Certification

The most important thing to check for is that the hoodia you buy has been tested by an independent laboratory to confirm the identity of hoodia. Why would you put something in your body if you did not know what it was? We would strongly discourage you from buying from anyone without these results.

NOTE: Make sure the company name on the certificate matches the name of the company that you are buying from. Otherwise it is probably fake!

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These results are the latest independent lab tests done on our hoodia

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There are certain golden rules which you have to follow when purchasing hoodia. They are listed below.

1. How can a product claim to be pure if it contains other ingredients?

It is important to chose a product containing 100% Hoodia Gordonii Powder and no other ingredients. The San tribesmen do not mix their hoodia with anything and it has worked pretty well for them.
Many companies use fillers in order to hide the fact that they are not selling genuine hoodia or are only using a very small amount of hoodia. Be especially careful of products containing the following ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, rice flour or croscarmellose sodium. It is often claimed that extra ingredients are necessary to process the hoodia into a useable form, this is simply not true! If you are in any doubt you can ask them to read you the label. View Our Label

2. Be wary of hoodia being sold in tablets rather than capsules. Many unscrupulous companies will attempt to sell low quality hoodia in tablets since they are a very convenient way to hide the lack of genuine hoodia.

3. Insist on Source Material from Southern Africa. Do not accept from China or other countries. Always ask if not sure. Look for a Certificate of Origin on the site. This document will validate for you the country of origin. No Certificate of Analysis - do not buy.

4. Pure Hoodia Extract is not the same as Pure Hoodia. Extract is a lower quality product and a much cheaper alternative. Insist on Pure Hoodia, not the cheaper extract version.

5. Beware of companies that attempt to deceive the unsuspecting customer with their play on words. Companies which sell tablets which claim to have the equivalent of 700mg of raw hoodia, actually only contain 35mg of powder. If we used this formula then our capsules of 400mg each would be the equivalent of 8000mg of raw hoodia plant.

All hoodia which is available to buy in capsule (or tablet) form is 20:1 ratio because this is what happens when you remove the water content from hoodia and create a powder. For every 20kgs of raw hoodia plant you will get 1kg of hoodia powder.

6. Be very wary of any hoodia which is too cheap. Pure Hoodia Gordonii is scarce, it is not cheap. If it looks too good to be true then it probably is. We believe our hoodia to be the best value available anywhere, this is because of how much hoodia it contains, not just because it is such a low price.

Note: At the request of some of our customers we have been asked to tell you that if you purchase hoodia (or any other product) from outside of the European Union you will be liable for VAT and customs duties. Not to mention delivery delays.

Is all Hoodia the same?
Not all Hoodia Gordonii is the same; from its origins in the Desert region of South Africa it is now grown in China, Mexico and even the US. Although it retains the name Hoodia Gordonii its chemical constituents can be quite different. Lets look at an example and compare the differences of another fruit.

In comparing fruits lets look at the orange, no matter where it is grown it is still called an orange but the taste, colour, texture among other things are different. California oranges are known as eating oranges they have just the right amount of juice and texture for peeling and eating. Florida oranges are very juicy oranges with a thinner skin and most Florida oranges are made into juice and are not eaten as readily whole. Brazilian oranges on the other hand have a slight bitter taste. All oranges are still oranges for the matter of comparison yet you can see they are uniquely different.

It is the same with other natural products as in this case Hoodia Gordonii you cannot compare the effects of appetite suppression with Hoodia Gordonii grown in other parts of the world. Only the Hoodia Gordonii grown in the Kalahari region of South Africa has proven itself effective in controlling appetite.