New cholesterol fighter found in red wine
...a preliminary study of six varieties of California wines four red and two white and compared them on the ...e about three to ten times as much. Among the red wines tested, red Zinfandel contained the highest levels. Syrah had the second highest, followed by Pinot ...... called flavonoids, which may help account for the wines protective effect. The researchers asked study subjects to answer questions during a detailed, computer-based interview about their total lifetime alcohol consumption by decade, as well as their alcohol use in the previous 30 days. Their lung functio...Thanksgiving meals: Cooking with chemistry
...ilar to red wine, considered the healthiest of all wines due to its reputed ability to fight heart disease. Their finding appeared in the July 16 print issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. At least one wine manufacturer in Israel (Binyamina Winecellars and Distillers) has already begu...Scientific symposium focuses on nutritional beverages, August 26-28
...ampaign is studying the flavor chemistry of hybrid wines formed by crossing varieties of French and American grapes. He will describe his groups efforts to make a better-tasting hybrid wine. (The paper on this research, AGFD 15, will be presented at 2:05 p.m., Sunday, August 26, at McCormick Place South...Researchers develop white wine with health benefits similar to red
...ilar to red wine, considered the healthiest of all wines due to its reputed ability to fight heart disease....The similar antioxidant activities between the two wines suggest that white wine contains varieties of polyphenols with higher antioxidant activity than thos...Australian red and white wines are about to become greener. The nation's ag...hat are known to contaminate ground water. Their wines are tested for such contaminants continually, but even anecdotal evidence of such herbicide use coul...Red wine can help maintain immune system, UF researcher finds
...rom a local vineyard in North Central Florida. The wines were made atthe food science and human nutrition department by researcher Charlie Sims. Percival said she found the comparison of muscadine and cabernet inconclusive.Tests of enzymes in the liver, which detoxifies alcohol for the body, showedsome dif...