Café Marita: discover the functional product that helps with weight loss

Café Marita is a blend for preparing a beverage based on coffee and other functional ingredients. Currently, it is possible to find three versions of the product for sale on the official website of the company responsible for the brand.

The product has gained fame mainly for the possibility of helping in the slimming process, which is especially due to the combination of ingredients present in the Café Marita 3.0 version, the most popular so far. Check below what exactly Café Marita is, what benefits it offers and find out if there are risks and contraindications in consumption.

What is Café Marita?

Janaína Lira (CRN3: 35122), nutritionist, explains that Café Marita is registered with the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) as a food with claims of functional and/or health properties.

It is a mixture for preparing coffee-based drinks and other ingredients with active ingredients that may offer health benefits. Currently, there are three versions of the product for sale on the Rede Fácil Brasil website: Café Marita 3.0 (with yerba mate and psyllium), Café Marita 6.0 (with anthocyanin, caffeine, vitamin C, flavanoids, curcumin and MTC) and Café Marita Vermelho ( coffee, yerba mate, cocoa and tomato lycopene).

Therefore, each version focuses more on one benefit: Café Marita 3.0 promises benefits especially for weight loss; Café Marita 6.0 promises to be beneficial for concentration and memory; and Marita Red Coffee has antioxidant action, protecting cells against free radicals and being an ally of the cardiovascular system.

Marita coffee composition

Janaína highlights the ingredients present in Marita 3.0 coffee, the most popular version of the product:

• Soluble coffee;
• Psyllium powder;
• Soluble yerba mate;
• Mangosteen garcinia aroma.

The nutritional table of the product shows that Café Marita has: 10 kcal; 1.7 g of carbohydrates; 0.6 g of protein and 1.5 g of dietary fiber.

Benefits of Café Marita

Evaluating the ingredients present in Café Marita 3.0, the following can be highlighted as benefits of the product:

• Stimulating effect: coffee and yerba mate are rich in caffeine, which gives the drink a stimulating effect, reducing sleep, improving concentration and performance in physical exercises.
• Thermogenic effect: still due to the presence of caffeine, the drink has thermogenic action, accelerating metabolism and thus contributing to weight loss.
• Increased satiety: psyllium, in particular, is a dietary fiber that generates the feeling of satiety, allowing a person to eat less.
• Good functioning of the intestine: also due to the presence of psyllium (fiber), Café Marita contributes to the good functioning of the intestine, which is beneficial for the weight loss process and for health as a whole.
• Controlling Glucose Levels: As an important source of fiber, psyllium also helps to reduce blood glucose levels.
• Cholesterol control: psyllium also helps to lower blood fat levels, improving cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
• Antioxidant power: with antioxidant properties from its components, the drink helps fight free radicals (responsible for premature aging and damage to health).

The combination of ingredients makes Café Marita a functional drink that, when associated with a balanced diet, tends to offer several health benefits, including with regard to weight loss.

Professional clarifies doubts about Café Marita

For many people, Café Marita is still a novelty. Check out the clarification for the main doubts surrounding the product:

Are there contraindications to the consumption of Café Marita? “Yes, the product is contraindicated for pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with anxiety, panic syndrome, gastritis and cardiac arrhythmia”, answers Janaína.

Are there any risks in using Café Marita? “Café Marita 3.0 has two ingredients that contain caffeine that, if consumed in excess, can cause side effects such as insomnia, irritability, headaches, as caffeine stimulates the central nervous system. And, in the cardiovascular system, it produces an increase in heart rate”, warns Janaína.

Does Marita Coffee Really Help You Lose Weight? “The ingredients present in the product, associated with a balanced diet and physical activity, can help in weight loss”, highlights the nutritionist.

It is worth mentioning that Café Marita does not work any miracles when it comes to weight loss, and can only be a good ally in the process, which does not exclude the need for adequate food and associated with the practice of physical activity.

Where to buy Café Marita

Café Marita can be found for sale on the brand’s official website or through online retailers, such as Americanas, Magazine Luiza and Mercado Livre.

Café Marita proves to be a good option for those who already follow a healthy diet and practice physical activities. In any case, the ideal is that the drink is included in the diet only if there is an indication of the nutritionist, thus, the risks of consumption are avoided.

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