An Increased Stomach Absorption Hack? A Look At Bioperine and Piperine Supplement Choices

Interested in increasing your supplement and dietary absorption values by using Bioperine and/or Piperine? I've done a bit of research into the available supplements in this area, and compiled that information here, so others might benefit from my study time.

Introduction Into Bioperine/Piperine Supplement Options

If you are coming to this page after reading the intro page into Bioperine/Piperine and a look at the studies, and you think there seems to be at least enough anecdotal evidence for you to consider using these supplements, and you do decide that the relative risks of trying either Bioperine or Piperine are small compared to the benefits, then probably the next thing to know is where can you source either of these supplements for the best cost and greatest quality value for money?

As with most supplements on the market, there are several options in terms of which brand you can choose. Surprisingly though with Bioperine and Piperine, there is actually only a few brands and associated products that really stick out in terms of availability, which is a little unusual from my experience.

Your Bioperine/Piperine Supplement Options

Source Naturals BioPerine

 source-naturals-bioperine-supplementAt present, the only brand that I've personally used is the Source Naturals version, as they were relatively easy to obtain here in Australia, and really very cheap when you consider the POTENTIAL nutrient absorption increases that may be obtained if they really do what some of the studies say.

Source Naturals seem to have the most feedback online for their product, compared with the other brands which had very few reviews and were not overly available. You can see the product specs and reviews here on the amazon page.

A big issue with this product is that it includes calcium. This is a problem for me personally, as I've already confirmed using hair mineral tissue analysis testing that my calcium levels are high enough.

source-naturals-bioperine-calcium

I have also heard that most of us are too high in calcium due to modern food processing and dietary habits, and it's better to avoid this if at all possible. Now whether the latter is true, and advice worth following is debatable, and I would always choose to base whether or not I want to take or avoid a certain mineral based on actual personalized testing. HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) is one of the best ways to get that information.

Now whether the latter is true, and advice worth following is debatable, and I would always choose to base whether or not I want to take or avoid a certain mineral based on actual personalized testing. HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) is one of the best ways to get that information.

I have no idea why they need to add calcium to this supplement, but there must be some valid reason, otherwise it would simply be inefficient manufacturing. My guess is that it's something to do with the fact that this supplement comes in tablet form, and the calcium may be used as some form of binding agent as is often the case with additives in tablets.

Lastly, the fact that this supplement is in tablet form is also another reason to avoid it in my books. Anything that's in tablet form is always going to have additives in order to make it bind and stick together. Often this will be things like the commonly well-known problematic additive known as Magnesium Stearate (SCIENCE STATING WHY IT'S PROBLEMATIC).

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Swanson Bioperine Nutrient Absorption Enhancer

This seems to be the next most popular available Bioperine supplement on the market and comes in capsule form, which to me makes it a preferable choice over the source naturals brand version. Although it's in capsule form, it seems to me that it still includes some things you'd be better to avoid. Found here on amazon.com.

swanson-ultra-bioperineFrom the label:

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose (plant fiber), gelatin, may contain one or both of the following: magnesium stearate, silica.

So this brand still includes the pesky Magnesium Stearate, that's a shame. At least Swanson have not added any calcium to this product, which makes it a better choice over the Source Naturals.

Note: I have no personal experience whatsoever with this supplement, so apart from the fact that this is already a very hard to measure any Bioperine/Piperin supplement in terms of its effectiveness, I can only really provide you an introduction.

Herbadiet Piperine 95% Black Pepper Extract Powder

This is the final brand that I was able to find in my research. It has far less availability, and feedback online, but that doesn't really mean anything as it's a smaller, lesser known company and therefore they will  have less resources for marketing.herbadiet-bioperine

I like the fact that this particular Bioperine product comes in pure powder form. It's messy, and it means you need to create your own capsules (unless you want to just sprinkle it over food as it appears that some reviewers have done).

But the key positive thing about this version is that you will not be downing loads of additives along with your Bioperine, and to me that's worth the extra fuss. You can pick it up here on Amazon.

At the time of writing this product could only be found on Amazon.com, and only had 4 reviews. Next time I start experimenting with Bioperine, I will definitely be choosing this one, and making up my own capsules. You can easily get capsules as well off Amazon.

Note: Again, as with the Swanson brand, I have no personal experience whatsoever with this supplement, just posting here to show you the various options.

Verdict on Bioperine and Piperine Supplements

I think you're better off to go with anything not in a tablet form, for the reasons stated above relating to avoiding unwanted additives. Basically, I see supplement use as something that you really want to minimize, so personally, I will always try to get a supplement in it's most purest form, without additives. This always means getting pure powder or in this case extract first (and making up your own capsules), then secondly getting the capsule version, and lastly choosing tablets if there is no other way of getting a supplement and I believe the benefits to be worth it. Again, you can pick up the pure powder form here (Amazon).

This always means getting pure powder or in this case extract first (and making up your own capsules), then secondly getting the capsule version, and lastly choosing tablets if there is no other way of getting a supplement and I believe the benefits to be worth it (this is growing increasingly rare to be honest).

So in the case of the above available supplements, i would definitely choose to go with the Herbadiet black pepper extract, and make up my own capsules periodically. You can get the capsules very cheaply on amazon.com, or I'm sure from many other sources online if you want to try and find the best deal.

How Did Your Bioperine/Piperine Supplementation Go? 

what-about-youIf you have done some experimentation with these supplements (either bioperine, or piperine), I would love to hear how it worked out for you, and how you were able to quantify the benefits or harmful effects of using them. I think it's great if we can share our subjective experiences and progress below, as it's really a great way to help each other out.

I've found that in my own personal health journey, the more I can connect with what others are doing and share both my successes and failures, it makes the whole experience much easier, and I feel supported. So how did you use of these supplements go if you tried them? If you haven't tried them yet, but have some more questions, then please do ask here, and I'll add more information to the page to make it even more helpful.

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