Vitamin
OPC Complex Capsules
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Description
What Actually is OPC?
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins or procyanidins are secondary plant compounds that belong to the polyphenols. To be precise, they belong to the subclass of flavonoids and flavanols. Green tea catechins such as the well-known EGCG or ECG also belong to the latter group.
In fact, OPC are catechins that mostly combine to form di- and trimers, thus forming a kind of catechin chain (see illustration). They naturally occur in apples, wild blackberries or the red skins of peanuts, for example. The best source for our OPC Complex Capsules, however, is grape seeds (particularly red grape varieties), grape skins and also the red leaves of the vine.
Catechins or epicatechins can combine to form oligomeric or polymeric proanthocyanidins (OPC or PPC). (Source)
Like all other secondary plant compounds, OPC are produced increasingly under stress conditions of the plant and serve, for example, for UV protection. Due to their property as free radical scavengers, OPC have strong antioxidative effects. In direct comparison under laboratory conditions, they act as an antioxidant 18 times stronger than vitamin C and 40 times stronger than vitamin E. Conversely, OPC appears to enhance the effects of other antioxidants, such as vitamin C, vitamin E or vitamin A, to strengthen.
In the form of a supplement – such as OPC Complex Capsules – OPC can be mainly absorbed via a grape seed extract (GSE). This has a very high content of OPC and thus serves as an optimal source.
The edubily® OPC Complex
For our OPC Complex, we use, amongst other things, branded raw materials based on red grapes from France. We are of the opinion that taking seed extracts alone is not physiological. Therefore, we deliberately resort to extracts of whole grapes.
Our extract is made from the whole grape, i.e. skin, pulp and seeds. Therefore, our OPC Capsules contain highly bioavailable oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC) and the naturally occurring monomeric proanthocyanidins (MPC), the content of which we have not recorded.
Additionally, we have added other known plant compounds to the product (e.g. Quercetin) that enhance the effects of the grape extract.
Safety & quality
Every batch is tested in an accredited lab for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. Microbiological controls per Ph. Eur. standards.
Selected products are certified via the Kölner Liste®. Anti-doping safety for competitive athletes.
Science
Our doses are based on published human studies, not on the German minimum recommendation.
Sources and further reading are available in the edubily® science briefing.
How to take it.
Verzehrempfehlung: Täglich 1 Kapsel – bevorzugt nüchtern oder ½ Stunde vor oder nach den Mahlzeiten – unzerkaut mit ausreichend Wasser schlucken.
Wichtige Hinweise:
Die angegebene empfohlene Tagesdosis darf nicht überschritten werden. Ausserhalb der Reichweite von kleinen Kindern lagern. Dieses Produkt ist kein Ersatz für eine ausgewogene und abwechslungsreiche Ernährung.
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From the founders
“We've been developing supplements since 2010 — the kind we take ourselves and would recommend to our own parents. No label cosmetics. Just what works, in the dose that works.”
Founders of edubily®
