50% Hydroxycitric Acid Powder CAS 6205-14-7
What is hydroxycitric acid (HCA)?
The weight loss mechanism and health benefits of hydroxycitric acid
Modern medical research shows that hydroxycitric acid (HCA) can significantly increase the metabolic rate, promote fat burning, and help prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, gastritis and ulcers.
1. Natural and efficient weight loss ingredient
HCA is a natural plant extract, mainly derived from tropical plants such as Garcinia cambogia, and has a clear chemical structure and weight loss mechanism. Its mechanism of action includes:
- Inhibit fat synthesis: Block the conversion of carbohydrates into fat by competitively inhibiting citrate lyase.
- Promote fat burning: Accelerate fatty acid oxidation and increase energy consumption.
- Reduce appetite: Reduce food intake and avoid excessive calorie accumulation.
This "trinity" mechanism makes HCA one of the most ideal and healthiest weight loss ingredients at present, and is widely used in European and American slimming health products.
2. Prevent weight rebound, more suitable for Orientals
HCA can not only help lose weight, but also effectively prevent weight rebound after weight loss, especially for Orientals who mainly eat starch. Since citrate lyase mainly works when carbohydrates are consumed excessively, the weight loss effect of HCA used by Chinese people may be better than that of Europeans and Americans.
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3. Regulate fat metabolism and inhibit sugar absorption
- Animal experiments have shown that HCA can regulate fat metabolism, so it is used in some weight loss and health products.
- HCA's isomer (2S,3R)-HCA can inhibit pancreatic α-amylase and small intestinal α-glucosidase, reduce sugar decomposition and absorption, and lower blood sugar levels.
- HCA in the Southeast Asian plant Garcinia cambogia can also reduce appetite by inhibiting enzyme reactions. Taking it before meals can help lose about 1 pound per day.
- A similar ingredient, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HTP) (5-HT precursor), has also been shown to reduce appetite, and daily intake of 600-900 mg can significantly reduce weight.
Conclusion
HCA achieves scientific and healthy weight management by inhibiting fat production, promoting fat burning, and reducing food intake. It is especially suitable for people with a high-carb diet and is a natural weight loss ingredient that is both safe and efficient.
Preparation method
The method for preparing high-purity hydroxycitric acid using garcinia cambogia as raw material is characterized by comprising the following steps:
(1) Grinding garcinia cambogia into coarse powder, adding 20-40L of CaCO3 solution and 10-20g of activated carbon to 1kg of garcinia cambogia coarse powder, low-temperature high-shear extraction, filtering, and obtaining calcium hydroxycitrate solution A; the mass concentration of the CaCO3 solution is 1.5-3%; the extraction temperature of the low-temperature high-shear extraction is 20-35°C, the extraction time is 20-40min, and the high-shear motor speed is 5800-8000 rpm;
(2) The calcium hydroxycitrate solution A is subjected to microfiltration and ultrafiltration to obtain calcium hydroxycitrate solution B;
(3) Adding phosphoric acid solution to calcium hydroxycitrate solution B, stirring evenly, and desalting by nanofiltration to obtain hydroxycitric acid concentrate;
(4) The hydroxycitric acid concentrate is cooled and crystallized, and centrifuged to obtain high-purity hydroxycitric acid crystalline powder.
