Best French Grape Extract
90 Capsules
Each capsule
contains:
Full spectrum grape extract
(BioVin™)
........................................................60mg
E
xcipient: rice powder, magnesium stearate, gelatin
capsule.
Suggested Adult Use: As a dietary supplement, take
one capsule three times daily, or as directed by a nutritionally
informed health care provider.
Ingredients
Best French
Grape Extract is a whole grape extract produced from premium
wine grapes. Processed without chemical solvents and using a
low-temperature extraction method, Best French Grape Extract
contains proanthocyanidins, polyphenols, flavonoids and
resveratrol.
Made from the whole grape, including seed, skin,
and stem
Best French Grape Extract is a full-spectrum product
extracted from the seeds, skins, and stems of select hybrid
grapes. The unique extraction process is done in France using
locally grown grapes. The final product is purely extracted with
water and grain alcohol only. This ensures a product free of
chemical residues, and absorption is optimized because the
extract is water soluble. Best French Grape Extract retains the
natural deep purple grape color.
Quality Guaranteed
Best
French Grape Extract is continually analyzed by an independent
laboratory using the Porter Method, an industry-accepted test of
grape-extract quality. The Porter Value of Best French Grape
Extract ranges from 290 to 320. These are exceptionally high
measurements indicative of a product rich in beneficial active
ingredients.
Benefits
Rich in Natural Antioxidants,
including resveratrol
Best French Grape Extract delivers a wide
profile of natural constituents present in wine grapes,
including polyphenols, proanthocyanidins (OPCs), gallic acid,
ellagic acid, quercetin, catechin, epicatechin and other
valuable components. Many of these substances are powerful
antioxidants, which are under investigation for their potential
health benefits.
Best French Grape Extract also contains
resveratrol, a potent antioxidant present in the grape skin. In
a study recently conducted at the University of Chicago,
resveratrol demonstrated significant in vitro free-radical
inhibiting ability and antimutagenic activity, as well as
anti-inflammatory activity in test animals.2
Protects health
of capillaries
OPCs derived from grapes have been investigated
for their protective effect on capillaries, the small blood
vessels subject to free-radical-induced injury. OPCs show the
ability to prevent the formation of lipid peroxides, a type of
free-radical that can attack lipid molecules in epithelial
tissue, which forms the lining of capillary walls.3 OPCs also
protect capillary tissues from breakdown by enzymes such as
collagenase, elastase and hyaluronidase.3
Protects Heart
Health
There is growing interest in the ability of wine grape
polyphenols to protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation. In a 1993
study published in The Lancet, Frankel, et al found that
phenolic substances present in wine acted as electron donors to
inhibit copper-catalyzed oxidation of LDL.4
It is now believed
that oxidized LDL is a major factor in the buildup of plaque
deposits in blood vessels. In its unoxidized or “native” state,
LDL cholesterol accumulates in blood-vessel walls only to a
limited degree. On the other hand, oxidized LDL is readily
absorbed by macrophages present in arterial walls, forming “foam
cells.” This is the initial stage in plaque formation. Much of
the value of dietary antioxidants may center around mitigating
LDL oxidation.
It has been suggested that the benefits of
polyphenols may help explain the so-called “French Paradox,” the
relatively low mortality rate from heart disease found in
regions with high consumption of red wine.
In summary, the
broad range of natural grape antioxidants in Best French Grape
Extract may protect overall cardiovascular health in several
ways: 1) Reduction of oxidative stress (free radicals), 2)
Protection of LDL cholesterol against oxidation, 3) Preventing
formation of lipid peroxides which can attack capillary cell
membranes, and 4) Inhibition of enzymes that break down
capillary tissues.
References
1. Gluck, G. Cyvex
Technologies, Irvine, CA, Technical Bulletin, 03 February
1997.
2. Facino, R. M., et. al. “Free radicals scavenging
action and antienzyme activities of procyanidines from Vitis
vinifera” Arzneim.-Forsch. (1994) 44(I), Nr. 5:592-601.
3.
Frankel, E.N., et. al. “Inhibition of oxidation of human low
density lipoprotein by phenolic substances in red wine” Lancet
(1993) 341:454-57.
4. Jang, M., et. al. “Cancer chemoprotective
activity of resveratrol, a natural product derived from grapes”
Science Vol. 275, 10 January1997.
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