Can I eat fresh bitter gourd instead of Insupro Forte?
Insupro Forte is a product extracted by using high biotechnology. An Insupro Forte capsule contains 3-5 kg bitter guard extracts, and also being processed to increase the resistance to stomach acid and for better absorption. There are two problems if replace Insupro Forte with fresh bitter gourd. First, bitter gourd contains very minimal amount of hypoglycemic agent. Large consumption is needed to achieve the same amount as in a capsule. Moreover, if 6 capsules are required daily, a very large amount of fresh bitter gourd is needed. Second, if we take fresh bitter gourd, the active agent of bitter gourd will be destroyed by stomach acid, thus the hypoglycemic effect may not be significant.
