Citrus bergamia
The citrus species associated with authentic bergamot, traditionally grown in Calabria, southern Italy.
01 / THE INGREDIENT
Small fruit. Fascinating chemistry.More than
ordinary citrus.
Bergamot has a story of its own.
Traditionally cultivated along the coast of Calabria in southern Italy, Citrus bergamia is known for its distinctive family of plant compounds.
Bergamot polyphenolic fraction — BPF — brings the fruit’s polyphenols into an extract. These compounds are part of the growing scientific interest in citrus bergamot.
BOTANICAL IDENTITYCitrus bergamia
INGREDIENT FAMILYCitrus polyphenols
TRADITIONAL GROWING REGIONCalabria, Italy
01 / KNOW YOUR INGREDIENT
Citrus bergamot, defined.What does
38% mean?
A specification with substance.
The 38% describes the ingredient’s combined principal flavanones — a measured group of bergamot compounds.
It is a standardization of the extract, separate from the capsule’s 500 mg strength. Bergamonte describes BPF 38 as approximately 70% total polyphenols; total polyphenols and standardized flavanones are different analytical measurements.
Source: Bergamonte’s BPF 38 ingredient profileFruit-derived
The juice and albedo — the pale inner peel — provide polyphenol-rich material for bergamot extracts.
Five flavanones
A characteristic compound profile helps describe what the extract contains beyond its botanical name.
THE BPF FLAVANONE PROFILE
NeoeriocitrinNaringinNeohesperidinMelitidinBrutieridin
Profile described by Bergamonte. Final product particulars remain those on Livnova’s label.
THE FIVE-FLAVANONE SIGNATURE
Meet the compounds
behind the profile.
These naturally occurring compounds form the characteristic flavanone profile described for the BPF ingredient platform.
Neoeriocitrin
A citrus flavanone contributing to bergamot’s characteristic polyphenol profile.
Naringin
A naturally occurring citrus flavonoid found in bergamot.
Neohesperidin
One of the principal flavanones used to characterize the BPF profile.
Melitidin
A characteristic bergamot constituent associated with its distinctive botanical chemistry.
Brutieridin
Another characteristic compound helping describe the chemical identity of Citrus bergamia.