Hoodia c.i.t.e.s. Certificate

What is a hoodia c.i.t.e.s. certificate and why should you care?

Certified hoodia gordonii succulent powder is extremely rare. The succulent (what some erroneously call a cactus) only grows in a very limited region of the world, is protected by International trade laws, and the plant takes a long time to reach the stage at which it can be harvested for use (usually 5 to 7 years).

In addition, it is even illegal to grow and harvest it without a permit even if you live in South Africa.

Because the demand for hoodia is huge, and the supply isn't, a lot of scam products have hit and will continue to inundate the market.

What are some of these "scams"?

Well, one scam is using cheap fillers, such as pulpy leaves, skin, fibrous material, and so forth that contain no appetite suppressing benefits. This makes the product very cheap for them to produce too.

Another scam to watch out for is to realize that there over a dozen kinds of hoodia, but only the hoodia gordonii type contains appetite killing benefits. So it's not enough to say they use "pure hoodia" or "100% hoodia." That means nothing.

It's for these kinds of reasons that only buying a product from a company that displays a hoodia c.i.t.e.s. certificate is crucial to ensure they are sourcing genuine South African hoodia gordonii for their products.

Hoodia c.i.t.e.s. Certificate

A hoodia c.i.t.e.s. certificate is the required legal permit to export it out of the country...into places like the United States where demand is huge.

As far as dosage for hoodia gordonii powder is concerned, each product will differ with regard to this, and there is no right or wrong dosage established.

Some products will contain 100 mg of hoodia per serving, while other will go up to 1,000 mg....and all levels inbetween.

Also, remember that the higher the amount, the more expensive the product will be since authentic hoodia gordonii isn't cheap.

Lastly, hoodia products made from concentrates are more expensive. What is a concentrate?

It's when a company uses a method whereby alcohol is used as part of the process. In basic terms, it works like this: the hoodia gordoni plant is placed in alcohol, which is used to pull out a lot of the fillers such as pulpy leaves, skin, fibrous material. A lot of these fillers will come out when the alcohol is removed.

In simple terms, this means what is leftover is higher concentrations of the good stuff.

If you read labels on hoodia products that are using this method you'll see the concentration of the hoodia gordoni extract listed. For example, you might see 10:1 printed on the label.

When you see 10:1 on the label, for example, it means 1 gram of extract was produced from 10 grams of the whole hoodia gordonii plant!

That's definitely something else to keep in mind when looking for hoodia gordonii succulent powder that is used in quality capsule products.

Bottomline: a hoodia c.i.t.e.s. certificate is required to export hoodia gordonii, so if a website doesn't display this certificate, there's a good chance you won't be getting the genuine hoodia gordonii.

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