'Watershed moment' reveals CurraNZ can accelerate fat burning 200%

A new study has stunned experts after researchers found that CurraNZ® can supercharge fat burning up to 200% and has a greater effect in women who carry more body fat.

In the first comparative study of its kind, our scientists found short-term intake accelerated fat burning in the group by an average 28%, with the highest male responder of 204% and female responder of 216%. 

Lead researcher on the study, Dr Matthew Cook, describes the study as a ‘watershed moment’ in blackcurrant research, saying: “The message is clear, we have proof of principle that New Zealand blackcurrant extract is powerful and reliable for increasing fat metabolism. 

“We’ve shown here that women who carry more fat, have the highest magnitude of change to blackcurrant. The great news is that it works for everyone, and some people respond more highly.

“This a high-impact discovery from a large dataset that had excellent controls.”                                 

Our proprietary extract’s combination of cardio-metabolic and anti-obesity effects are leading experts to suggest it should be considered a natural, safe daily nutritional intervention to rival expensive Type 2 Diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic.

Just 7 days on the berry supplement led to the group to burn, on average, an additional 3.6 grams of fat in one hour of exercise. Across a month, exercising five times a week, would equate to an average of approximately 72 grams of fat – equivalent to over 5 Tablespoons of butter.

Improvements to fat burning like this normally develop after many months, if not years, of long-duration endurance exercise training. 

Dr Cook explains, “If you can increase fat burning during exercise, over a prolonged period of time, that could equate to greater fat loss.

“Applied to a population doing an exercise training program with high polyphenol intake with blackcurrant would have really important health implications.”

The anthocyanin-rich berry is becoming regarded as a high-potency, daily superfood to include in the diet, due to its fast-acting, diverse health benefits.

About the study 

The study involved a large dataset of 22 healthy participants with normal blood pressure, made up equally of 11 men and women, after a week’s intake of 600mg (2 capsules) of CurraNZ blackcurrant extract. Controls were implemented to account for menstrual cycles of the women. 

Two hours following their final dose, they underwent 60 minutes of moderate treadmill exercise, during which their energy metabolism (fat and carbohydrate use) were measured.  

Fat burning take-home messages: 

·     90% of the group displayed improvements, with an average group increase of 28%

·     Women with higher body fat percentages displayed the biggest increases (153% and 216%)

·     Women with the poorest rates of fat burning exhibited the highest responses

·     The body fat percentage correlation to fat burning was not evident in the male cohort

·     The highest male responder improved by 204%

·      Fat burning effects were not influenced by an individuals’ fitness status

·     The berry’s mechanisms of action may be increasing fat transporters into muscle, where fat is metabolised for energy. Women have a higher number of transporters and are more efficient at metabolising fat than men.

Reference

1.     Effects of New Zealand blackcurrant extract on exercising 1 substrate utilisation and post exercise hypotension in males and females, Matthew David Cook1, Yusen Shan2, Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems, Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 2025 Jan 1:1-12. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2024-0108.