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•Product name: Pine bark extract powder 95.0% opc
•Also known as: Pine bark extract, Pine bark procyanidins, procyanidins
•Product code: YG-SCA009
•Botanical source: Pinus Pinaster
•Pycnogenol CAS No.: 174882-69-0
•Certifications: ISO, HACCP, CQC, KOSHER, HALAL
•Specification: 95.0% Proanthocyanidins/60% OPC
Product Instruction
Product Instruction
◆ Pine Bark Extract Powder OPC Proanthocyanidins, the active ingredient in pine bark extract, has 20 times the antioxidant capacity of vitamin C and 50 times the vitamin E. OPCs as well-known antioxidants can effectively suppress free radicals, and free radicals play an important role in degenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, blurred vision, sunburn and premature aging. It is a powerful antioxidant, a natural anti-inflammatory substance that can selectively bind to collagen and elastin, and can also help produce endothelial nitric oxide to help blood vessels dilate.
Specification of Pine bark extract powder 95.0% Proanthocyanidins
ITEMS | SPECIFICATIONS | METHOD/STANDARD |
Color | Pink-reddish-brownish powder | Organoleptic |
Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
Taste | Astringent | Organoleptic |
Mesh | 80 | -- |
Solubility | Soluble in water and ethanol | In-House |
Water insoluble | ≤10.0% | USP37 |
Loss on drying | ≤5.0% | USP37 <731> |
Total ash | ≤0.7% | USP37<561> |
Iron | ≤200ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Selenium | ≤5ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Zinc | ≤10ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Identification: | By TLC/IR/HPLC (USP37) | |
Assay (on dry basis) | ≥95% Proanthocyanidins | UV |
≥60% OPC | HPLC | |
Heavy Metals | ≤20ppm | USP37 <565> |
Lead | ≤1ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Arsenic | ≤2ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Mercury | ≤0.1ppm | NF EN 13806 |
Chromium | ≤5ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Cadmium | ≤0.5ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Copper | ≤5ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Nickel | ≤2ppm | NF EN 15763 |
Microbiological | ||
Total Plate Count | 1000cfu/g Max | USP37 <61&62> |
Yeast& Mold | 100cfu/g Max | USP37 <61&62> |
E.Coli colonies | Negative (-) | USP37 <61&62> |
Samonella colonies | Negative (-) | USP37 <61&62> |
P.aeruginosa.S.aureus | Negative (-) | USP37 <61&62> |
Candida albicans | Negative (-) | USP37 <61&62> |
Residual solvents | ||
Ethanol | ≤100ppm | USP467 |
Pine Bark Extract Powder OPC benefits
◆ Antioxidant
Proanthocyanidins is the most active component, because it has more antioxidant activity in the human body. Most people are well aware of the common antioxidants like VC and VE. OPC is 20 times more powerful than VC and 50 more powerful than VE. It may not be the only antioxidants that are important to the human body, but they are certainly of value.
◆ Anti-inflammatory
One of the traditional uses of pine bark extract was to support and maintain hormone balances.
◆ Anti-Aging
This powder is also recommended as an anti-aging ingredient. It has been shown to support skin health and improve endurance.
◆ Cholesterol
Like other antioxidants, proanthocyanidins prevents the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. When LDL cholesterol becomes oxidized it forms plaques on the interior of the arterial walls and that causes heart disease. It also prevents blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots.
Product application
◆ Pinus massoniana Lamb can be applied in pharmaceutical field, OPC has better effect on the treatment of cardiovascular disease;
◆ Applied in health products field , it's made into capsule. It has already become one of the ten salable natural plant extract products and owns the reputation of ‘natural health care product’ and ‘orally cosmetics’ in America;
◆ Applied in food field, it can be used as food supplement;
◆ Applied in cosmetic field, as the effective factor, it was made into aqua or ointment cosmetics, which has the effect of firming skin, anti-wrinkle, and curing freckle.
Recommended dosage
◆ Although doses between 40-60mg have been noted to be effective over a prolonged period of time, standard doses of Pycnogenol appear to be in the range of 100-200 mg per day.
◆ Studies have used twice daily dosing (dividing the daily total into two even doses to be taken with breakfast and dinner) as well as once daily dosing with breakfast. Both dosing strategies appear to be effective although they haven't been directly compared. It can be asborbed equally well when taken with or without food.
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