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EGCG (Green Tea Catechin)

Main catechin in green tea. Inhibits COMT, amplifies thermogenesis with caffeine.

EVIDENCE
established
PRICE
$
AVAILABLE AT
iherb

Available
forms.

01
Green tea extract
02
Standardized EGCG

How it
works.

EGCG (Green Tea Catechin) affects the following biological pathways. Click any mechanism to see everything else that affects it.

supported
COMT Inhibition
COMT

COMT breaks down norepinephrine. Inhibiting it prolongs sympathetic activation.

established
Thermogenesis
Thermogenesis

Thermogenesis is heat production by the body. Increasing it burns more calories at rest.

supported
Nrf2 Activation
Nrf2

Nrf2 is the master regulator of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, catalase, HO-1).

NOT YET IN A STACK

This ingredient is not currently part of any published stack. It appears here for reference — check back as we add more combinations.