Energy metabolism

L-Carnitine

L-carnitine is a compound the body makes from the amino acids lysine and methionine. Its job in the cell is transport: it carries long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are turned into energy. Red meat and dairy are the main food sources, which is why the name comes from carnis, Latin for meat.

Fatty-acid transportExercise recoveryMetabolism reviews

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Found in

Red meat, fish and dairy. The liver and kidneys also make it.

Studied for

Mitochondrial fatty-acid transport, muscle recovery after exercise, reviews of carnitine metabolism

In your sachet

Listed on the label. The milligrams per sachet will be published here from the client's formulation sheet.

Why we use it

Why L-Carnitine is in the cup

It belongs in the story of how the body makes energy, which is the story of a morning coffee. We make no weight claims, and neither should anyone: the Philippine FDA has repeatedly warned about slimming coffees, and this is not one.

Made by the body, found in food
Studied in exercise recovery
Not a slimming ingredient, and not sold as one

The research

What the studies discuss

Peer-reviewed papers you can read yourself. We describe what they measured, never what will happen to you.

L-carnitine--metabolic functions and meaning in humans life.Pekala J, Patkowska-Sokoła B, Bodkowski RCurrent drug metabolism, 2011PubMed →Kinetics, pharmacokinetics, and regulation of L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine metabolism.Rebouche CJAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004PubMed →l-Carnitine Supplementation in Recovery after Exercise.Fielding R, Riede L, Lugo JPNutrients, 2018PubMed →

Education, not advice. Joe's Blend is coffee, not medicine, and carries no approved therapeutic claims. If you have a condition or take medication, talk to your doctor before adding anything new to your day.

FAQ

Questions people ask

What does L-carnitine do?

L-carnitine is a compound the body makes from two amino acids. Its job in the cell is transport: it carries fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are turned into energy. That is the mechanism the research describes, and it is why the ingredient appears in so many products. It is in every Joe's Blend sachet.

Is slimming coffee FDA approved in the Philippines?

The FDA registers food products; it does not approve slimming claims, and it has issued public warnings against unregistered slimming coffees. Check any product, ours included, at verification.fda.gov.ph using the CPR number in its footer. Joe's Blend is not marketed as a slimming coffee. It is an Arabica coffee with three added amino acids.

Is Joe's Blend a kape pampapayat?

No. We do not sell weight loss and we do not promise it. Joe's Blend is a 100% Arabica coffee with L-theanine, L-glutathione and L-carnitine, and we describe each ingredient by what research discusses about it, nothing more. If a coffee promises you will lose weight, that is the claim to be careful with.

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