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What are the benefits of green tea extract?

Green tea extract is the active ingredient extracted from green tea leaves, mainly including tea polyphenols (catechins), caffeine, aromatic oils, moisture, minerals, pigments, carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, etc.


What are the effects of green tea extract?


1. Antioxidant effect

Tea polyphenols can directly scavenge active oxygen free radicals, so tea polyphenols are free radical inhibitors for hydrogen supply. It can inhibit lipid peroxidation, chelate metal ions, and activate intracellular antioxidant defense systems.


2. Bactericidal and antibacterial, improve the intestinal microbial structure

Tea catechin compounds have bactericidal and inhibitory effects on many harmful bacterial species such as Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholera, and Escherichia coli. Tea polyphenols have the effect of promoting the growth and proliferation of many beneficial bacteria in the human intestinal tract, such as bifidobacteria.


3. Antiviral effect

Tea catechins have inhibitory effects on influenza viruses A and B.


4. Reduce lipids and lose weight, prevent and treat atherosclerosis

Tea catechins, especially EGCG, can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in cells, have the effect of lowering LDL cholesterol in the blood and increasing HDL cholesterol, and prevent and improve atherosclerosis.


5. Antihypertensive effect

Tea catechins, especially ECG and EGCG, have obvious inhibitory effects on the angiotensin I converting enzyme.


6. Tooth-healthy and anti-caries effect

Studies have found that polyphenolic compounds in green tea extract are the most important effective substances in preventing caries.

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