BulkSupplements.com Organic Green Tea Extract Powder – Herbal Supplement, Green Tea Supplement, Green Tea Powder – Vegan & Gluten Free, 500mg per Serving, 100g (3.5 oz) (Pack of 1)

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I’ve been drinking tea for years. Green tea, black tea, matcha, etc… . Well, I figured I’d give EGCG a try because I drink tea mainly for the health benefits and not because I’m particularly nutty for tea. Well, as most people know EGCG is the main tea ingredient that research point to perhaps being highly beneficial for a variety of ailments (I’m no scientist so I can’t speak to the truth of those claims). Anyway, that’s why I bought this product. And so far so good.I bought the powdered version (not capsules) and take two 1/8 teaspoon servings per day, one in the morning and one in the evening. It is extremely bitter by itself and not at all pleasant. But, i dissolve my 1/8 teaspoon in maybe an ounce of hot water at the bottom of a coffee cup and fill the rest up with some kind of juice (something with lots of vitamin c because I believe egcg uptake is more efficient when paired with vitamin c — again, i’m no expert, but whatever!). Anyway, the juice makes the egcg taste like just juice, and I’m happy with it.So, bottom line — don’t listen to me for health advice! Do the research on that and come to your own conclusions. However, this is just what I do, and I’m quite happy so far.

Nice addition to a morning smoothie!
As far as a green tea extract goes, this is about as good as it gets. I’ve noticed a few people accidentally buy this thinking it is green tea – it is not. It’s an extract, so it won’t have the pleasant flavor of a tea. It is orangish-tan, somewhat chalky, fairly bitter in taste, and a little difficult to dissolve in straight water. Like others, I’ve been using it in smoothies instead of trying to take it straight in water or a flavored drink, and have found it to add a slightly earthy taste to fruity smoothies that pretty much goes away the more green (veggie based) I make the smoothie. Unlike others, I did not notice a big increase in energy levels, but this was ok since I’m taking it more for the anti-cancer and anti-neurodegenerative benefits. Also…for me, the amount of caffeine is negligible and I do not even notice it despite the fact that I am not a coffee drinker and do not have a high caffeine tolerance. I did notice that when I tried to increase to using 1000mg at a time or even 2 doses of 500mg in a single day, I was more prone to nausea, so I will be sticking with a low dose in a morning smoothie.

So far so good
I can only really comment now on delivery, taste, ease of use, because I’ve only had it for a week. It arrived on time, in perfect condition, no complaints there. Like everyone mentioned, the taste is something else, and I can usually handle strange tastes, but this is bitter & not good. However I take it in my morning coffee, a little after my workout in a protein drink mixture, and mixed with protein powder before bed time, they seem to help with the taste somewhat. It’s easy to use, which is why I like the powdered form, I can mix it in my drinks easily, that’s what I wanted to do.As for the reviewers mentioning the bag not closing, they were right, it does not close. I looked closely, and noticed the powder itself is in the ziplock crevices, which prevents it from ziplocking up. I think the company needs to put the product in the bag, ziplock it first then mend the very top like they do after ziplocking it first, and that would solve the problem.I put my powder in a mason jar. Then I used water to fill the bag, poured that remaining mixture in a cup, because im not wasting any product, lol. Then I rinsed the bag throughly again, and dryed it up. The bag was then able to ziplock as it should. But I kept my powder in the mason jar, it’s easier for me this way. But for others who want to use the bag, do these steps, and put the powder back into the bag, and you should be good to go, it should ziplock like it should.I will come back to update you all If the product has aided me in my weight loss/ overall well-being journey that I’m doing. Thank you