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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. 1 of 4 (Macronutrients)                                                      Berry Health Benefits, Pt. 1 of 8: Obesity and Diabetes

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                  

A World of Blackberries                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                    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?

Cranberry Week                                                                                                                                      Berry Pigments, Pt. 3 of 4: When Stress Is Good

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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