L-Theanine & GABA Calm Strips
L-Theanine & GABA Calm Strips carry 50 mg of L-theanine from green tea, 25 mg of GABA and 6 mg of vitamin B6 on a strawberry-peppermint oral strip that dissolves on your tongue. No water, no capsule, nothing to swallow. Thirty strips to a pack, one a day, in a sleeve slim enough for a wallet pocket. The label calls it a Calm Focus & Cognitive Support Formula.*
$25.00
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
What you get in every strip
- 50 mg L-theanine from green tea — Daily Value not established
- 25 mg GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) — Daily Value not established
- 6 mg vitamin B6 as pyridoxine hydrochloride — 353% of the Daily Value
- One oral strip weighs 290 mg, and that's the whole serving
- Strawberry-peppermint flavor
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free
About the L-theanine
L-theanine is an amino acid, and an unusual one: it barely occurs in the human diet outside of tea. It's what green tea leaves carry alongside their caffeine, and it's a large part of why brewed green tea tastes the way it does — theanine is one of the compounds behind umami in a cup of tea. The 50 mg here is the green tea-derived L-theanine listed on the panel. Its Daily Value hasn't been established, so the panel marks it with a dagger instead of a percentage. Worth knowing: this is the theanine without the brewed cup — caffeine isn't listed anywhere on this panel.
About the GABA
GABA is gamma-aminobutyric acid — an amino acid your body makes on its own, and one that also shows up in fermented foods. It isn't one of the nine essential amino acids, which is why no Daily Value has been set for it and why the panel marks it with the same dagger. This strip lists 25 mg.
About the vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is water-soluble, part of the B-complex group, and the form here is pyridoxine hydrochloride — the most common supplemental form. At 6 mg it's 353% of the Daily Value, the highest percentage on this panel.
Why an oral strip
The film is pullulan, a naturally derived polysaccharide that forms a thin, clear sheet and melts in seconds, set with cellulose, mannitol, pectin and lecithin. That's the practical difference here: no glass of water needed, so a mid-afternoon serving at a desk, on a flight or between meetings takes about five seconds and no preparation at all.
How it tastes
Strawberry first, then peppermint on the finish — the mint is what keeps a strawberry strip from reading as candy. Malic acid adds a touch of tartness, and the sweetness comes from monk fruit extract, erythritol and steviol glycosides rather than sugar.
Who it's for
People who want L-theanine and GABA in one daily step rather than two separate capsule bottles. It's vegan and gluten free, there's no caffeine on the panel, and the strip format suits anyone who finds pills awkward or who wants something they can take without a drink in hand.
How to use it
Place 1 oral strip on the tongue daily and allow it to dissolve.
What's in it
Pullulan, Mannitol, Cellulose, Strawberry Flavor, Lecithin, Malic Acid, Monk Fruit Extract, Pectin, Erythritol, Peppermint Flavor, Steviol Glycosides.
30 Oral Strips · 30 servings · Serving size 1 oral strip (290 mg)
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose. Consult a physician if pregnant, nursing, under 18, or have a medical condition. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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