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2006-09
Berries Nutrients & Phytochemicals
Acai
(see also under "Antioxidant Value" below) Anthocyanins
Oxygen Radicals and Antioxidants: Açaí
Nutrient Showdown: Açaí vs. Goji, Pt. 2 of 4 (Micronutrients) Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 2 of 8: Cancer
Antioxidant Showdown: Açaí vs. Goji, Pt. 3 of 4 (Antioxidant Phytochemicals) Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 3 of 8: Bacterial Infections
Antioxidant Showdown: Açaí vs. Goji, Pt. 4 of 4 (ORAC and Uses in Functional Foods) Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 4 of 8: Brain Health
Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 5 of 8: Inflammation
Blueberry Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 6 of 8: Health Claims
Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 7 of 8: Effects of Processing
International Blueberry Bonanza Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 8 of 8: Dr. David Heber
New Jersey's Bloomin' Blueberries
All About Anthocyanins: FAQ
All About Anthocyanins: Berry Rankings
All About Anthocyanins: Anti-inflammation
Blackberry Carotenoids
Queen of Berries: The Marionberry Primer on Berry Carotenoids
Resveratrol
Black and Red Raspberries
Berry Resveratrol, an Anti-Cancer Agent
Black Raspberry, Clinical Research Progress Berry Phytochemicals for Your Diet - Resveratrol
Red Raspberry Rush A Research Crown on the Berry King
Black Raspberries Show Promise Against Cancer Top Berry Research Topic of 2008
Quirks of Breeding Black Raspberries
Cranberry Berry Pigments, Pt. 1 of 4: Color Power Berry Pigments, Pt. 2 of 4: Why Pigments?
Emerging Research on Cranberries Berry Pigments, Pt. 4 of 4: Friends & Foes
Cranberry: The Leading Edge of Berry Research, Pt. 1 of 2
Cranberry: The Leading Edge of Berry Research, Pt. 2 of 2
Cranberry Health Application Fails in Europe
Goji (Wolberry)
Goji or Wolfberry? Health Benefits and Claims
Berries in Controversies: Goji Under the Microscope
Goji - What It Is... and Isn't, Pt. 1 of 4: Names and Food Value Aging
Goji - What It Is... and Isn't, Pt. 2 of 4: Origins Bones
Goji - What It Is... and Isn't, Pt. 3 of 4: Nutrients Heart
Goji - What It Is... and Isn't, Pt. 4 of 4: Health Claims Inflammation
Dietary Fiber, Pt. 1 of 3 (Fibers that Ferment)
Grape Dietary Fiber, Pt. 2 of 3 (Short-chain Fatty Acids)
Dietary Fiber, Pt. 3 of 3 (Evidence for Health Benefits)
Red Grape Phenolics: Where Science Meets Market Health Claims, Clinical Trials, Pt. 1 of 2
Grape Harvest: Berry for the Millions Health Claims, Clinical Trials, Pt. 2 of 2
Berry King (Concord grape) Five Friends of Brain Health
A Research Crown on the Berry King Where Are Berries on the Research Pyramid? Pt 1/2 Where Are Berries on the Research Pyramid? Pt 2/2
Berries and Apoptosis
Seaberry (Sea buckthorn) Heart Month: Berries and Cardiovascular Health, Pt. 1/2
Heart Month: Berries and Cardiovascular Health, Pt. 2/2
Juice from the Sea Buckthorn Berry
Seaberry Cornucopia
Strawberry
Strawberry Season, Pt. 1 of 2
Strawberry Season, Pt. 2 of 2
Lowering Heart Disease Risk With Strawberries
It's Strawberry Season 2008!
Antioxidant Value
Why Antioxidant Foods?
Berries As Antioxidant Foods
Berries and the Color Code
Applying the Color Code for Antioxidant Health
Berries as Superfruits!
How Berry Antioxidants May Stop Cancer
ORAC Primer: Measuring Antioxidant Strength of Foods, Pt. 1 of 3 (Defining ORAC)
ORAC Primer: Pt. 2 of 3 (Mysteries & Weaknesses of ORAC)
ORAC Primer: Pt. 3 of 3 (Top 10 Berries Ranked!)
Antioxidant Ratings of 277 Common Foods (USDA database, 2007)
Top 10 ORAC Berries - 2008
Oxygen Radicals and Antioxidants: Açaí
Oxygen Radicals and Antioxidants: Açaí Literature
Antioxidant Anti-theories, Pt. 1 of 3: Excretion
Antioxidant Anti-theories, Pt. 2 of 3: Pro-oxidants
Antioxidant Anti-theories, Pt. 3 of 3: Oxygen Paradox
Dietary Value and Superfruits
Nutrient Guides on Product Labels: Traffic Light vs. NuVal
Berry Phytochemicals for Your Diet, Pt. 1 of 3 - Resveratrol
Berry Phytochemicals for Your Diet, Pt. 2 of 3 - Cyanidins
Berry Phytochemicals for Your Diet, Pt. 3 of 3 - Timing of Intake
Berries at the Heart of the Matter
Berry Nutrients in Cross-Section
Umami: Do Berries Have It?
Nutritional Wealth of Berry Seeds
Berries and the Overall Nutrition Quality Index
Vitamin C: Berry Signature Nutrient
Berry Fiber - Unappreciated Supernutrient
How Do I Find Superfruits At My Grocery Store?: Identifiers
How Do I Find Superfruits At My Grocery Store?: Medical Research
How Do I Find Superfruits At My Grocery Store? Health Claims
Should I Buy Antioxidant Superfruit Juices? Pt. 1
Should I Buy Antioxidant Superfruit Juices? Pt. 2
Should I Buy Antioxidant Superfruit Juices? Pt. 3
Should I Buy Antioxidant Superfruit Juices? Pt. 4
General Interest About Berries
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2006-7: #1
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2006-7: #2
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2006-7: #3
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2007-8, #1: ORAC
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2007-8, #2: Superfruits
Best of the Berry Doctor, 2007-8: #3: Red Grape
Berries Love Oceans
Berry Research Trends, 2007
What's a Berry?...What's Not?
Breeding Better Berries, Pt. 2 of 3
Breeding Better Berries, Pt. 3 of 3
Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis: Berry Anthocyanins Are Not Antioxidants
Hypothesis: Berry Anthocyanins Are Not Nutrients
Myth Busters
#1: ORAC
#2: Açaí ORAC
#3: Fruit Servings in Juice
#4: Goji Polysaccharides
Rare Berries
Aronia
Blackcurrant
Cape gooseberry
Elderberry
Gooseberry
Huckleberry
Macqui
Norton grape
Saskatoon
Yumberry
Fifty Fun Facts
Fun Facts # 1 (goji = wolfberry, black raspberry, blackberry, açaí)
# 2 (5 facts about cranberries)
# 3 (strawberry, grape antioxidants)
# 4 (5 recipes)
# 5 (phenolics and flavonoids)
# 6 (5 facts of berry breeding)
# 7 (plant components and antioxidants)
# 8 (top 5 berry research studies of 2006)
# 9 (5 berry firsts)
# 10 (5 rare berries)
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