With scientific partners that include Northridge, Calif.-based Medicus Research and Weber State University, XanGo is spearheading the scientific exploration of the whole mangosteen fruit through a tiered approach based on safety, standardization and efficacy. In a study published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Separation Science and in accordance with AOAC protocol, researchers established a standard scientific method for testing and measuring the nutrient-rich xanthones found in the mangosteen. XanGo also released preliminary results from a separate bioavailability study of xanthones and XanGo Juice that indicated usage of the whole mangosteen fruit as a delivery vehicle leads to high xanthone absorption. This pre-clinical trial showed that unnaturally elevated levels of xanthone consumption through means such as extracts were shown to result in decreased absorption efficiency.
