David Karp, writer for Gourmet Magazine describes the flavor of the mangosteen best in a recent article in the July 2003 issue called "Meet the Mangosteens." "I cut open a thick rind to reveal six snowy white, almost translucent segments that were like little eggs nestled in a jewel box. The flavor was almost unbearably exquisite - a sweet-tart melding of elegance and opulence that had echoes of fruit of every climate. Think of cherimoyas, lychees, and peaches mingled into one soft, moist, fragrant mouthful. I understood at last why many people consider mangosteen the finest fruit in the world-and why Queen Victoria is said to have offered a knighthood to anybody who could bring her one." -David Karp, The Fruit Detective, Meet the Mangosteens, Gourmet Magazine, July 2003, pp. 88-89 In one single drink, you get all of the benefits of xanthones: powerful antioxidant protection against free radical damage, support for cholesterol concerns, a natural energy enhancer, and more, in an indescribably delicious functional beverage. A new laboratory test known as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) has shown that an ounce of mangosteen juice has 20-30 times the ability to absorb free radicals than one ounce of most fruits and vegetables. The ORAC test is one of the most accurate ways to measure the ability of antioxidants in a certain substance to absorb free radicals. While most people know about the antioxidant benefits of Vitamins C and E, far fewer are aware of the incredibly potent antioxidant power of xanthones. Xanthones are natural chemical substances that have recently won high praise from numerous scientists and researchers. There are more xanthones, particularly in the pericarp, or rind of the mangosteen, than any other source on earth! Xanthones have been studied for their medicinal potential, since they demonstrate a number of pharmaceutical properties. Because the Mangosteen fruit has been used as a folk remedy for several hundred years in Malaysia, Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia, universities around the Pacific Rim have studied this fruit for decades now, confirming the efficacy of this botanical and corroborating what folklore medicine has known for centuries: mangosteen works! The following are just a few of the sources you can look to for third party independent studies about Mangosteen and Xanthones: www.google.com has 1,320 references to Xanthones and 10,400 references to Mangosteen. www.mangosteenmd.com, is a web site put up by J. Frederic Templeman, M.D., board certified in the U.S. and Canada. www.pubmed.gov , has 227 scientific studies and peer reviewed papers listed for Xanthones and 11 for Mangosteen.