FTC Warning - Resveratrol Facts
Resveratrol is a substance that is produced by several plants and that is sold as a nutritional supplement. A number of beneficial health effects, such as anti-cancer, antiviral, neuroprotective, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and life-prolonging effects have been reported. Resveratrol is found in the skin of red grapes and as a constituent of red wine may explain the “French paradox” that the incidence of coronary heart disease is relatively low in southern France despite high dietary intake of saturated fats.
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| General | |
| Systematic name | 5-[(E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)- ethenyl]benzene-1,3-diol |
| Other names | trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene 3,4',5-stilbenetriol trans-resveratrol (E)-5-(p-hydroxystyryl)resorcinol |
| Molecular formula | C14H12O3 |
| SMILES | C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC2= CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O |
| Molar mass | 228.25 g/mol |
| Appearance | white powder with slight yellow cast |
| CAS number | [501-36-0] |
| Properties | |
| Solubility in ethanol | 50 mg/mL |
| Solubility in DMSO | ~16 mg/mL |
| Solubility in water | ~0.03 mg/mL |
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Resveratrol is produced by plants as an antifungal chemical. It is found in widely varying amounts in the skin of grapes, in peanuts, berries of Vaccinum species, including blueberries, bilberries, and cranberries, some pines, such as Scots pine and eastern white pine, and the roots and stalks of giant knotweed and Japanese knotweed, called hu zhang in China. Resveratrol was first isolated from an extract of the Peruvian legume Cassia quinquangulata in 1974.
The amount of resveratrol in food substances varies greatly. Ordinary non-muscadine Red wine contains between 0.2 and 5.8 mg/L depending on the grape variety, whilst white wine has much less - the reason being that red wine is fermented with the skins, allowing the wine to absorb the resveratrol, whereas white wine is fermented after the skin has been removed. Wines produced from muscadine grapes, however, both red and white, contain more than 40 mg/L.
We have reviewed dozens of Resveratrol products in order to find the most concentrated dose best fit to maximize results. not every Resveratrol product available produces equal reslts. Our findings below indicate which Resveratrol supplements have been reviwed to produce the most beneficial resutls.
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