Muscletech Hydroxycut - New Packaging, New Formula

Muscletech Hydroxycut Packaging

Originally, Hydroxycut came in 70, 140, and 210 pill bottle sizes, but with the new packaging, it comes in a 100cap and 150cap bottle sizes. See below:

The old look                           The new look

As you can see, its quite a big change. Nonetheless, how the outside looks doesn't really concern us, it's what's inside that matters. So, lets take a quick review of the new Hydroxycut ingredients and see if there are any changes.

Hydroxycut Ingredients

Below are the listed ingredients of the new Hydroxycut formula:

Serving Size 2 Capsules
Servings Per Bottle 50
Calcium (as hydroxycitrate) 156mg
Chromium (as polynicotinate) 133mcg
Potassium (as hydroxycitrate) 218mg

*Hydroxagen Plus 1.32g

• Garcinia cambogia extract (fruit and rind) (standardized for 60% hydroxycitrate acid
• Gymnema sylvestre extract (leaf) standardized for 25%gymnemic acids
• Soy phospholipids (supplying phosphatidyl ethanolamine (NOPE), phosphatidyl serine, phosphatidyl choline
• Rhodiola rosea extract (standardized for 5% rosalins)
• Withania somnifera extract (root) (standardized for 1.5% withanolides

**Hydroxy Tea 414mg

• Green Tea extract (as camellia sinensis)(leaf) supplying polyphenols, catechins, epigallocatechin gallate- 91mg EGCG
• Caffeine anhydrous
• White Tea Extract (as Camellia sinensis)(leaf) standardized for 50% polyphenols, 35% catechins, 15% EGCG
• Oolong Tea Extract (as Camellia sinensis)(leaf) standardized for 50% polyphenols, 25% catechins, 15% EGCG - 200mg of caffeine

Other ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone croscarmellose sodium, vegetable stearine, magnesium stearate, coating, silica, acesulfame-potassium, maltodextrin, propylene oxide.

Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules with a glass of water 3 times daily approximately 30-60 minutes before meals. Do not exceed 2 caps in a four hour period and/or 6 caps in a 24 hour period. Do not take within 5 hours of bedtime. See bottle for complete instructions.

I won't go in details about the ingredients here, since the other Hydroxycut articles covers most of them (see the links above). But let's quickly compare the major ingredient differences between this new version and the old version.

New Hydroxycut Compared to Old Hydroxycut Version

New Hydroxycut
Serving Size 2 Capsules
Servings Per Bottle 50
Calcium (as hydroxycitrate) 156mg
Chromium 133mcg
Potassium (as hydroxycitrate) 218mg
*Hydroxagen Plus 1.32g
**Hydroxy Tea 414mg

*Hydroxagen Plus 1.7g

• garcinia cambogia extract
• glucomannan,
• alpha lipoic acid,
• willow bark extract,
• l-carnitine.

Total daily 1.7g X 2 = 3.4g

**Hydroxy Tea 406mg

• green tea leaf extract,
• caffeine,
• guarana extract (standardized for 200mg caffeine).

Total daily 406mg X 2 = 812mg

*Hydroxagen Plus 1.32g

• Garcinia cambogia extract
• Gymnema sylvestre extract
• Soy phospholipids
• Rhodiola rosea extract
• Withania somnifera extract

Total daily 1.32g X 3 = 3.96g

**Hydroxy Tea 414mg

• Green Tea extract
• Caffeine anhydrous
• White Tea Extract
• Oolong Tea Extract

Total daily 414mg X 3 = 1242mg

Looking at above, you'll see some noticeable changes in ingredients in both Hydroxagen Plus and Hydroxy Tea. The new Hydroxycut now contains Gymnema sylvestre extract (GSE), Soy phospholipids, Rhodiola rosea extract, Withania somnifera extract white tea and oolong tea extracts.

Gymnema sylvestre extract - native to the tropical regions of India. Has been promoted as an appetite suppressant and weight-loss agent. People in India with diabetes has chewed the leaves to help control blood sugar for generations. No more needs to be said about this. Take a look at the following study done:

Study on Gymnema sylvestre extract

If you don't like to read these types of studies, here's the conclusion quoted:

CONCLUSION: The present study shows that optimal doses of HCA-SX and, to a greater degree, the combination of HCA-SX, NBC and GSE (Gymnema sylvestre extract) can serve as an effective and safe weight-loss formula that can facilitate a reduction in excess body weight and BMI, while promoting healthy blood lipid levels.

Rhodiola rosea extract  - has its origins in Eastern Europe and Asia, and has been used in traditional medicine to stimulate the nervous system, decrease depression, reduce fatigue, and prevent high altitude sickness.

There are claims that Rhodiola can help weight loss by activating hormone sensitive lipase, which plays a key role in the break down of fat stored in adipose tissue; however, I was unable to find any studies to substantiate such claims. On a positive note, I did manage to find studies that support the claims that Rhodiola can improve endurance exercise capacity, which would lead one to think that this would enhance your workouts to promote more effective weight loss. Here's the study:

Rhodiola rosea extract study

Again, if you don't feel like reading it, here's the conclusion quoted directly from the study:

CONCLUSION: Acute Rhodiola rosea intake can improve endurance exercise capacity in young healthy volunteers. This response was not altered by prior daily 4-week Rhodiola intake.

When's all said and done, the bottom line of it is how well the new Hydroxycut works? That, I do not have the answer to at the moment. However, if you have used the new hydroxycut, please share your review of it on our reviews site here. This link will take you to the user reviews page of Muscletech Hydroxycut. You can also read other users' feedback on hydroxycut as well. To try the new Hydroxycut, please click the link below:

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