Botanical
Fucoxanthin
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in brown seaweeds such as wakame and in other algae. It gives them their brownish color.
Combination products complicate the answer
An earlier positive weight-loss trial combined fucoxanthin with pomegranate seed oil. Its result cannot establish what fucoxanthin alone would do. 1
Sources
- Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals NIH Office of Dietary Supplements