What 95% Proanthocyanidins Actually Means
The peanut skin (the thin reddish-brown skin surrounding the peanut kernel) can contain proanthocyanidins—a class of polyphenolic compounds—in naturally high levels . When a supplier offers 95% proanthocyanidins , they are selling a highly refined extract that sits at the upper end of the concentration spectrum; top suppliers target a purity of 95% . Most standard peanut skin extracts hover at lower concentration levels for general use. To reach 95% purity, the extract must undergo a rigorous multi-stage process: starting with the collection of fresh peanut skins, followed by drying, milling, multiple rounds of solvent extraction using water or ethanol, and finally a concentration and spray-drying cycle to produce the finished powder . Each step adds cost, but the result is an ingredient with significantly higher potency and lower levels of inert material. The “UV” in the specification refers to UV-Vis spectrophotometry, a standard analytical method used to verify proanthocyanidi...