Eden Health Foods

Activation is what opens up the pore structure of the charcoal. Steam activation uses heat and steam to do it; chemical activation uses acids or salts. Eden use steam, and the charcoal itself is milled from coconut shell rather than wood or coal.

The same charcoal either way. The powder works out cheaper per gram and lets you choose the amount; the capsules are easier to carry and avoid the mess, at 200mg each, 60 to a bottle.

The 100g tin to try it, 300g if you already use it regularly, and 1kg if you go through it. It is the same powder in all three.

A wholefood blend of wild berries and greens, organically sourced. There are no juice powders, no flavours or extracts, no isolated vitamins or minerals, and no fillers or sweeteners.

Most vitamin C supplements are ascorbic acid, which is synthesised. Wild C is the food itself, dried and milled, so what goes in the glass is the berry rather than one molecule isolated out of it.

Both go into water, and Wild C also stirs through a smoothie. Follow the directions on the pack, and take charcoal with plenty of water.

Charcoal binds things in the gut, which means it can affect how medicines and supplements are absorbed. Keep it well apart from anything else you take, and talk to your pharmacist or doctor first if you are on regular medication.

The charcoal capsules and Wild C are both labelled gluten free. Check the pack itself, as recipes can change.