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OptiCore Pro proprietary blend: what does 179.5 mg of 11 plants tell you?
The last row of the panel is the one most readers skip, and it is the one that needs the most care. The OptiCore Pro proprietary blend is a single line of 179.5 mg covering eleven plants. This post explains what that row tells you and what it cannot, from the supplement facts page.
The OptiCore Pro proprietary blend is 179.5 mg in total, shared by eleven named plants in descending order of weight. The label prints no amount for any single plant and no Daily Value. So you can read the order, but you cannot compare any plant with a trial dose. The split is not published.
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- The blend row reads 179.5 mg with a dagger where a percentage would be: no Daily Value is established.
- Eleven plants are named, from PABA first to barley grass last.
- Equal shares would be about 16 mg each. The real split is not published.
- Single-plant trials cited on the site used 450 mg of nettle root and 320 mg of saw palmetto a day.
- The sixteen other rows each give an amount and a percentage. The blend is the only row that does not.
- Soy reaches the capsule twice: the allergen line and plant sterols from soy bean in the blend.
What is the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend?
A proprietary blend is a legal format on a Supplement Facts panel, not a secret formula. A maker may print the total weight of a mixture and name its parts without saying how much of each there is. The OptiCore Pro blend row does exactly that.
| What a blend row must give | What it may withhold |
|---|---|
| The total weight of the mixture | The weight of any single component |
| The name of every component | The ratio between the components |
| Those names in descending order of weight | How far apart the first and the last are |
Blends are legal, common and used by much of the category. This one is not unusual in format. It is unusual only in how much of the panel it makes hard to check.
Which eleven plants are in the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend?
The label lists them in this order. Because the order is by weight, PABA outweighs the ten below it, and barley grass is the lightest.
- P-amino benzoic acid (PABA)
- Horsetail extract (Equisetum arvense, whole plant)
- Fo-Ti (Polygonum multiflorum, root)
- Bamboo extract (Phyllostachys nigra, leaf)
- Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
- Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora, root)
- Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis, whole plant)
- Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
- Plant sterols from soy bean (Glycine max)
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, herb)
- Barley grass (Hordeum vulgare, whole herb)
One of them, plant sterols from soy bean, is the reason the allergen line reads Contains: Soy a second time.
How could the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend be split?
The supplement facts page puts it neatly. The split could be one plant at 90 mg and ten crumbs, or eleven portions near 16 mg each. Both fit the label. Which is true is inside the factory.
Equal shares are the simplest picture: 179.5 divided by 11 is about 16.3 mg each. The order only says that no plant weighs more than the one before it. We do not estimate a split, and neither does the site, because a guess dressed as a number would be an invented fact.
| Scenario | What it would mean | Does the label rule it out? |
|---|---|---|
| Equal shares of about 16 mg | Every plant is a small amount | No. The order allows it |
| One large share, ten small | The first plant dominates | No. The order allows it |
| A gradual slope from first to last | Heavier at the top, lighter at the end | No. The order allows it |
How does the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend compare with trial doses?
Because no single amount is printed, none of the eleven can be set against a trial dose. The site makes one observation about scale. Two of the plants have single-plant trials whose daily amount is larger than the whole blend.
| Plant | Dose in the cited trial | Whole OptiCore Pro blend |
|---|---|---|
| Stinging nettle (root) | 450 mg a day for twelve weeks | 179.5 mg for all eleven |
| Saw palmetto | 320 mg a day for two years | 179.5 mg for all eleven |
Neither trial is about vision, and neither tested this capsule. The point is only scale. A 179.5 mg blend shared by eleven plants cannot hold a trial dose of either one. For a closer look at one of them, see the post on lutein and zeaxanthin for AREDS shoppers, which covers the carotenoids that the blend does not contain.
What does the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend say about the formula?
The site draws a plain conclusion. PABA, horsetail, bamboo leaf, Fo-Ti, nettle and saw palmetto read like the contents of a hair and nails capsule, and 2,500 mcg of biotin sits above them on the same panel. None of the eleven has a published trial with a vision outcome.
That is a statement about the ingredients, not about whether the product suits you. The bottle itself makes no benefit claim. The seller's page frames it around everyday vision wellness and eye comfort, and the site keeps those two things apart on purpose.
How should you read the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend as a buyer?
- Treat the blend as a list of names, not a list of doses.
- Do not buy the capsule for any one plant in it. The amount is not published.
- Check the plants against your own situation. Alfalfa carries a caution for anyone with an autoimmune diagnosis, per the ingredients page. Soy is declared.
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist if you take medicines or have a known condition, as the bottle's caution says.
- Judge the capsule on the sixteen rows you can check, the terms and your own notes.
The OptiCore Pro home page has the packs and the 180-day guarantee, which counts from the date of purchase.
Sources
- A randomised trial of nettle root (2020): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32981268/
- A two-year comparison of saw palmetto and finasteride (2012): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23298508/
Frequently asked questions
What is the OptiCore Pro proprietary blend?
It is one row on the panel: 179.5 mg in total, shared by eleven named plants. The label gives no amount for any single plant.
Why does the OptiCore Pro blend have no percentage?
No Daily Value has been established for the item, so the panel prints a dagger instead of a percentage.
Which plant is the largest in the OptiCore Pro blend?
PABA is listed first, so it outweighs the ten below it. The actual amounts are not published.
How much of each plant is in OptiCore Pro?
Not published. Equal shares would be about 16 mg each, but the order of the list shows the shares are not all equal.
Does the blend contain lutein or zeaxanthin?
No. Neither appears on the panel or in the blend.
Does the blend contain an allergen?
Yes. Plant sterols from soy bean are in the blend, and the label declares Contains: Soy.
Our view
Our view is that the blend row is honest about being a blend and silent about the split. That is allowed, and it is common. It simply means you are buying eleven names, not eleven doses.
If the sixteen rows you can check suit you, the blend is a small part of the picture. If a particular plant matters to you, ask a doctor. OptiCore Pro is a dietary supplement, not a drug, and it is not approved by the FDA, as no supplement is.
Decide on what is printed
If the sixteen printed rows and the terms suit you, the official page has the checkout and the shipping line.
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Disclosure: Theopticorepro is paid when an order is placed through this website. One capsule a day, 30 to a bottle. The checkout shows the current price before you pay.
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