Did you know guarana powder has more caffeine in its composition than coffee and cocoa themselves? When in seeds, the caffeine content can reach 6% – up to four times higher than the content found in coffee powder.

Besides caffeine, an ingredient with properties to increase alertness and energy levels and decrease fatigue, guarana powder has other fundamental characteristics and benefits for well-being and health.

If you want to offer your customers foods and beverages with good concentrations of caffeine, investing in guarana powder may be the solution. Continue reading to know the wonders provided by this 100% Brazilian ingredient.

 

Properties and Benefits of Caffeine

Caffeine is considered a psychoactive substance, that is, it operates directly in the central nervous system of individuals, being able to modify behavior, perception, and mood. It is consumed all over the world by people of different ages.

Present in large quantities in the guarana plant, the daily consumption of caffeine brings many benefits to the human being, and the main ones are:

• Stimulation of cardiac muscles, respiratory system, and gastric acid secretion;
• Increased fat burning and, consequently, weight loss;
• Increased performance during physical activities;
• Antioxidant, antiviral, and antibacterial functions;
• Stimulation of brain function and memory;
• Decreased mental and physical fatigue;
• Preservation of retinal health and fight against cataracts;
• Improved attention and alertness;
• Prevention of kidney stones;
• Muscle relaxant;
• Weak diuretic;
• Better mood.

Caffeine has different properties and benefits indispensable for a healthier life. Nevertheless, few people know you can find it in other things rather than coffee and cocoa. Things with a much higher concentration of the substance.

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Learn About the Benefits of Adding Guarana Powder to Your Foods and Beverages

Guarana is a typical fruit from Brazil that has several beneficial properties for humans. In addition to being a high-consumed food, it plays an important economic, social, and ecological role in the development of the country.

Both in seed and powder form, guarana has stimulant characteristics, therapeutic functions, and antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Marketed in powder, dry extract, or fluid extract, guarana is an ingredient that has been increasingly used in the composition of beverages and nutritional supplements.

Caffeine, a substance present in guarana in large quantities, is responsible for increasing energy and decreasing fatigue, sensations already known by those who like to drink good old coffee a few times a day.

When talking about guarana powder, the caffeine content can reach, in some cases, up to three times more than the amount present in coffee powder.

It is important to mention that the amount of caffeine to be used in the production of foods and beverages, as well as its daily intake, is regulated by supervisory bodies and should not exceed the defined levels.

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Where to Buy Guarana Powder?

Now that you know guarana powder has high caffeine content, in some cases being up to 35 times more than the amount present in dark chocolate, it is time to know Frootiva® Co’s product line that offers high amounts of the stimulant.

The company operates in the production, development, marketing, and export of natural ingredients, developed from plants and fruits present in Brazil, such as guarana. There, manufacturers find guarana extract with different amounts of caffeine in its composition.

The advantage of inserting a higher dosage of caffeine into products is the possibility of using smaller amounts of the 100% natural ingredient in the formulation for the same effect or even varying the ingredients.

Frootiva® Co’s product lines also comprise fruit powder and dehydrated vegetable powder.

To learn more about the products derived from guarana (guarana powder extract and liquid extract), in addition to other products created and marketed by Frootiva® Co, contact us by phone at 55 11 4765-0732 or fill out the contact form.