A rose by any other name still smells as sweet, but not all Hoodia works as well, or at all, if you purchase it from a company that is selling imitation Hoodia. It is important to learn about the many different kinds of fake Hoodia that are out there. There are those companies out there that are looking only to make as much money as they can, and they use unreal Hoodia in order to do so.

The first thing to learn is that there are over 20 different species of the Hoodia plant available. Some companies may use a different species of Hoodia plant, when only the Hoodia Grodonii plant has been found to help cut appetite down significantly. Only a small part of the Hoodia plant has the P57 enzyme that actually helps you to lose weight, and many companies will use the skin and roots which do not work at all to help with weight loss. If you are looking to buy from a company that does not have a C.I.T.E.S. certification, or has a fake one, you may be buying an “unreal” Hoodia product, so it is best to do a bit of research before you purchase any Hoodia products.