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One Dutch manufacturer describes the many benefits of conjugated linoleic acid, a food supplement that can reduce body fat, increase body composition and increase lean muscle mass.
Lipid Nutrition
For many people, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is an important part of their daily health and well-being regime. As part of a balanced diet and exercise programme, Clarinol™ CLA – produced by Lipid Nutrition, a division of Loders Croklaan BV – has been proven to play a role in reducing body fat, improving body composition and increasing lean muscle mass. Clarinol CLA is available in both liquid and powder form, offering a variety of ways to integrate the weight management benefits of CLA into dietary supplements and food products, providing manufacturers with great new market opportunities
Making good food better
Clarinol CLA can easily be included n a wide variety of food products. It offers food producers the perfect means to differentiate their products from the competition, offers a healthy alternative which consumers are looking for and can help command higher margins. Clarinol CLA can provide added value to almost any food application – and because it is a 100 per cent vegetable ingredient, it is also ideal for vegetarian products. A general overview of potential applications includes:
- Beverages: milk, fruit juices, yogurt drinks
- Bakery: bread, biscuits, cakes
- Others: coffee-cream substitutes, salad dressings, chocolates, snack bars, nutrition bars, breakfast cereals
How does it work?
Research into how Clarinol CLA improves body composition has shown that it influences many of the enzymes involved in fat metabolism, modifying the metabolic process. It also appears to interact with cell receptors, activating responses that lead to a reduction in the amount of fat that the body stores. In addition, CLA increases the activity of an enzyme that stimulates the body’s breakdown of fats. This means that CLA both reduces the storage of the fat and, at the same time, causes what fat there is to be burned at a higher rate. The result is an overall reduction in the body’s fat mass and an increase in lean muscle mass.
The highest-quality CLA available
Lipid Nutrition Clarinol™ CLA is produced in the world’s largest CLA factory, which is dedicated solely to its production. Clarinol was the first CLA to be self-affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by independent experts. Clarinol CLA products have three important advantages:
- Highest concentration, greatest benefits. Gram for gram, of all CLA products on the market today, Clarinol CLA oils and powders offer the highest concentration of the beneficial active isomers c9,t11 and t10,c12. This means that less is required to achieve the same effects, saving both costs and storage space.
- Appealing appearance. Clarinol CLA oil has an appealing translucent golden colour. When used in dietary supplements, there is no need to ‘conceal’ it in a darkened capsule.
- Powder form. Dispersible Clarinol CLA powder can be used in a wide variety of applications for which oil would be less suitable. It is 100 per cent vegetable in origin and has no taste impact on formulations.
Patented and approved
Licenses for Clarinol CLA have also been obtained under a number of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WHARF) patents. The US Food & Drug Administration has approved the following functional claims:
- Clarinol CLA reduces weight gain
- Clarinol CLA increases lean muscle mass
- Clarinol CLA reduces the amount of body fat
- Clarinol CLA maintains body weight level
This information can be freely communicated to customers on nutritional supplement and food product labels.
Further information
Lipid Nutrition
Tel: +31 75 629 2911
Website: www.lipidnutrition.com
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