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In the Scheunengut guide, we explain vitamins, minerals, plant compounds and dietary supplements clearly and with a solid scientific grounding – from correct intake to the right product for you. Use the search or the topic filters to quickly find what you need.
R-Alpha-Lipoic Acid: 302 mg of Pure R-ALA, Not a Racemate
Alpha-lipoic acid is one of the most popular body-own substances in dietary supplements – and one of the most confusing when it comes to actually choosing a product. The reason:...
Açaí Powder: What the Berry Really Delivers
Açaí is everywhere: in smoothie bowl cafés, in the chilled aisle as purple fruit pulp, as powder on the superfood shelf. Few berries have been hyped up as much over...
Our OPC in Focus: Pine Bark with 95% OPC
OPC is one of the best-known plant compounds in dietary supplements - and one of the most frequently misdescribed. Big promises surround oligomeric proanthocyanidins, while a factual classification often falls...
Our Pomegranate Extract in Focus: 40% Ellagic Acid
The pomegranate has accompanied humanity for thousands of years - as a symbol, as a delicacy, and as a fruit steeped in tradition with an intense flavor. In modern dietary...
Astaxanthin in the Spotlight: Our Vegan Algae Carotenoid
Astaxanthin is the deep red natural pigment that gives salmon, flamingos, and crustaceans their vivid coloring – and one of the most intense carotenoids nature has to offer. It is...
Antioxidant Bowl: The Colorful Berry Bowl to Spoon Up
Few breakfasts look as good or lift your mood as much as a colorful antioxidant bowl. Deep red berries, lush green leaves, vibrant toppings – this bowl signals freshness and...
The Best Supplements for Longevity & Cell Protection
Longevity – that is, healthy, active ageing – has long been more than a trend. More and more people want not only to grow old but to keep their cells...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: The List
As the basis of an anti-inflammatory-oriented diet, above all plant-focused, minimally processed foods are considered: plenty of colourful vegetables and fruit, legumes, wholegrain products, high-quality plant oils, nuts, seeds and...
Rosacea and Couperose: What Helps Your Skin Day to Day
Reddened cheeks, visible small veins and skin that quickly reacts sensitively: rosacea and couperose often show on the face and can weigh on well-being. Many of those affected experience the...
Nutrients for Smokers: Increased Need for Vitamin C and More
Anyone who smokes exposes their body to a constant burden of free radicals. The smoke from a single cigarette contains thousands of chemical compounds that trigger what's known as oxidative...
Black Garlic: Fermentation, S-Allylcysteine and Use
Black garlic looks like a dark delicacy and tastes more of balsamic vinegar and liquorice than of raw garlic. Behind this transformation is no magic, but a slow ageing process...
Vitamin E Deficiency: Signs, Causes, and Requirements
Vitamin E is considered the classic cell-protection vitamin - and yet you rarely hear of anyone actually having too little of it. There's a reason for that: a genuine deficiency...
Vitamin C-Rich Foods: More Than Just Citrus Fruits
Think of vitamin C, and an orange immediately comes to mind. Yet in the ranking of the best sources, this citrus fruit is average at best. Red peppers, blackcurrants and...
PQQ: Effects, Mitochondria and Intake
Hardly any nutrient sounds as much like high-tech cell biology as PQQ. The unwieldy name pyrroloquinoline quinone has been turning up on more and more labels over the past few...
Nutrients for the Lungs and Airways
Every breath carries air loaded with dust, germs and irritants deep into the body - and the mucous membranes of the airways are the first line of defence. No wonder...
Antioxidant-Rich Foods: Berries, Nuts, and More
Few nutrition terms get thrown around as much as "antioxidants" — and few are actually explained as rarely. Yet there's a solid idea behind the word: certain compounds in berries,...
Acerola: Natural Vitamin C and How to Use It
Few fruits are mentioned in the same breath as vitamin C as often as acerola. This small, bright red cherry from the tropics is one of the richest known food...
Combining Vitamin C & Quercetin: Timing, Dosage & What to Watch For
Anyone looking into quercetin almost inevitably stumbles across vitamin C: hardly any product containing this plant compound comes without the addition "with vitamin C", and many combination products even pair...
Vitamin C & OPC Combined: The Antioxidant Duo
Anyone who looks into antioxidants sooner or later comes across two names that turn up together strikingly often: vitamin C and OPC. One is a classic, well-researched vitamin, the other...
Buying Pomegranate Extract: Ellagic Acid & What to Look For
Pomegranate extract is one of those supplements where the label claims vary wildly from brand to brand. One manufacturer advertises an extract ratio of 45:1, the next states an ellagic...
Buying Vitamin E: Natural vs. Synthetic & What to Look For
Vitamin E is one of the best-known fat-soluble vitamins – and countless products sit side by side on the shelf, from the cheap capsule to the high-dose complex. But the...
Rutin: Flavonoid – Effects, Sources & Its Connection to Quercetin
If you’ve ever looked into plant compounds, you’ll sooner or later come across rutin – a flavonoid with a long history and a closely related “big brother”: quercetin. Rutin is...
Astaxanthin or Beta-Carotene?
A carrot and a wild salmon have more in common than you'd think: both owe their vivid colour to a carotenoid. In the carrot, it's beta-carotene; in the salmon, astaxanthin....
Antioxidants: the big overview
Hardly any phrase appears on as many packages as "rich in antioxidants" - and hardly any is as widely misunderstood. Do more antioxidants automatically mean healthier? Short and direct: No....
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