Consumers need to know that the marketplace is full of imitations, offshoots and derivatives of scientifically proven natural products. Those who are looking for a product that will produce the proven results and not just the "claimed" or "implied" results, want the authentic product that was used in the actual scientific research. This is especially important when you buy a product labeled as "grape seed extract" or "pine bark extract."

"OPC" and "Proanthocyanidins" are Unreliable Names in the Marketplace

When reading product labels, magazine articles and many popular books, the terms "OPC" and "proanthocyanidins" should be considered as generic words and not scientific whatsoever. In most cases, the terms are used as equivalent to "grape seed extract" or "pine bark extract" for commercial interests—or by mistake—and their differences have truly lost all scientific meaning. For example, independent testing found no active OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins) in a leading American brand of grape seed extract—even though it's aggressively marketed and branded as an OPC product.

Proanthocyanidin clusters must have a certain molecular size to be effective.

Unfortunately, many companies have used Dr. Jack Masquelier’s name and research in unauthorized ways to promote illegitimate extracts. There are many, many suppliers of grape seed and pine bark extracts who use various and unproven manufacturing processes, which leads to widespread differences in products labeled at "grape seed extract" or "pine bark extract" in the marketplace. Together with widespread confusion and misunderstanding as to the differences between vague "extracts" and their active principles, it's practically impossible for retailers and consumers to distinguish inferior products from quality ones.

What makes Flavay® superior to other extracts?

More than 60 years of solid scientific research, patents and clinical studies, rigorous manufacturing controls and comprehensive identity testing to safeguard quality and consistency; produced at the same French manufacturing facilities for pharmaceutical over-the-counter and dietary supplement uses worldwide. Flavay® is the name you can trust for pure, unadulterated and authentic small-cluster OPCs manufactured in France for over 60 years.

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