Guarana Seed



While guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, it is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee berry. Each fruit contains about one seed, which has about three times more caffeine than coffee beans. Caffeine is a stimulant of the central nervous system, the cardiac muscle, and the respiratory system.

The guarana fruit's color ranges from orange to red and contains black seeds which are partly covered by white arils. The color contrast when the fruit has been split open has been likened to eyeballs; this has formed the basis of a myth.

Uses

It is used as an ingredient in herbal tea and made into capsules. Often times, guarana is marketed as a unique source of energy, distinct from caffeine; this is to take advantage of the fact that not many consumers are aware that caffeine is found in a wide variety of plants.