Australian Approved Name (AAN): Hydroxycitrate complex
Mandatory components: Hydroxycitrate complex must contain one or more of the three salts (calcium, sodium or potassium hydroxycitrate) of hydroxycitric acid.
Warning and restrictions: Labels must declare the amount of hydroxycitrate complex and the equivalent amount of hydroxycitric acid that is present. In the case of sodium hydroxycitrate, the amount of sodium should be declared where the total sodium content of the formulation is greater than 120 mg of sodium per maximum recommended daily dose.
Ingredient specific requirements – Hydroxycitrate complex is derived from the fruit rind of Garcinia quaesita Pierre or Garcinia zeylanica Roxb. Varying amounts of plant material from G. quaesita or G. zeylanica may still be present in the substance depending on the manufacturing process employed, but should not exceed 10% of the final preparation. Hydroxycitrate complex can also be derived from the fruit rind of Garcinia gummi-gutta (syn. Garcinia cambogia).
Allowable purpose of the ingredient: Active
TGA reference: Compositional Guidelines