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OptiCore Pro PABA: why is it the first plant named in the blend?
PABA is the first name in the blend, so people searching for OptiCore Pro PABA often assume it is the main ingredient. It is the heaviest of the eleven, but that tells you less than it seems. This post uses the ingredients page to put the number in scale.
OptiCore Pro PABA, or p-amino benzoic acid, is listed first in the 179.5 mg proprietary blend, so it outweighs the ten plants below it. Its own amount is not published. The one published liver case report the site cites involved gram-scale use of a prescription form. A gram is about 5.6 times the whole blend.
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- PABA is the first of eleven names in the blend, so it is the heaviest of the eleven.
- Its amount is not published. The whole blend is 179.5 mg.
- The site cites one published liver-injury case report, linked to a prescription form of PABA at gram amounts.
- 1,000 mg is a gram, which is about 5.6 times the 179.5 mg whole blend.
- No published trial of PABA with a vision outcome is cited on the site.
- The bottle's caution applies: speak to a physician first if you have a known medical condition.
What is PABA in the OptiCore Pro blend?
PABA stands for p-amino benzoic acid. On the OptiCore Pro label it is the first item inside the proprietary blend, written as P-amino Benzoic Acid (PABA). It is not a vitamin with a Daily Value on this panel. It sits in the botanical blend row with ten plants, though it is not a plant itself.
The site groups it with horsetail, bamboo leaf, Fo-Ti, nettle and saw palmetto as the standard contents of a hair and nails capsule. The same panel carries biotin at 2,500 mcg. The site's reading is that this is a coherent formula for something other than eyes.
Why is OptiCore Pro PABA listed first?
A blend lists its parts in descending order of weight. First place means PABA weighs more than each of the ten that follow. That is the only thing the order tells you.
It does not tell you how much more. If PABA is 90 mg and the others share the rest, or if PABA is 20 mg and the others are 15 mg each, the label looks identical. The site says plainly that the split is inside the factory and does not estimate it.
| What the order tells you | What it does not tell you |
|---|---|
| PABA outweighs each of the other ten | How many milligrams of PABA there are |
| Barley grass is the lightest | How big the gap between first and last is |
| The total is 179.5 mg | What share of that total PABA takes |
What does the published PABA case report say?
The ingredients page says PABA was used in gram quantities in older trials of a prescription form, potassium para-aminobenzoate. It also says the one published liver-injury case report it found arrived at that scale.
That is the whole of what the site cites. It is a single case report, not a trial of this capsule, and not a measure of how often anything happens. We repeat it because a reader deserves to know the one safety record the site found for the first plant on the list.
The cited report is about a patient on a prescription form of PABA. It is not evidence about one capsule of a supplement.
How does the OptiCore Pro PABA amount compare with a gram?
A gram is 1,000 mg. The whole blend is 179.5 mg. Divide 1,000 by 179.5 and you get about 5.6. Even if the entire blend were PABA and nothing else, the capsule would hold under a fifth of a gram.
| Figure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gram-scale use in the cited older trials | 1,000 mg or more |
| Entire OptiCore Pro blend, per capsule | 179.5 mg |
| Capsules a day on the label | 1 |
| Most PABA the capsule could hold, in theory | 179.5 mg |
That sets an upper bound without guessing. The true amount is lower, because ten other names share the same 179.5 mg. We still cannot say how much lower, and we do not want to imply that the scale gap makes the question go away for you.
Who should ask a doctor about OptiCore Pro PABA?
The bottle's caution asks pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18 and anyone with a known medical condition to consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement. A history of liver trouble belongs on that list for a product with a liver-related record on one of its blend names.
- Anyone with a known liver condition.
- Anyone taking other supplements or herbal products. List everything you take.
- Anyone pregnant, nursing or under 18.
- Anyone who wants a product with every dose printed. This one is not that.
The side effects page sets out the label's cautions and the two liver signals it notes.
How should you weigh OptiCore Pro PABA before you buy?
- Do not read first place as main ingredient. It means heaviest of eleven in a 179.5 mg blend.
- Remember the amount is not published, and the case report was at a far larger scale.
- If you have a liver concern, ask your doctor with the bottle's panel in hand.
- If you order, keep your purchase date. The 180-day guarantee counts from the day you pay.
For the wider picture, the post on reading the OptiCore Pro ingredients list goes through every row. The OptiCore Pro home page has the packs.
Sources
- A case of liver injury on potassium para-aminobenzoate (2018): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29928188/
Frequently asked questions
What is PABA in OptiCore Pro?
PABA is p-amino benzoic acid, the first name in the 179.5 mg proprietary blend. It is not a plant, and its amount is not published.
Is PABA the main ingredient in OptiCore Pro?
It is the heaviest of the eleven names in the blend, but the blend itself is only 179.5 mg. The panel's largest figure by Daily Value is biotin.
How much PABA is in one OptiCore Pro capsule?
Not published. The most it could be, in theory, is the whole 179.5 mg blend, and the real figure is lower.
Is there a safety record for PABA?
The site cites one published liver-injury case report tied to gram-scale use of a prescription form. It is not a study of this capsule.
Is there a vision trial of PABA?
None is cited on the site. It says none of the eleven names has a published trial with a vision outcome.
Should I ask a doctor before taking OptiCore Pro?
Yes if you are pregnant, nursing, under 18 or have a known medical condition, as the bottle's caution says.
Our view
Our view is that PABA's first place is a fact about order, not a fact about dose. The most you can say is that it is the heaviest of eleven names in a blend that weighs less than a fifth of a gram.
That is a reason to read the label with care, not a reason to alarm yourself. OptiCore Pro is a dietary supplement, not a drug, and it is not approved by the FDA, as no supplement is.
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