.

2. As the leaves are expelled from the rollers, they are crushed into pieces due to the sudden evaporation of their water content.

3. During this brief operation, roughly 90% of the water evaporates and the enzymes in the leaves turn inactive. Valuable antioxidants and other nutrients in the tea remain intact during the process.

4. The leaves, now in the form of a coarse powder, are crushed into a fine powder (Green Tea Complex) that retains all the valuable antioxidants, catechins, and polyphenols present in freshly harvested tea.

Other Tea Processing Methods

1. Traditional - Tea leaves are steamed at about 100 degrees C for more than ten minutes to inactivate their enzymes. They are then twisted and dried to evaporate their water content. After drying, the leaves are crushed and powdered. The lengthy exposure to heat causes antioxidants and other valuable nutrients to be destroyed.

2. Steaming and Freeze Dry Crushing - The steaming process is the same as above. After steaming, the leaves are frozen by liquid oxygen. They are then crushed, dried, and powdered. Valuable nutrients--especially vitamins--are transformed or destroyed.

3. Freeze Drying or Mist Drying - Tea leaves and hot water are used to brew tea. The tea liquid is then concentrated and freeze dried or mist dried to produce powder. The brewing and other processes utilized in this method result in the loss of antioxidants and other valuable tea nutrients.

Green Tea Complex is superior in health benefits to teas processed in methods 1, 2, and 3.

Catechin Analysis*

*Analyzed by Japan Food Research Laboratories

Polyphenols comprise 11.10g/100g of Green Tea Complex. Catechins are 92% of the polyphenols. The catechins are the most important constituent of the polyphenols as they have the most beneficial health effects. The table shows the ratio of four catechins in Green Tea Complex. Of these, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg) is considered the most important. It comprises 44% of the catechin group. This is one of the highest concentrations found in any natural green tea. Since Green Tea Complex is a natural whole food these values do vary.

Green Tea Complex is certified organic and exceeds American and European organic standards. It has been tested to be free of all pathogenic bacteria and chemical or pesticide residues. A patented process, using no solvents, chemicals, or alcohol is used in the preparation of Green Tea Complex. In this process, the live leaf is instantly powdered by a unique treatment that preserves all the beneficial nutraceutical ingredients in green tea.

Why Choose Green Tea Complex?

"Green Tea Complex boosts energy and mental clarity. Not only is it good for my health; it helps me exceed the demands of my high performance lifestyle." -- Julia M. Esko, college senior, Williamstown, MA

• Green Tea Complex offers all the health benefits of green tea in convenient vegetarian capsules or powder.
• Green Tea Complex is processed from 100% certified organic Japanese green tea.
• Green Tea Complex is not an extract but a whole food supplement.
• Green Tea Complex is 85% more effective than brewed tea.
• Green Tea Complex is the highest quality source of healthful green tea antioxidants, polyphenols and catechins available.
  

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