2018 March 16 SPDS

Kava Materials

• Whole or powdered rootstock (root, rhizome, stump, laterals) – 3%–20% dry weight kavalactones in underground plant material • Traditional non‐fermented drink (more than 1,000 yrs of use) – ~ 250‐300 mg kavalactones per serving • Liquid, soft, and dry extracts: 30%–90% kavalactones • Capsules or tablets: 50‐250 mg kavalactones per serving 

• Tea bags, Instant powdered drink mix • In combination with other ingredients

• DSLD: 42 named products with 83 w/kava somewhere on label • 2016 ABC Market Report, Natural Channel, #29, $3.2 mil,  10.3% increase over 2015 sales