Grape and Berry Consumption Linked to Protection from
Cancer and Heart Disease
In a February 27 News Release, the USDA Agricultural
Research Service announced research results, noting:
"Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and related plants have
now been found to
contain resveratrol, a potential anticancer agent, according to Agricultural
Research Service scientists who made the discovery. This new finding from
ARS chemist Agnes Rimando at the Natural Products Utilization Research
Unit, Oxford, Miss., adds to previous research by other scientists who
found that dark-skinned bunch grapes contain resveratrol. ... Using chemical
identification procedures, the team of scientists measured the resveratrol
content of 30 whole fruit samples of blueberry, cranberry, huckleberry
and related plants. The samples represented five families and 10 species
of Vaccinium fruit. They also measured resveratrol in skin, juice/pulp
and seed samples of muscadine grape. Because of its important biological
properties, resveratrol (3,5,4-trihydroxystilbene) has been examined extensively
in grapes. Studies showed the compound protects the grapes from fungal
diseases. It also provides health benefits for consumers by reducing the
risk of cardiovascular disease. ..."
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