Raspberry Ketones (not to be confused with raspberry leaf), has been heavily promoted as a weight-loss supplement by several supplement companies. Currently we feel that there is insufficient evidence for raspberry ketones for us to include it in our range. To date the only studies have involved animals with no clinical studies undertaken on humans.
Another consideration is that this supplement is not as natural as it might appear from all the pictures of raspberries used on the packaging. This is because the level of ketones found in raspberries is absolutely tiny (about 1mg per kilo), compared to the level being sold as a food supplements which is typically 200-400mg. So you would need to extract the ketones from at least 200kg of raspberries just to make one tablet. This is why raspberry ketones are synthesized industrially and are principally manufactured for use as raspberry flavorings rather than for use in supplements.
Thankfully there are some excellent alternative supplements within our range, the most popular of which are shown below. If you would like to discuss your particular supplement regime in more detail, please feel free to speak to one of our Nutrition Advisors by calling 01892 552175 available from 9.00am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday (an answer machine is in operation out of hours) or send them an e-mail via the link below: Nutrition Advice
Verdesse®
Verdesse® is one of the UK’s most popular green coffee extracts and it is extremely popular with Nature’s Best customers, as the reviews on our site will testify. Nature’s Best was lucky to be voted top in a survey amongst Daily Mirror readers who gave Verdesse® a 9/10 score.
CLA Capsules
CLA capsules are a well established supplement with those on low fat diets and Nature’s Best CLA is a highly concentrated form, naturally derived from the Safflower plant.