Green Tea leaves have long been cultivated by the Chinese primarilynbspfor their use as an antioxidant-rich health-giving drink full of the polyphenol catechin Rich in the powerful antioxidant catechin EGCGThe principal antioxidant found in Green Tea is the polyphenol EGCG Epi Gallo Catechin 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 & are also found in smaller amounts in foods such as chocolate red wine berries & apples Vegetarian capsules containing guaranteed quality extract Just Vitamins offer a Green Tea Extract standardised to provide guaranteed levels of both the antioxidant catechin EGCG 45 & Polyphenols 95 in each & every batch Every capsule contains the extract of Approx. 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