Salvestrol Shield, 60 capsules

Salvestrol® Shield is a plant extract containing phytonutrients (phytoalexins)

Plant defence substances known as phytoalexins protect fruit and vegetables from viruses, bacteria, fungi, UV radiation and insects. Only when necessary does the plant produce them in larger quantities. Salvestrol® Shield provides 350 points per capsule and is intended for maintenance. Salvestrol® Platinum from Vitals is more potent and contains a particularly high dose: 2000 Salvestrol points per capsule.

Why salvestrols are quantified in points: The salvestrol points system is used to quantify the amount of salvestrols in foods and dietary supplements. The potencies of different salvestrols vary and are not directly related to the amount in milligrams. The point system scale is based on the calculation of the amount of salvestrols found in a typical diet from over 100 years ago. This amount represents 100 points.

Low levels of salvestrols in today’s diet

The discoverers of salvestrols made an interesting observation: the salvestrol content in fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs, as well as in processed foods, varies considerably. The salvestrol content in conventional fruit and vegetables has been significantly reduced by plant protection products such as fungicides. This is understandable, as the plant no longer needs to protect itself by producing phytoalexins. Over the past 50 to 60 years, the selection and breeding of plants has also contributed to a decline in the cultivation of varieties that naturally have a high content of bitter salvestrols (and therefore require fewer pesticides). When it comes to fruit and vegetables, too, people tend to opt for new varieties that are similar in size, shape and colour – whilst ignoring older varieties with a high salvestrol content. Finally, food manufacturers remove salvestrols from (refined) products such as fruit juices and olive oil to optimise flavour, colour and brightness. The flavour becomes more intense without the addition of sugar. In refined foods, salvestrols are usually present only in small quantities, if at all . The British research group that discovered salvestrols concluded that today’s diet contains 80 to 90 per cent fewer salvestrols than it did 50 to 100 years ago. Salvestrols are only present in significant quantities in unsprayed and unprocessed foods.

Key ingredients

* No reference amount specified under the Food Information Regulation (LMIV) ** Salvestrol® is a registered trademark of Nature’s Defence Research Ltd.

Ingredients

Phytonutrient complex consisting of kabocha squash (Cucurbita maxima), grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and citrus bioflavonoids, rice flour (Oryza sativa), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (vegetable capsule).

Recommended intake

Take 1 capsule twice a day with water, with a meal.

Storage instructions

Store in a cool, dry place away from light (not in the fridge).

Legal information

Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet and a healthy lifestyle. Keep out of the reach of young children.