Hi Everyone,
Many folks here take resveratrol powder in 80 or 120 mesh particle size, some may even take tablets. At RevGenetics we are having an internal debate regarding micronized resveratrol, which no one offers at this time.
I wanted to ask about it to you all, as your opinion matters and maybe I am missing something obvious. The debate really centers around cost vs benefit. Most rsv capsule makers and suppliers will supply powder, but not micronized powder.
I believe first off, we need to understand some of the sizes for comparison here (please correct me if I am wrong):
"Mesh 80" is about 0.178mm particles
"Mesh 120" is about 0.12 mm particles (120um)
"Micronized" particles are about 1.0 um and in some cases lower.
The current SRT501 formulation uses micronized resveratrol, and likely anyone making a look-a-like formulation will eventually use micronized rsv as well.
the issue then is this...
When we compare 99% Resveratrol against the SRT501 formulation we have a 202% percent increase in SIRT1 activation (according to Sirtris). Does this percentage really benefit the consumer if the formulation is produced at a higher cost than buying non-micronized resveratrol? We are still gathering equipment pricing to consider a micronized rsv formulation, but what (other than marketing) benefit will micronizing the resveratrol produce for the average person if it costs more to buy 2 grams of micronized rsv than 4 grams of regular 99% rsv?
Other than a marketing benefit (Marketing is powerful, don't get me wrong)... I am not sure micronized rsv presents such a powerful benefit over non-micronized rsv to support a higher cost for the average person.
Am I missing something here?
Anthony