White Kidney Bean Extract --- Starch blocker

[Botanical Source] This product is extracted from the seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris

[Description] White kidney bean Extract is a wthite or light yellow fine powder.

[Specification] Phaseolin 1%, 10:1 , 20:1 (3%)

[Test method] HPLC

[Health Benefits]
The only scientifically verified benefit of white kidney bean seeds is the ability of white kidney beans to act as a "starch blocker" - a blocker of the alpha-amylase enzyme.
When you consume starchy carbohydrate, they must be broken down into smaller units known as dextrins. Dextrins are then further broken down into glucose. Glucose serves a number of purposes. It is either used for immediate energy requirements, is stored in muscle tissue or the liver as glycogen (in that order), or is shuttled to the liver, converted into lipids, and stored as body fat. White kidney bean extract may block the action of the digestive enzyme alpha-amalyase, and this prevents the breakdown of starch into dextrin and ultimately glucose. Essentially, white kidney bean extract will result in some ingested starches passing through your system undigested.

The resulting effect may be lower energy intake and ultimately lower rates of body fat storage.