PLT Announces Third-Party Sustainability Review of MegaNatural® Grape Seed Extracts Production

Report Covers Practices of GALLO and California Natural Color in Creating Made-in-the-USA Premium Health & Wellness Ingredients

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PLT Health Solutions, Inc. today announced the release of a new white paper detailing the sustainability practices behind the MegaNatural grape seed extracts the company markets. Entitled MegaNatural^® Grape Seed Extracts: Sustainability Made in California, USA, the report was prepared for PLT by Botanical Liaisons, LLC—an internationally recognized organization that helps companies in the natural products industry establish sustainable and responsible sourcing practices for botanical ingredients, considering both environmental and social impacts.

MegaNatural® Grape Seed Extracts are produced by California Natural Color, a division of GALLO—the world's largest wine-producing company. These ingredients are made in California, USA, from unfermented red and white varietal wine grape seeds via proprietary processes. The report covers sustainable practices related to land use, water use, energy use, and social responsibility in growing and harvesting these raw materials.

According to Sid Hulse, Vice President, Product Development for PLT Health Solutions, the company commissioned the report to document and communicate the value of the sustainable practices supporting the MegaNatural ingredients it markets.

"From a business perspective, being stewards of the environment is essential to PLT's future success," said Hulse. "Plants are the raw materials of the ingredients we market, and without sustainable growing and harvesting practices, we risk not having access to these plants in the future. In addition, a joint survey by McKinsey and NielsenIQ in 2024 found that 60% of respondents would pay more for sustainable products.

PLT has worked with Botanical Liaisons on sustainability audits for botanical materials sourced from India, South Africa, and Russia's Altai Mountains. We're proud to have partnered with Trish Flaster and Blake Ebersole on this review of agricultural materials produced here in the United States."

MegaNatural Grape Seed Extracts
Through California Natural Color, PLT Health Solutions offers a broad range of grape seed extracts tailored to specific formulation needs. These ingredients can be featured in products with a "Made in the USA" designation. Key offerings include MegaNatural-BP®, MegaNatural® Gold, and ACTIVIN®. While similar in total phenol content, each extract differs in functionality, application, and clinical research support. MegaNatural-BP®, the flagship ingredient, is backed by nine clinical studies demonstrating cardiovascular and other health benefits.

As a division of GALLO, California Natural Color has access to an abundant supply of fresh wine grapes grown in California, USA and maintains control over the entire manufacturing process — from the initial selection of wine grapes to the final extraction of finished material. The company exceeds federally mandated traceability requirements by documenting all aspects of growing, treating, and handling the grapes. Through detailed supply chain documentation and laboratory testing, California Natural Color substantiates freshness, identity, domestic origin, and absence of chemical contaminants or genetic modification.

Sustainable Land Use, Water Use, and Energy Use

Details in the report include:

• 100% of GALLO's California vineyards are certified sustainable under the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
• GALLO reports recent reductions in energy consumption of 35%.
• The company has more than 21 acres of solar panels across its winery properties, with plans for continued expansion.
• Approximately 13.6 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity are generated annually—including from solar, co-generation from biogas (process water treatment), and turbines across all GALLO sites.
• Non-chemical pest and weed controls have been adopted.

According to Hulse, helping people understand sustainability is an important part of demonstrating its value and reason to buy. "One factor evident in consumer surveys and cited as an impediment to the growth of spending on sustainable products was consumers' struggle to identify sustainable products and a lack of trust in corporations to make them. This points to a need for all of us in the Natural Products Industry to communicate better. We need to be more explicit, more outspoken, and focus on the value that sustainable products deliver," he said. "This white paper is an attempt to help communicate the facts and the value of sustainability efforts on behalf of the California Natural Color Made in the USA line of grape seed extracts."

To receive MegaNatural Grape Seed Extracts: Sustainability Made in California, USA, visit https://www.plthealth.com/meganatural-white-paper or contact PLT.

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PLT Health Solutions, Inc.
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SOURCE PLT Health Solutions, Inc.