Green Tea leaves have long been cultivated by the Chinese primarilynbspfor their use as an antioxidant-rich health-giving drink full of the polyphenol catechinRich in the powerful antioxidant catechin EGCGThe principal antioxidant found in Green Tea is the polyphenol EGCG EpiGalloCatechin Gallate a catechin which has been shown to have some fantastic life-affirming qualities Catechins are a type of antioxidant found in the greatest abundance in tea leaves and are also found in smaller amounts in foods such as chocolate red wine berries and applesVegetarian capsules containing guaranteed quality extractJust Vitamins offer a Green Tea Extract standardised to provide guaranteed levels of both the antioxidant catechin EGCG 45 and Polyphenols 95 in each and every batch Every capsule contains the extract of approximately 10500mg of Green Tea leaves Consuming Green Tea as an extract rather than a drink means that you can absorb the same level of polyphenols but with a considerably lower level of caffeine than in a comparative Green Tea drink