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Tru
Chocolate™
Ingredients
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Chocolate™ is the latest in the all-NATURAL weight
management system and whole food. It is engineered with entirely
natural ingredients. In addition, it has been formulated to
be compliant with the health requirements of the Vegetarian
communities. This new product is focused on the main objectives
to lower and control blood sugar, to increase lean body mass,
and to establish a solid platform for the restoration of health.
Why
Chocolate??
Dark Chocolate is a potent antioxidant,
reports Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's National Institute
for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues. Their
report appears in the August 28 issue of Nature. Antioxidants
gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated
in heart disease and other ailments.
Each piece of TRU
Chocolate has an ORAC value of 3040
pts.
Chocolate is one
tropical superfood no one in North America has trouble pronouncing.
Scientists seem to be just as addicted to the quest for chocolate's
health benefits as consumers are to the sweet itself. Chocolate's
heart-protective benefits come from the high flavonoid content
of the cocoa bean. Chocolate flavanoids (plant compounds with
antioxidant activity) may help lower blood pressure, according
to a 2007 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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TRU
Chocolate™ Components
All Natural Toxin Free Ingredients:
Organic Cocoa Liqueur, Organic Cocoa Butter,Xylitol,
Proprietary Herbal Formula, Natural Vanilla Extract and Organic
Lecitin.A proprietary blend containing Momordica, Charantia, Dehydrated
Noni Fruit, Bioflavonoids (Citrus Extract), Ellagic Acid (from pomegranate),
Green Tea Extract, Fabanol®,
and Bioperine®
(from black pepper).
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Organic Cocoa Liqueur
- It's produced by grinding the cocoa bean nib (center)
to a smooth, liquid state. The Cocoa liqueur can then be cooled
and molded into blocks.
Organic Cocoa
Butter - also called the obroma oil , is the
edible natural fat of the cacao bean, extracted during the
process of making chocolate and cocoa powder.
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Xylitol
- Xylitol is a white crystalline substance
that looks and tastes like sugar. It is a popular sweetener
for the diabetic diet. Xylitol is right here, inside, already.
Our bodies produce up to 15 grams of xylitol from other food
sources using established energy pathways. Xylitol is not
a strange or artificial substance, but a normal part of everyday
metabolism. Xylitol is a “toothfriendly” sugar.
In addition to not encouraging tooth decay (by replacing dietary
sugars), Xylitol may actively aid in repairing minor cavities
caused by dental caries. Xylitol also appears to have potential
as a treatment for osteoporosis and help control oral infections
of Candida yeast. Xylitol, like most sugar alcohols, can have
a laxative effect and has no apparent ill effects.
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Momordica
Charantia – This herb grows all over the
tropical zones of the world and has been used for centuries
to combat various human ailments but to date has not been
very effectively marketed. In a controlled study, individuals
with blood sugar levels above 140 mg/dl had the most significant
reductions in blood sugar levels, ranging from 28.40% to 37.69%.
Momordica Charantia also kills bacteria, viruses, reduces
inflammation.
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Noni
Fruit - The fruit of the Morinda Citrifolia
, or noni, was an important food source for the early French
Polynesians. These early settlers wasted none of this highly
valued plant and used it for nearly every medicinal purpose
you can imagine. It was treasured by these early cultures
for its healing properties and nutritional value. Picked ripe
and flash frozen.
Hawaii and Japan used the fruit to
contain fever outbreaks, the Philippines used Noni to treat
arthritis, and the Malaysians heated the leaves to relieve
nausea, coughs, and colic. Noni, nearly unknown in the western
world until 1996. is now being used worldwide because of
its great health benefits.
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Citrus Extract – A sweetener from botanical
extract derived from the seeds, pulp, and inner rinds of certified
organically grown citrus extracts do not contain wheat, rye,
oats, corn, barley, gluten, starch, soy, egg, dairy, yeast,
sulfates, chlorides, wax, preservatives, colorings, or artificial
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Ellagic
Acid (from pomegranate)
– May be one the most potent ways to fight Cancer.
