Since cranberry pills or powdered cranberries are made from dried, powdered cranberries, they contain an even higher concentration of antioxidants than fresh fruit or prepared products like cranberry juice.

Even though cranberry extract are made from dried, powdered cranberries, their antioxidant content remains active. In fact, taking cranberry supplements every day for 6-8 weeks has been shown to significantly reduce markers of oxidative stress in the body In general, research has found that taking 500–1,500 mg of dried cranberry powder per day prevents urinary tract infections.

Newer research has focused on the concentration of proanthocyanidins, as they are one of the main active ingredients in cranberry pills. 36 mg per serving appear to be the most effective at preventing urinary tract infections LactoCran + has 560mg of Maxx-Cran pure cranberry powder per sachet and contains 56mg of PAC per sachet. (One of the highest in cranberry supplement)

This is highly advantageous for helping to relieve UTI.

Taking at least 500 mg of powdered cranberry or 36 mg of proanthocyanidins per day appears to prevent urinary tract infections.