*This product is heavily discounted because it is marked with an expiration date of 01/07*
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Now Grape Seed is highly concentrated natural extract derived from grape seeds. It contains a number of unique beneficial flavonoid compounds (min 90% total polyphenols) which have demonstrated free radical and oxidant scavenging activity.*
Grape Seed Extract contains a class of compounds called proanthocyanidins. These compounds have powerful free radical scavenging capabilities and work synergistically with other antioxidants like vitamin C to support immune system function. |
| Vitamin C (as Calcium Ascorbate) |
320mg |
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| Calcium (as Calcium Ascorbate) |
36mg |
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| Grapeseed Extract (Vitis vinifera) |
100mg |
Serving Size: 1 Vcaps
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 Vcaps 1 to 2 times daily, with meals.
Free of: sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg or preservatives
Other Ingredients: Cellulose (capsule) and Magnesium Stearate (vegetable source)
Warnings: Caution: Please discard the inedible freshness packet enlcosed
Disclaimers: *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease
Vcaps is a registered trademark of Capsugel.
Also indexed as: Grape Seed Extract, Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs), Procyanidolic Oligomers (PCOs)
What do they do? Proanthocyanidins--also called OPCs for oligomeric procyanidins or PCOs for procyanidolic oligomers--are a class of nutrients belonging to the flavonoid family. Proanthocyanidins have antioxidant activity and they play a role in the stabilization of collagen and maintenance of elastin--two critical proteins in connective tissue that support organs, joints, blood vessels, and muscle.1 2 Possibly because of their effects on blood vessels, proanthocyanidins have been reported in double-blind research to reduce the duration of edema after face-lift surgery from 15.8 to 11.4 days.3 In very preliminary research, proanthocyanidins were reported to have anti-mutagenic activity (i.e., to prevent chromosomal mutations).4
Proanthocyanidins have been shown to strengthen capillaries in double-blind research using as little as 100 mg per day.5 In another double-blind trial, French researchers reported that women with chronic venous insufficiency had reduced symptoms using 150 mg per day.6 In another French double-blind trial, supplementation with 100 mg taken three times per day, resulted in benefits within four weeks.7
Proanthocyanidins (200 mg per day for five weeks) have improved aspects of vision (visual performance in the dark and after exposure to glare) in healthy people.8 9 A product that is high in proanthocyanidins has been shown to prevent and reverse abnormal blood clotting in smokers.10
Where are they found? Proanthocyanidins can be found in many plants, most notably pine bark, grape seed, and grape skin. However, bilberry, cranberry, black currant, green tea, black tea, and other plants also contain these flavonoids. Nutritional supplements containing proanthocyanidins extracts from various plant sources are available, alone or in combination with other nutrients, in herbal extracts, capsules, and tablets.
*This product is heavily discounted because it is marked with an expiration date of 01/07*
