Natural Raspberry Ketones with African Mango

What is a Ketone?
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RC(=O)R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. It features a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology. Examples include many sugars and the industrial solvent acetone.

Raspberry Ketones
Raspberry ketone is a natural phenolic compound that is the primary aroma compound of red raspberries. It is used in perfumery, in cosmetics, and as a food additive

to impart a fruity odor. It is one of the most expensive natural flavor components used in the food industry. In 1965, the Food and Drug Administration USA placed raspberry ketone on generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status Raspberry ketones affect the metabolism through two mechanisms by increasing the levels of two hormones, norepinerphrine and adiponectin. Increasing the norepinephrine causes the body’s temperature to rise, causing the body to burn more fat.

“Raspberry ketones also increase levels of adiponectin, which is a hormone that helps with lowering glucose levels,” explains Dr. Sarah G. Khan, DietsInReview.com’s resident pharmacist. “The less circulating glucose, the less likely it will be converted into a stored energy source like glycogen. Adiponectin is found least frequently in obese people and may have a possible role to play in insulin

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