Health Benefits of Grape Seeds

  • Resveratrol and Muscadine Grapes

    Check out this great video about resveratrol and muscadine grapes: their origin, why they contain so much resveratrol and where you can find muscadine grapes. From Resveratrol and Muscadine Grapes to How Much Resveratrol is in Grapes

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  • Nutrient Value of Grapes: What Nutrients are in Grapes?

    What is the nutrient value of grapes? With all the talk about the health benefits of resveratrol and red wine, grapes should surely be healthy. What nutrients are in grapes? According to Mississippi State nutritionist, Betty Ecktor*, on the North Carolina Department of Commerce Website, the nutrient value of grapes (100 grams of dark skinned…

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  • Grape Juice Lowers Blood Pressure

    RealAge.com is reporting that grape juice lowers blood pressure after seeing a study on that very subject. The 12-week study was put on by Kevin Maki, Ph.D., Director, Nutrition and Metabolism Research Unit, Radiant Research, in Chicago, and was published in Experimental Biology 2003. Dr. Maki stated “In our study, blood pressure was measured as…

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  • How Much Resveratrol is in Grapes

    The question, “How Much Resveratrol is in Grapes” is pretty common but I’m not sure it’s the right question. Let’s start with a different question, “Which grapes have the most resveratrol?”. Resveratrol is the “antibiotic” that some plants make when they’re under attack. Whether it’s disease or fungus, resveratrol helps the plant fight it. Consequently…

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  • Grapes Nutrition

    Grapes Nutrition? Other than the health benefits of wine, not many people discuss the health value of their grape jelly sandwich or the benefits of their grape juice for breakfast. But grapes have real power and pack a pretty strong nutrient punch. The worst part about grapes is they often seem so expensive. And the…

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