Ingredients A–Z

Apple cider vinegar

Malus sylvestris

Apple cider vinegar is made in two fermentation steps: yeasts turn the sugars in apple juice into alcohol, then acetic acid bacteria turn the alcohol into acetic acid. ACV MetaBoost uses it dried to a powder, and the label notes that the vinegar does not originate from the UK.

ACV MetaBoost

Ginger root

Zingiber officinale

Ginger is the underground stem, or rhizome, of a tropical plant from South and South-East Asia, usually called a root in cooking. ACV MetaBoost contains a ginger root extract.

ACV MetaBoost

Turmeric root

Curcuma longa

Turmeric is the rhizome of a plant in the ginger family, grown mainly in India. Its deep yellow-orange colour comes from natural pigments called curcuminoids, and both formulas use it as a root extract.

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Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba is a tree with fan-shaped leaves, native to China, and the only living species of a very old group of trees. Ginkgo extracts are usually made from the leaves.

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Panax ginseng

Panax ginseng, also called Korean or Asian ginseng, is a slow-growing plant native to the mountains of north-east Asia. Ginseng extracts are usually made from its root.

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Green tea leaf

Camellia sinensis

Green tea comes from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, the same plant used for black tea. For green tea, the leaves are heated by steaming or pan-firing soon after picking, so they are not oxidised; both formulas use a leaf extract.

BrainLink ACV MetaBoost

Pomegranate seed

Punica granatum

Pomegranate is the fruit of a small tree native to the region from Iran to northern India and long grown around the Mediterranean. LuminaGlow uses an extract made from the seeds.

LuminaGlow

Marine collagen (Peptan®)

Collagen is a protein found in animals, including fish. LuminaGlow contains type I marine collagen powder supplied as Peptan® F 2000 LD, a collagen peptide ingredient made from fish, so fish is listed as an allergen.

LuminaGlow

Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid is a long-chain carbohydrate (a polysaccharide) built from repeating sugar units. LuminaGlow uses a hyaluronic acid powder with a molecular weight of about one million daltons, as stated in its ingredient list.

LuminaGlow

Aloe vera leaf

Aloe vera

Aloe vera is a succulent plant with thick, fleshy leaves that store water, grown in warm, dry climates. BioFlora Guard contains an extract made from the leaf.

BioFlora Guard

Garlic

Allium sativum

Garlic is the bulb of Allium sativum, a member of the onion family that has been grown as a food for thousands of years. BioFlora Guard contains garlic that has been dried and ground into a powder.

BioFlora Guard

Clove bud

Syzygium aromaticum

Cloves are the dried flower buds of an evergreen tree native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. BioFlora Guard contains the buds ground into a powder.

BioFlora Guard