Muscadines have 20 chromosomes vs 19 that other grapes have. These extra chromosomes contain phytochemicals which protect cells from free-radical damage (57).

Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine, is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States (56).

ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity, is a test tube analysis that measures the total antioxidant power of foods and certain chemicals. Early Findings suggest that eating high ORAC foods may help slow the processes with aging in both body and brain (52). Muscadine Grapes have an ORAC level of 895, which is the ….  Read More