Solgar Pycnogenol 100mg Vegetable Capsules is a food supplement made from French maritime pine bark (Pinus pinaster), extracted and supplied under the Pycnogenol trademark. Each capsule uses a vegetable capsule shell rather than gelatine, making it suitable for people following a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Key Features

• Vegetable capsule shell: Made with a vegetable capsule shell instead of gelatine, so it's suitable for people following a vegan or vegetarian diet.
• Suitable for a kosher diet: Solgar states this product is suitable for a kosher diet.
• Branded pine bark extract: The active ingredient is French maritime pine bark (Pinus pinaster) extract supplied under the Pycnogenol trademark, a specific, trademarked extract rather than a generic pine bark ingredient.
• Adjustable daily dose: The label allows one to two capsules a day, so the amount of extract taken (100mg or 200mg) can be adjusted within the stated range.

What is Pycnogenol?

Pycnogenol is a trademarked name for an extract made from French maritime pine bark (Pinus pinaster). Because it's a trademark rather than a generic ingredient name, a product labelled simply "pine bark extract" is not necessarily the same standardised extract as Pycnogenol.

Is Solgar Pycnogenol suitable for vegans?

Yes. The capsule shell is made from hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose rather than gelatine, and the other ingredients used to bulk and stabilise the capsule, microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearic acid and vegetable magnesium stearate, are plant-derived rather than animal-derived.

What's the difference between this and Solgar Pycnogenol 30mg?

Solgar also sells a Pycnogenol 30mg Vegetable Capsules product. This product is the 100mg strength, so each capsule provides more than three times as much French maritime pine bark extract. Check the strength stated on the pack before buying to make sure you order the version you intend to take.

• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Gluten-Free

Active ingredient: French Maritime Pine Bark (Pinus pinaster) Powdered Extract (Pycnogenol), 100mg per capsule.

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose (bulking agent), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (vegetable capsule shell), vegetable stearic acid and vegetable magnesium stearate (anti-caking agents).

Take one to two vegetable capsules a day.

The following precautions apply to this food supplement:

• Do not exceed the stated recommended dose.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

No side effects have been identified for this product by the manufacturer.