The May 1999 issue of Scrip magazine carried an article on improving the bioavailability of nutraceuticals. Bioperine^®, the patented black pepper extract from Sabinsa Corporation was prominently featured and the results of clinical studies which showed significant improvement in the bioavailability of nutraceuticals such as beta-carotene, selenomethionine, vitamin B6 and curcumin when co-administered with Bioperine^®, were cited. For example, the improvement in the bioavailability of beta-carotene was by more than 60%, when co-administered with Bioperine^®.