We’ve all read about the health benefits of red wine. Antioxidants and polyphenols in wine have been shown to benefit many different health concerns, including (but not limited to) cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity. Because of these vast…
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Wine Industry Waste as a Protein Supplement for Tilapia Feed Diets: Rice Wine Edition
There has been a lot of interest lately regarding recycling wine industry residues to be useful and beneficial in many different areas, such as meat preservatives, animal feed, food nutrition boosters, disease ameliorators, and alternative fuels. Most research in this…
Grape Pomace: The Diabetes Wonderdrug
Before I launch into today’s post, I just want to give a big hello to those visiting from the blog Swirl, Sip, Snark, who recently wrote a great mini-review of this blog! Of course, hello to both my new and…
The Next Step Toward a “Super Wine”: Fortification with Resveratrol May Not Affect Sensory Characteristics of Some Wines
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreanna/4244854623/ “Functional foods” or “superfoods” are growing increasingly popular among consumers looking for a healthier alternative to their current diet. Functional foods, which are often enhanced or fortified with compounds designed to better ones’ health (i.e., antioxidants), intend to provide…