UF research: Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines
UF research: Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines
Feb 1, 2012 6
(UFL.News) - Blueberry wine can provide more potentially healthy compounds than white wines and many red wines, according to a new University of Florida study.
Researchers with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences measured antioxidant content in a Florida-produced blueberry wine and compared it to published reports of antioxidant content in white and red wines made from grapes. Antioxidants are compounds that may offer cells protection from damaging molecules called free radicals.
The researchers found the Florida wine, produced from southern highbush blueberries, had more antioxidants than all of the reported white wine values and all but 20 percent of the reported values for red wines, which are considered high in antioxidants.
Wade Yang, a food science and human nutrition assistant professor with IFAS, led the research.
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