Botanical
Grape Seed Extract
Grape seed extract comes from the seeds of wine grapes and contains proanthocyanidins. It has been studied for blood pressure and cholesterol, among other uses.
Also listed as GSE, OPC-3, Oligomeric Procyanidins, Procyanidin
Why the extract matters
Cholesterol studies used different extracts and often had few participants, making product-to-product comparisons difficult. 1
Sources
- Grape Seed Extract NCCIH