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Botanical

Bitter melon

Bitter melon, Momordica charantia, is a tropical vine with an edible bitter fruit. Its extracts contain glycosides and triterpenes.

Also listed as Organic Bitter Melon, Bittermelon, Momordica charantia, Bitter Melon Extract

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Why the preparation matters

The Dutch studies used 2.4 g/day of freeze-dried juice for four weeks and 3.6 g/day of freeze-dried whole fruit for twelve weeks. Because both preparation and duration differed, the results cannot tell us which difference explained the contrasting outcomes. 1

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