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Supplement × Supplement·Evidence index

Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 8 records that name Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

8 studies naming Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

The combination of vitamin C and grape-seed polyphenols increases blood pressure: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Journal of hypertension · 2005 · PMID 15662232

Clinical TrialComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial

“Although the mechanism remains to be elucidated, these results suggest caution for hypertensive subjects taking supplements containing combinations of vitamin C and polyphenols.”

Ward et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C in its title.

Grape seed extract and L-ascorbic acid exert antineoplastic effects against solid Ehrlich carcinoma in vivo by modulating the tumor microenvironment and Th1/Th2 balance.

Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · PMID 40843004

Animal study

“These findings may be attributed to the presence of different chemical scaffolds of phenolic acids, Flavan-3-ols and its glycosides, glycerolipids and its glycosides, glycosylated seco-iridoids, dihydrochalcone, stilbenoid, flavone, dihydroxyflavone, and methylated flavone, sugars, and fatty acids.”

Morsi et al. · From the abstract

Names both Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C in its title.

Foliar application of putrescine, salicylic acid, and ascorbic acid mitigates frost stress damage in Vitis vinifera cv. ̒Giziluzum̕.

BMC plant biology · 2023 · PMID 36899321

“The use of compounds, such as ascorbic ac id, salicylic acid, and putrescine, modulates the effects of frost stress, thereby increasing the antioxidant defense system of cells, reducing its damage, and stabilizing stable cell conditions, so it can be used to reduce frost damage to different grape cultivars.”

Jalili et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C in its title.

An aldo-keto reductase with 2-keto-l-gulonate reductase activity functions in l-tartaric acid biosynthesis from vitamin C in Vitis vinifera.

The Journal of biological chemistry · 2019 · PMID 31488549

“Hence, we propose that Vv2KGR functions in l-tartaric acid biosynthesis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a d-isomer-specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase that reduces 2-keto-l-gulonic acid to l-idonic acid in plants.”

Jia et al. · From the abstract

Names both Grape Seed Extract and Vitamin C in its title.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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