Ellagic Acid, a phenolic compound, is a proven anti-carcinogen,
anti-mutagen, anti-cancer initiator, and a natural anti-bacterial
found in many foods. |
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Green
Tea Extract – In a study reported on in
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , it was found
that green tea extract resulted in a significant increase
in energy expenditure (a measure of metabolism), plus also
had a significant effect on fat oxidation. While some of the
effects were originally theorized to be due to the caffeine
content of green tea, the researchers discovered that the
tea actually has properties that go beyond those that would
be explained by the caffeine. The same amount of caffeine
as was in the green tea, administered alone, failed to change
energy expenditure in other studies. This led researchers
to believe that there is some interaction going on with the
active ingredients of green tea that promotes increased metabolism
and fat oxidation. The researchers indicated that their findings
have substantial implications for weight control. A 4% overall
increase in 24-hour energy expenditure was attributed to the
green tea extract, however, the research found that the extra
expenditure took place during the daytime. This led them to
conclude that, since thermogenesis (the body's own rate of
burning calories) contributes 8-10% of daily energy expenditure
in a typical subject, that this 4% overall increase in energy
expenditure due to the green tea actually translated to a
35-43% increase in daytime thermogenesis.
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Fabanol® – Studies have shown Fabanol®
to block sugar absorption. Fabenol®
is an alpha-amylase inhibitory natural extract obtained from
Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean, kidney bean) that blocks
the digestion of dietary starch, thereby offering potential
benefits in the maintenance of healthy blood sugar levels and
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Bioprene®
– A standardized extract from the fruit of Piper nigrum
L (black pepper) or Piper longum L (long pepper).
It contains 95 percent of piperine. Bioperine® may be co-administered
with various nutrients for both human and animal health. Piperine,
in the patented form of Bioperine®, enhances the body's
natural thermogenic activity. This enhancement may be explained
as a means of increasing the thermal energy sufficient to "power
up" the mechanism related to thermogenesis. This in turn
results in increased metabolic processes that creates a "demand"
for "supply" of a broad range of nutrients that contribute
to metabolism, i.e. vitamins, minerals, herbals, amino acids,
etc. It is as if Bioperine® activates a metabolic paddle
wheel, of sorts, that selectively provides a more efficient
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Vanilla Extract - Pure vanilla gives us one of the
most complex tastes in the world, having well over 250 organic
components creating its unique flavor and aroma. Next to saffron
and cardamom, vanilla is the world's next most expensive spice.
Growers are known to “brand” their beans with pin
pricks before they can be harvested, to identify the owner and
prevent theft. Vanilla is native to Mexico, where it is still
grown commercially. Vanilla was used by the Aztecs for flavouring
their royal drink xocolatl - a mixture of cocoa beans, vanilla
and honey. Cortez brought vanilla back to Europe in the sixteenth
century, after having observed Montezuma drinking the cocoa
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Lecithin
- is a fatlike substance called a phospholipid. It is produced daily
by the liver if the diet is adequate. It is needed by every cell
in the body and is a key building block of cell membranes; without
it, they would harden. Lecithin protects cells from oxidation and
largely comprises the protective sheaths surrounding the brain.
It is composed mostly of B vitamins, phosphoric acid, choline, linoleic
acid and inositol. Although it is a fatty substance, it is also
a fat emulsifier. Hence, it supports the circulatory system. Its
choline is useful for making acetylcholine.
* Statements made herein have not been
evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent or mitigate any disease.
As with any dietary product, you should, especially nursing or pregnant
women, consult with your physician prior to using this product.
TRU
Chocolate™ After-Taste
Most people feel an after-taste when they
eat TRU Chocolate. It is described as a sweet taste with a bit of
spice to it that stays in your palate for about 15 – 30 minutes
after you eat the Chocolate. This is the result of several of the
ingredients in TRU Chocolate and indeed it is an indication that
it is working. One has to remember that TRU Chocolate is a Functional
Food, in other words, it has a Nutraceutical function in addition
to its nourishment value. The after-taste arises from three ingredients:
1. Bio Flavanoids are sometimes called flavones
and are also called vitamin P because of their effect on the permeability
of capillaries. Vitamin P are a group of water soluble substances
which comprise a number of factors including herpseridin, myrecetin,
nobiletin, rutin, tangeritin and quercetin and there is no known
toxicity symptoms reported with bioflavanoids. Vitamin P was first
discovered in the white part of citrus fruits and the flavanoids
are responsible for making the yellow and orange colours we see
in the fruits.Absorption of vitamin P, bioflavanoids takes place
in the intestinal tract. Bio Flavanoids are approximately 2,000
times sweeter than sugar, therefore, it is sweet enough for a few
molecules to stay in the palate to help create a sweet after-taste.
2. Bioperin
which is a black pepper derivative enhances the perception of taste.
Anything you eat or drink after TRU Chocolate will taste stronger.
3. Fabenol
which is a lentil derivative blocks the absorption of sugar
and, therefore, increases the sensation of sweetness.
The after-taste is an advantage. It induces
drinking which is very important for weight loss and the body, and
because it makes water taste sweet, one can drink simple water instead
of soda or juice and hydrate the body.
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