COMPOSITION OF GUARANA
Main components of guarana
The guarana seed contains:
- Proteins
- Fats
- Fiber: mucilage
- Acids: gallic acid.
- Vitamins: choline.
- Minerals: ashes show: titanium, phosphorus, nitrogen.
- Alkaloids: theophylline, theobromine, caffeine (= guaranine).
- Flavonoids: catechin, catechol, epicatecol, tannins, proanthocyanins.
- Triterpene saponins.
- Starch.
| Content of guarana seed in ppm | |
| Nutrient | Content (ppm) |
| Starch | 50.000 – 60.000 |
| Protein | 98.600 |
| Fat | 30.000 |
| Ashes | 14.200 |
| Resin | 70.000 |
| Caffeine (= Guaranine) | 25.000 – 76.000 |
| theophylline | 570 |
| theobromine | 330 |
| Tannins | 85.000 – 120.000 |
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