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Bitter orange

Bitter orange, Citrus aurantium, is a sour citrus fruit whose peel contains the alkaloid synephrine.

Also listed as P-synephrine, Citrus Aurantium, Synephrine, Citrus aurantium

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Food use and extract use are different

The fruit and peel are used in cooking and flavorings. NCCIH considers amounts normally found in food likely safe; that assessment does not establish the safety of concentrated supplements. 1

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