Bioperine: Why is it Part of Your Fat Burner?
Chemical structure of piperine from Piper nigrum (Wikipedia.com) More and more fat burners and other dietary supplement contain the patented pepper extract Bioperine . Supplement producers as well as patent holders claim that the extract that is highly standardized (95%) for piperine, a polysaccharide from black pepper ( Piper nigrum ), would ( Sabinsa. 2009 ) increases blood supply to the GI tract increases emulsifying content of the gut increases active nutrient transport and thus facilitate nutrient absorption. Unfortunately, respective advertisements, as well as the information provided on the website of the patent holder , do not give references to scientific investigations. Reason enough for the SuppVersity to try and differentiate fact from fiction, BRO- from PRO-science.