Origin

• Advantra Z comes from bitter orange (citrus aurantium). The Chinese have traditionally used it to curb chest and stomach ailments.
  
  

Components

• Advantra Z contains alkaloids--some of them being synephrine and hordenine--that increase the metabolic rate and breakdown of stored fat in the body.
  
  

Replacement

• Advantra Z is used as a replacement for ephedra, an herbal remedy that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned in 2004. Interestingly enough, Advantra contains some of ephedra's alkaloids, namely synephrine.
  
  

Use

• Advantra is the only patented weight loss ingredient in the United States applied to products for weight loss, increasing lean muscle mass, improving athletic performance and suppressing appetite.
  
  

Manufacturer

• Nutratech is the company that exclusively owns and distributes Advantra Z. It is responsible for all of Advantra Z's clinical research studies.