July 26 2011 --- Kemin has launched AssuriTEA Green, a safe, all-natural, green tea powder ingredient that provides a superior antioxidant profile and other healthful benefits of green tea.

AssuriTEA Green is 100% water-extracted, retaining the natural composition and antioxidant profile of brewed green tea, which has been consumed safely for centuries.  Green tea is well supported in the scientific literature for its antioxidant benefits and diverse health benefits.  Antioxidants are nutrients that prevent or reduce oxidative damage that occurs daily in the body.

"The growing safety and regulatory issues, worldwide, associated with some green tea extracts encouraged us to develop an all-natural alternative to the solvent-based tea extracts," said Linda Fullmer, senior vice president of Kemin Industries' Health division.  "AssuriTEA Green meets the needs of dietary supplement manufacturers seeking a safe, World FriendlyTM green tea powder ingredient that provides the full antioxidant benefits of brewed green tea."

Solvent tea extracts typically offer a concentrated formulation of a single constituent of the tea leaf.  With AssuriTEA Green, a gentle water extraction process is used to ensure the ingredient offers the full spectrum of green tea polyphenols -- EGCG, non-EGCG catechins, and non-catechin antioxidants.

Only select tea cultivars sourced from Kemin's exclusive supplier are used for AssuriTEA.  The tea plants are subject to carefully controlled good agricultural practices and then stringent ingredient processing steps to deliver an optimum quality tea.  AssuriTEA's "regulatory-friendly" profile facilitates its use in supplements formulated for international markets.

AssuriTEA Green is the second product released under Kemin's AssuriTEA brand product line. AssuriTEA Wellbeing, first introduced in September 2010, is a proprietary blend of green and black teas providing highly diverse antioxidant protection.