Explore how Bergamonte® ingredients can be used across cardiovascular, metabolic, liver health, weight management, healthy aging, sports nutrition, circulation, and performance formulations.
Compare the Bergamonte® Options
Each Bergamonte® ingredient brings a different combination of standardization, composition, research, and formulation potential. Use the comparison below to quickly identify which options align most closely with your intended application, desired ingredient profile, and scientific positioning before exploring the individual ingredients in greater detail.
Ingredient
Standardization / Composition
Primary Formulation Fit
Research Positioning
38% flavanones, 70% polyphenols, 8% Pectin, micronized bergamot fiber
Metabolic + weight management
Human weight/metabolic research
≥20% flavanones, 40% polyphenols
Flexible/custom BPF option
No direct study currently listed
30% flavanones, 55% polyphenols
Cholesterol + glucose
Foundational human clinical
38% flavanones, 70% polyphenols
Broader cardiometabolic + liver
Direct 38% human study + broader BPF® research
47% flavanones, 80% polyphenols
Vascular + sports + performance
Human endothelial/performance research
Bergamot (fruit) BPE Complex + Eurycoma longifolia (root) extract
Healthy weight + metabolic/stress support
Direct human weight/BMI research
65% L-citrulline + 15% bergamot flavanones
Nitric oxide + sports
Performance/vasodilation research
50% bergamot extract + 50% cardoon; ≥34% polyphenols + ≥10% cynaropicrin
Liver + metabolic health
Human liver/cardiometabolic research in bergamot-cardoon-fiber platform
50% bergamot albedo fiber + 25% bergamot extract + 25% cardoon; ≥17% polyphenols + ≥5% cynaropicrin
Liver + cardiometabolic health, fiber-inclusive
Research-aligned bergamot + cardoon + fiber composition
100% Calabrian bergamot albedo fiber
Complementary fiber strategy
Combination research context
Product developers can select the variation that best aligns with their intended benefits, dosage strategy, delivery format, target consumer, and finished-product positioning.
HOW TO EVALUATE
Choosing the right Bergamonte® ingredient starts with understanding what the finished product needs to accomplish. These four questions can help narrow the portfolio by health application, research requirements, delivery format, and overall product strategy making it easier to select an ingredient that fits both the science and the formulation.
1. What is the primary health application?
Start with the central purpose of the finished product rather than simply choosing the highest flavanone concentration. A formula focused on healthy cholesterol may call for a different Bergamonte® option than one designed around liver health, weight management, endothelial function, healthy aging, or sports performance. Defining the primary application first helps narrow the portfolio to the ingredients with the most relevant composition and research.
2. What level of clinical substantiation do you need?
Consider how important published human research will be to the product’s scientific positioning and education strategy. Different Bergamonte® ingredients have been studied across different applications, populations, doses, and outcomes. Selecting an ingredient that closely aligns with the research most relevant to your intended benefit can create a stronger connection between the finished formula and the science behind it.
3. What does the delivery format allow?
The ideal ingredient also needs to work within the practical constraints of the finished dosage form. Capsules, tablets, powders, gummies, stick packs, and beverages can differ considerably in available serving size, ingredient load, sensory requirements, and complementary actives. Evaluating these factors early can help determine whether a standard BPF® extract, a higher-concentration option, or a specialized Bergamonte® system is the better formulation fit.
4. Do you need a single-purpose or multi-benefit ingredient?
Some products are built around one clear benefit, while others are designed to address several interconnected areas of wellness. A targeted cholesterol formula may prioritize a focused BPF® option, while a broader metabolic, liver, healthy-aging, or performance concept may benefit from an ingredient with a wider formulation and research story. Defining how broad the finished-product positioning should be can help guide the final ingredient selection.
Choosing a bergamot ingredient should go beyond comparing the highest flavanone or polyphenol number. Botanical identity, the specific flavanone profile, extraction and standardization, complementary components, studied dosage, and the research performed on that particular ingredient can all influence its role in a finished formula. Matching the selected Bergamonte® variation as closely as possible to your intended application and supporting evidence creates a stronger connection between the ingredient in the bottle, the science behind it, and the product story communicated to the market.
Tell us what you're developing and what you want your finished product to accomplish. The HP Ingredients team can help compare ingredient options, identify the research most relevant to your application, and provide samples, technical documentation, and formulation support for the next stage of development.