What is BioPerine?

BioPerine is a patented extract obtained from black pepper fruits, created by a company called Sabinsa. Sabinsa, founded in 1988, creates botanical extracts and other thoroughly researched natural products for the consumer’s overall health and nutritional wellbeing.

The main ingredient in BioPerine is Piperine, the bioactive ingredient in black pepper; Piperine gives black pepper its nutritional potency. This standardized extract of Piperine comprises 95% of BioPerine, creating a powerful and more efficient way to reap the benefits of black pepper. 

BioPerine Benefits

The benefits of black pepper have been known and utilized well before our time. In traditional medicinal practices (Ayurveda being one of them), this aromatic spice stimulates digestive fire to promote an efficient digestive system and healthy circulation. It was also used to:

• Enhance mood
• Alleviate tiredness
• Manage a healthy weight
• Support knee pain
• Relieve abdominal discomfort

Although all of these health benefits of black pepper are still applicable today, we now have the means to amplify these beneficial qualities in a more concentrated and bioavailable way.

Keep reading to learn the fantastic abilities of this spice that we now have access to through BioPerine!

Anti-Inflammatory

 BioPerine has a high antioxidant activity enabling it to tackle free radicals in the body that cause damage. In doing this, BioPerine also decreases inflammation, which helps those with certain illnesses, joint pain, injuries, and more. 

 Consequently, you can enjoy BioPerine, knowing it’s helping your body fight off carcinogens, environmental toxins, aging, and more!

Can Help Control Blood Sugar

Studies have shown that Piperine, the main ingredient in BioPerine, positively affects blood sugar levels. 

BioPerine may promote glucose uptake and prevent hyperglycemia. For anyone who may have type 2 diabetes or other blood sugar dysregulation problems, BioPerine may be worth checking out.

Increased Bioavailability

In my humble opinion, this is one of the best benefits BioPerine has to offer! 

Unfortunately, our individual nutritional profiles are not just reliant on the supplements we take or the nutritious food we eat. It also matters how much of these nutrients we absorb. More often than not, these healthy nutrients can pass through our digestive system without being fully utilized by the body.

This brings us to BioPerine’s unique benefits in nutrient absorption!

Increased Bioavailability

Increased bioavailability simply means an increased uptake in nutrients. BioPerine can help our bodies absorb other nutrients through a process called thermogenesis. It also employs other enzymatic and metabolic mechanisms.

Thermogenesis

Thermogenesis, if you didn’t already know, is a process that works to metabolically generate cellular energy, which in turn helps our bodies utilize the nutrients in the foods we eat and the vitamins we take.

Through thermogenesis, BioPerine increases the bioavailability of:

Beta-Carotene (by 60%)

Coenzyme Q10 (by 30%)

Resveratrol (by 1544%)

Curcumin (by 2000%)

Selenium (by 30%)

Vitamin C (by 52.3%)

Coenzyme Q10 (by 30%)

Resveratrol (by 1544%)

Curcumin (by 2000%)

Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin D, copper, and vitamin E also showed a promising increase in bioavailability when taken with BioPerine.

Pretty incredible if you ask me!

Increased Metabolism

Thermogenesis does more than just increase bioavailability!

Taking BioPerine, which we know enacts thermogenic processes, also has a positive effect on metabolism! Thermogenesis spurs your metabolism, thereby increasing internal temperature and the breakdown of fat cells.

Improved Brain Health: Mood & Memory

Piperine has a positive effect on all-around brain health.

Studies have shown that Piperine can act as an antidepressant by improving dopamine and serotonin levels.

BioPerine may also improve memory by interacting with serotonin and beta-endorphin, which are two chemicals that play a crucial role in memory. Since Piperine can help the neurotransmission of these chemicals, BioPerine can likely aid in improving memory and overall brain health.

Is Black Pepper the same as BioPerine? 

In learning all about Piperine, one may wonder about the difference between taking BioPerine as a supplement and adding black pepper to your meals. 

Although the benefits of black pepper and BioPerine are linked to their piperine content, there are still distinct differences between the two:

Bioavailability of Piperine

One of the differences between just having black pepper versus having BioPerine is the bioavailability of Piperine.

Most would naturally assume that you can increase the amount of piperine intake by simply consuming more black pepper. This might make sense up to a certain point. Still, BioPerine contains a much higher bioavailability of Piperine (95%) than black pepper.

Here, it just makes more sense to use the extract of black pepper to reap all the beneficial health benefits of Piperine.

Less is More

On the other hand, it is plausible that increasing Piperine in your diet by having copious amounts of black pepper may negate the benefits altogether. This is due to your body not assimilating nutrients being consumed at higher-than-normal doses.

Thus, having a smaller amount of BioPerine is much better than ingesting significant amounts of black pepper to achieve increased bioavailability of nutrients.

On a more practical note, trying to eat that much black pepper to achieve even half the benefits BioPerine has to offer sounds, quite frankly, uncomfortable! 

While some daredevils excessively pepper their meals, most of us require a less painful way of acquiring those health benefits, making black pepper extract crucial. 

Better for Compromised Individuals

BioPerine is much better for individuals who may be compromised by illness or a generally weak digestive system.

Nutrients are necessary for all of us, especially for those struggling with sickness or other health issues. Nutrients are imperative for our immune system, brain health, and many other bodily systems and functions.

Since BioPerine works wonders in helping a generally healthy person get extra nutrients, you can only imagine how beneficial it is for health-compromised groups!

BioPerine, taken at a specific time with other supplements, showed incredible overall absorption in clinical settings. This is especially important in times of illness to aid in the body assimilating all the nutrients it needs in a weakened state.

However, black pepper does not always produce this powerful effect because it takes longer for the body to break down black pepper. The release of Piperine is not immediate and may affect the efficiency of nutrient absorption. Here, we can thank BioPerine for its direct and immediate activities in the body.

Is BioPerine Safe?

BioPerine is very safe!

It is even certified by the FDA, with a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) label. In other words, experts have extensively reviewed this product to ensure it is safe to be used as a food ingredient.

BioPerine Side Effects

BioPerine, although deemed safe by the FDA, does have some reported side effects from consumers that may be worth looking into before trying this product:

Loss of appetite

Nausea

Gas/Bloating

Rash

Ways to Try

If you’re intrigued, here are some ways to try BioPerine!

BioPerine is available in capsule form: you can take BioPerine as a single-ingredient supplement, or you may find BioPerine is a multi-ingredient supplement.

For example, it is common to find BioPerine used in conjunction with curcumin in supplements. This black pepper extract increases curcumin bioavailability by 2000%!

One supplement mix that I find to be a great way to try BioPerine is EarlyBird Morning Cocktail. It contains many incredible health-promoting ingredients, one of which being turmeric.

As we know, curcumin, being the main active component in turmeric, is 2000% more available with the help of BioPerine.

Through EarlyBird Morning Cocktail, you can experience the benefits of BioPerine, with the extra boost from the other ingredients, like turmeric!