Cranberex draws from Oregon cranberries

Ethical Naturals, a supplier of botanical ingredients to the U.S. and international supplement market, has released Cranberex, a standardized cranberry extract. Cranberex provides a high concentration of cranberry’s most active constituents: the distinct proanthocyanidins (PAC’s) containing the ‘A-type’ linkages that don’t occur in PAC’s from other, tannin-rich foods, according to Ethical Naturals. Cranberex is thus connected to the latest analytical methods and clinical trials that demonstrate cranberry’s abilities to support urinary tract health, according to the company.

The climate and harvest conditions in the coastal areas of Oregon tend to produce darker red cranberries that are higher in proanthocyanidin (PAC) levels than northeastern berries, according to Ethical Naturals. It is these high PAC levels in the Oregon fruit that form the basis of Ethical Naturals’ Cranberex product, according to the company.

The cranberry PAC’s inhibit the adhesion of E.coli bacteria to walls of the urinary tract, according to Ethical Naturals.

Cranberex is also available in the EU through ENI’s representatives, 1-A Food Consulting and PACE-EU in Denmark.