Today, Hoodia Gordonii is priced at $39.95 (in US Dollars) and that price is reflective of a per ounce cost. This brings to the forefront the question, how do companies offer a cheaper version of Hoodia? One camp feels that the cheaper Hoodia is not genuine Hoodia but is a mixture of many ingredients.

There are many products that claim to be a cheaper form of Hoodia on the market today. You will most commonly find these offers on E-bay, and while not every seller is making a truthful claim, it is prudent to be wise and informed about how Hoodia is made and sold so as to not be scammed. Some of the sellers who offer cheaper Hoodia may have bought their stock in large quantities and are now able to offer a lower price. Hoodia purchased in stores is not inexpensive, even those products offered at large chains such as Wal-Mart. Compared to products such as Desert Burn and Hoodia XR, and the chain store products may seem cheaper but are really mixtures and not 100 % pure.

The website Hoodiagordonii.com.za states that they have been closely watching the Hoodia market and find that 75% of all products claiming to contain pure Hoodia in fact do not include Hoodia Gordonii at all. While this website is not a company that sells Hoodia, they do help check on products to ensure that they do have real Hoodia as the main ingredient. They purchase the known products claiming to have Hoodia as a major component and test them, thereby building a database of these products and the test results they obtain. They are a nonprofit who does these tests which are expensive, so not every product on the market has been test as of now.

It is interesting to note that even the products which contain false Hoodia are not inexpensive. The companies are aware of what the consumer is willing to fork over for products that contain Hoodia and they act on this knowledge. The claims of some products to be a cure for obesity is now being investigated by the Government via the Federal Trade Commission and those who have purchased Hoodia products that do not work but are beyond the 30 day limit for return may visit the website at the FTC and file a complaint. The FTC warns that if you have a product that makes intense claims, those claims are most likely false and to avoid the merchandise all together.