University of Connecticut and University of Milan scientists say they have evidence that white wine may be as heart-healthy as red.
Study leader Dipak K. Das, of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, says that the pulp of grapes appears just as heart-healthy in laboratory experiments as the skin.
Past studies have shown that the cardioprotective compounds in grapes -- polyphenolic antioxidants -- reside in the skin and seeds. Grape skins, which contain purple pigment, are crushed with the pulp to make red wines.
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