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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.
Black Garlic in Focus: Our 25:1 Extract Without the Odor
Black garlic sounds exotic, but at its core it's a completely ordinary food: fermented, aged garlic. Our extract brings that into a high-dose 25:1 capsule with 750 mg per piece,...
Buying Bergamot: Extract, Origin & Quality
Buying bergamot sounds straightforward — until you realize the name covers two completely different products. One is an essential oil for aromatherapy and Earl Grey tea, the other a standardized...
Resveratrol in the Spotlight: 100:1 Extract from Japanese Knotweed
Resveratrol is one of the best-known secondary plant compounds and is deliberately incorporated into daily life by many people. The substance occurs naturally in various plants, for example in the...
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...
Olive Oil Polyphenols: What Lies Behind These Plant Compounds
Extra virgin olive oil is regarded as the flagship of the Mediterranean diet, and part of its reputation goes back to the polyphenols it contains. These secondary plant compounds give...
Olive leaf extract: effect, ingredients and intake
Olive leaf extract is obtained from the leaves of the olive tree (Olea europaea) and is rich in secondary plant substances, above all the bitter compound oleuropein. Olive leaves have...
Luteolin: What the Plant Compound Is, Occurrence & Use
Luteolin is a secondary plant compound from the group of flavonoids, more precisely the flavones. The yellow natural pigment occurs in many herbs, vegetables and fruits and is closely related...
Hydroxytyrosol and Olive Polyphenols: An Overview
Hydroxytyrosol is one of the best-known polyphenols from the olive and from olive oil. It belongs to the secondary plant compounds and is found in particularly high concentration in extra...
Fisetin: What the Plant Compound Is, Occurrence & Use
Fisetin is a secondary plant compound from the group of flavonoids, more precisely the flavonols. The yellow pigment occurs naturally in various types of fruit and vegetables, above all in...
Cistus incanus: Effect, Use and Preparation of the Rock Rose
Around the Mediterranean grows an inconspicuous, resinous shrub with delicate pink flowers: the rock rose, botanically Cistus incanus. In the countries of southern Europe it has been used traditionally since...
Apigenin: what the plant substance is, occurrence & use
Apigenin is a secondary plant substance from the group of flavonoids, more precisely the flavones. The substance occurs naturally in many herbs, vegetables and fruits and is known in particular...
Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum): The Source of Resveratrol
When a resveratrol supplement carries the note “from Polygonum cuspidatum,” it almost always refers to Japanese knotweed. Today, this plant is the most important botanical source of resveratrol in food...
Rosmarinic Acid: The Plant Compound from Rosemary, Lemon Balm and Sage
Anyone who uses rosemary, lemon balm, or sage in the kitchen has almost certainly consumed rosmarinic acid without realising it. This plant compound is named after rosemary, but it occurs...
Ellagic Acid: The Polyphenol Plant Compound from Pomegranate and Berries
Anyone looking into pomegranate, berries, or walnuts will sooner or later come across a particular term: ellagic acid. This plant compound is considered one of the characteristic polyphenols in these...
Bergamot Extract: Polyphenols and What's Really Behind Them
Most people know bergamot as the fragrance note in Earl Grey tea or from perfumery. Less well known is that the peel and juice of the fruit contain an unusually...
Pomegranate: Polyphenols, Ellagic Acid, and How to Use It
Few fruits have received as much attention in recent years as the pomegranate. Amid the superfood hype and scientific interest, what's actually inside it can easily get lost. This guide...
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 Resveratrol: Trans-Resveratrol & What to Look For
Resveratrol is one of the best-known plant compounds in the supplement world – not least because it's such a hot topic in conversations about healthy ageing, or “longevity”. But if...
Buying OPC: Content, Purity & What to Look For
OPC is one of the most popular plant-based dietary supplements in German-speaking countries – and one of the products where the figures on the packaging are particularly easy to misread....
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