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Article: White wine can be made as healthy as red wine
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 9, 2001
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Researchers in Israel have found a way to boost the antioxidant
content of white wines so that they have about the same health
benefits of red wines.
"This is good news for white wine lovers," said Michael Aviram, a
professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and
head of the team that developed the process. It is described in an
upcoming issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
published by the American Chemical Society.
Besides providing a more healthful alternative for those who
prefer the taste of white over red, the development is also promising
for people who can't ...