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Pycnogenol Complex

by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 30 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 00370 0
  • DSLD label 645
  • Serving 2 to 4 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 15 servings

Pycnogenol Complex by Source Naturals lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 79 mg of magnesium, 100 mg of hawthorn berry extract and 100 mg of rosemary leaf extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.

What is in Pycnogenol Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Pycnogenol Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 645, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Pycnogenol Complex against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Vitamin C1,000 mg1,667%Vitamin C in Pycnogenol Complex against 18,583 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium AscorbateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Ascorbate)79 mg20%Magnesium in Pycnogenol Complex against 14,003 products79 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg79 mg

52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Hawthorn berry extractHawthorn berry extract PlantPart: berry Note: 4:1100 mgHawthorn in Pycnogenol Complex against 589 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

63% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg).

Rosemary Leaf ExtractRosemary Leaf Extract Note: 5:1100 mgRosemary in Pycnogenol Complex against 332 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 64% of 332 products listing rosemary (median 50 mg).

Quercetin100 mgQuercetin in Pycnogenol Complex against 1,548 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

40% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg).

Silymarinas Milk Thistle seed extractSilymarin (Form: from Milk Thistle seed extract PlantPart: seed)50 mgSilymarin in Pycnogenol Complex against 208 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 63.75 mg to 203 mg, the median 116 mg.50 mg

81% of 208 products listing silymarin give more (median 116 mg).

Grape Seed ExtractGrape Seed Extract (Alt. Name: Proanthodyn(TM)) Note: With a Procyanidolic Value of 9550 mgGrape in Pycnogenol Complex against 1,900 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

48% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg).

French Maritime Pine bark extractas ProanthocyanidinsFrench Maritime Pine bark extract (Form: 65% Proanthocyanidins) (Alt. Name: Pycnogenol) PlantPart: bark50 mgMaritime Pine in Pycnogenol Complex against 215 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

38% of 215 products listing maritime pine give more (median 50 mg).

Turmeric Rhizome50 mgTurmeric in Pycnogenol Complex against 2,369 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

71% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

Ginkgo Leaf Extractas FlavoneglycosidesGinkgo Leaf Extract (Form: 24% Flavoneglycosides) Note: 50:120 mgGinkgo in Pycnogenol Complex against 1,339 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.20 mg

83% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg).

Green Tea Leaf Extract20 mgGreen Tea in Pycnogenol Complex against 2,595 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

92% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg).

Bilberry fruit standardized extractas AnthocyanidinsBilberry fruit standardized extract (Form: 25% Anthocyanidins) PlantPart: fruit10 mgBilberry in Pycnogenol Complex against 896 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

85% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 645 (entered October 26, 2011), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 445 list more.
  • 92% of the 2,595 products that print an amount of green tea list more than its 20 mg of green tea (median 100 mg).
  • 85% of the 896 products that print an amount of bilberry list more than its 10 mg of bilberry (median 50 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pycnogenol Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: 2 to 4 tablets daily.
Warnings
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing. Keep out of the reach of children.
NOTE: If you are pregrant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 645.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Silicon Dioxide, Colloidal, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Pycnogenol Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.

  1. Label 645 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00370 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (manufacturer), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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