DEFINITION

Guarana Seed consists of the dried seeds of Paullinia cupana Kunth [syn. P. cupana var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke] (Family Sapindaceae). It contains NLT 3.5% of caffeine (C₈H₁₀N₄O₂) on the dried basis and NLT 1.5% of total flavonoids calculated as the sum of procyanidin B₁ (C₃₀H₂₆O₁₂), catechin (C₁₅H₁₄O₆), procyanidin B₂ (C₃₀H₂₆O₁₂), and epicatechin (C₁₅H₁₄O₆), on the dried basis.