For many years, vitamin K was pretty much the Rodney Dangerfield of vitamins. It just didn’t get any respect. Most doctors and dietitians figured the body didn’t need much vitamin K. After all, the official government recommendation is for a scant 90 mcg daily. And its only biological role seemed to be in promoting blood clotting.

Originally, “pycnogenols” referred to oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) extracted from various plants (including grape seeds) and separated from their tannins. OPCs are chains of up to 5 units of proanthocyanidins (a category of flavonoids), such as catechins.

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How is it pronounced?

Fos-fa-tidyl-sear-ine, but you can just call it PS.