Nutragon, LLC Achieves Success in Creating High Antioxidant Product from Muscadine Grape Skins
Nutragon, LLC will be holding a national press conference today (Jan 31) at 4:00pm in Kenansville, North Carolina to announce its new product
Kenansville, NC (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) January 31, 2005 -- Today, North Carolina based Nutragon, LLC
announces it has been successful in creating a nutritional supplement from
muscadine grape hulls that maintains a significantly high amount of resveratrol
and other beneficial Polyphenolic compounds. In recent years, resveratrol has
been examined by scientific researchers as an antioxidant, an anti-cancer agent,
and an anti-inflammatory agent.
Resveratrol received scientific
attention only a few years ago as a possible explanation for the “French
Paradox” – the low incidence of heart disease among the French people, who eat a
relatively high-fat diet. While resveratrol is present in many fruits and
vegetables, the highest concentration in its natural state is found in the
muscadine grape, particularly in the skin. The muscadine grape is a native plant
found mainly in the coastal and piedmont sections of North Carolina. Until
today, most attempts to capture the benefits of the powerful antioxidant
resveratrol found in muscadine grapes have used a chemical extract process that
destroys much of the benefits associated with resveratrol, and leaves a chemical
residue.
Nutragon, LLC has developed a chemical-free process to dry the
grape hull, and process into a powder form. This powder product, named Muscadine
Plus, is being packaged in small packets, similar to sugar packets. It is
currently available on the Internet and at designated retail outlets. This
process uses a by-product of the current muscadine wine and food industry. “We
are excited about the health benefits this product could have,” expressed
Nutragon partner Bob Dalton. “Nutragon’s focus is on creating all natural
products from the muscadine grape and other small fruits, void of any chemical
processing.” Mr. Dalton indicated that Nutragon will be announcing other natural
products in the near future. Additional information about Nutragon and its
products can be found at www.nutragonllc.com.
With this product announcement,
the demand for muscadine grapes to be grown in eastern North Carolina is
expected to increase. This could result in new processing and agricultural jobs
in economically distressed counties in the near future. The Duplin County
Cooperative Extension Service has been working closely with Nutragon to better
understand the increased demand expected for muscadine grapes, and what this
could mean for the farmers and farm economy. Grower opportunities and
educational information will be forthcoming.
Contact:
Robert
Dalton
Nutragon, LLC
www.nutragonllc.com
336-655-7456
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