Dr. Masquelier’s pioneering research into the isolation, identification and therapeutic applications of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) began in 1948 as a great discovery of a vital nutrient in human health. Whoever was prescribed or took “OPC” in the early decades, could be sure that he or she was receiving the authentic, safe and well-researched OPC nutrient. However today, after 60 years of ongoing scientific research and clinical studies, the integrity and consistency of the Masquelier® materials can only be identified by the name MASQUELIER’s®.

Long ago, when the world of dietary supplements did not yet know about OPC, Masquelier’s introduction and use of the abbreviation “OPC” seemed a reasonable way to speak about this newly discovered complex phyto-nutrient. In spite of this well-defined beginning, in today’s marketplace it has become all too common for generic terms such as “OPC”, “grape seed extract” and “pine bark extract” to be used on labels to represent insufficient, cheap ingredients being promoted on borrowed product-specific science. This not only undermines the authentic ingredient, it also creates enormous misleading confusion in the marketplace as the consumer has no way of knowing what plant compounds they are purchasing — some of which are meaningless towards human health.

How can you, as a consumer, know that a product will provide the full range of vital key health benefits you are seeking? Find a brand you can trust by making sure the ingredients are the authentic materials backed by science. In the case of OPCs, only MASQUELIER’s Original OPCs and MASQUELIER’s French Pine Bark Extract, as discovered and scientifically verified through 60 years of science, can provide you the guarantee of consistency, potency and health benefits critical to your living a longer healthier life.

To achieve the significant health benefits of the MASQUELIER’s® products, the product must be identified as MASQUELIER’s®. MASQUELIER’s products exert profound functions in the human body, including intense protection and strengthening of the cardio-vascular system; they protect and support renewal of collagen throughout the body, and they are a powerful antioxidant. The impact of these key biological functions explains OPCs positive and unique impact on all biological systems in the human body. And for this reason, MASQUELIER’s® OPCs and French Pine Bark Extract should not be overlooked when you consider products to protect and support your life-long health.

Everybody who is genuinely interested in receiving the health promoting properties of the original OPC in beneficial potencies, should look for MASQUELIER’s® Original OPCs.





MASQUELIER’s® Original OPCs and MASQUELIER’s® French Pine Bark Complex are similar. They were both invented by Masquelier and they show similar health benefits. Though they are different at the same time. Both products are based on the smaller flavanols, that Masquelier discovered and identified as the healthy nutritive plant substances, (phytonutrients). Both products contain only the monomeric and oligomeric flavanols, which mean the smaller molecules of the flavanols. The large flavanols, although found in many of competitor’s products, are too big to be used by the body and therefore useless.
Flavanols come in a large number of different basic forms. Imagine Flavanols being all the basic LEGO® pieces you can think of in their different sizes and colours, with which you can make hundreds of different small structures. Well, MASQUELIER’s® French Pine Bark Complex contains slightly different LEGO® structures, than MASQUELIER’s® Original OPCs, so to speak.
Although both products have similar health benefits, taking our ANTHOGENOL® with MASQUELIER’s® French Pine Bark Complex product provides you thus with a broader array of these smaller flavanol-combinations and not to forget, it provides you the combination of the original and well researched MASQUELIER’s® ingredients.

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