From The March 2001 Issue of Nutrition Science News

Pomegranates a Top Antioxidant

by Bill Sardic

Living tissues require an array of antioxidants—anti-rusting agents that hinder disease and slow down the aging process. Among the family of antioxidants are plant pigments called bioflavonoids. These are found in berries, cherries, grapes and citrus fruit rinds. A recent study found that pomegranate juice exhibits three times greater antioxidant activity than other bioflavonoids such as red wine or green tea. Only recently has pomegranate juice and encapsulated pomegranate extract become widely available.

Bill Sardi is a health journalist writing from Diamond Bar, Calif. He is the author of The Iron Time Bomb (Bill Sardi, 1999).

Reference

1. Fil MI, et al. Antioxidant activity of pomegranate juice and its relationship with phenolic composition and processing. J Agric Food Chem 2000;48:4581-9.