How we scored it
Dried, ground guarana fruit and seed: whole plant tissue (caffeine, tannins, starch), all plant-derived. 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Dominant route is drying and milling the fruit and seed of guarana (Paullinia cupana), an Amazonian climbing plant. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
Ground, dried guarana fruit, the seed of an Amazonian climbing plant that is a natural source of caffeine. It is listed as an astringent ingredient. It is simply the dried fruit and seed milled into powder.
CosIng definition: Paullinia Cupana Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground fruit of the Guarana, Paullinia cupana, Sapindaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2PAULLINIA CUPANA FRUIT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PAULLINIA CUPANA FRUIT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PAULLINIA%20CUPANA%20FRUIT%20POWDER