We are sorry that you are having difficulty with your research. As stated before we are not allowed by law to make health claims or benefits unless the FDA has approved the wording, and this will never happen because the FDA does not approve anything that is natural. Perhaps you are only typing in the word mangosteen in your search engines search box-- could this be so?
Try something like this for your Internet search and see if you turn up more information for your research---

An example of keywords to type into your search engine search box to help your search would be ... mangosteen fruit research cancer ... or instead of cancer you can replace that with any other disease name such as ie; diabetes, parkinson, multiple sclerosis, or eczema to start your research. Be sure to put all of those words in the search box, at least. This should certainly help you.

In the USA, we have been unable to ship in the fruit whole because of laws to protect our argrcultural crops from possible bug infestations. As recent as 2007 this law was lifted so long as the fruit was "irradiated" (the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation) prior to arriving on American soil. Irradiating would kill any microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or insects, but there are no concise independent studies on how it can effect the fruit or its nutrients. Also, you would have to eat a lot of fresh mangosteen fruit and it's pericarp to have the equivalent of what is in our products.

Faro has studied the research and most all of the studies done with mangosteen have used only the pericarp of the fruit because it has been determined that over 85% of the benefits are contained within the pericarp.The leaves and twigs and seeds have also been documented to be of value, but because the pericarp has been the leader in the research studies, this is why we use only 100% pericarp. Faro is also a distributor of Mangosteen tea for those that do not like to swallow pills.

Please visit our "Mangosteen Tea Products" page.

This is hard to say because the juice blends are proprietary so no one really knows how much is juice and how much is pericarp. Pericarp is not water solulable and when put it into a liquid it generally doesn't mix well, eventually settling to the bottom of the container. When reading the label of mangosteen juices it will say to shake before using. This will not only blend the flavors of the juices contained therein, but also mix up the pericarp from the bottom so that you will be sure to get some pericarp in each serving. It is logical to assume that taking 1 to 4 of the 500mg capsules a day of 100% mangosteen pericarp powder is significantly more potent than what can be found in even 4 oz glass of mangosteen juice, although most brands reccommend only One - 1 ounce serving a day.

No. They have an approximate 2 year shelf life if they are kept in a cool dry place with the cap on tightly. Also, this makes it very easy to take your mangosteen with you when you travel or even go to work. Nowadays, most liquids are not allowed on airplanes anymore and also, with the capsules, you don't have to worry about missing a day because there was no refrigeration at work. Just pop them in your purse or pocket and you are good to go!

Yes. Faro's mangosteen is grown in Southeast Asia and the trees are located in a pristine forest area where they are free from herbacides, pesticides and fertilizers.

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