Guarana Seed P.E. 4:1
Product Name: Guarana Seed P.E. 4:1
Botanic Name: Paulinia Cupana
Guarana seed is of the tropical plant, Paullinia Cupana var. Sorbilis. This climbing shrub took the name of its genus from C. F. Paullini, a German medical botanist who died 1712. It has divided compound leaves, flowers yellow panicles, fruit pear shaped, three sided, three-celled capsules, with thin partitions, in each a seed like a small horse-chestnut half enclosed in an aril, flesh colored and easily separated when dried. The seeds of Paullinia Sorbilis are often used or mixed with those of P. Cupana. Guarana is made only by the Guaranis, a tribe of South American Indians. Guarana has a higher percentage of caffeine than the coffee or cacao beans. For this reason it is often used in energy drinks and soft drinks.