Publications by authors named "Neidi G Penna"
Acute Consumption of Bordo Grape Juice and Wine Improves Serum Antioxidant Status in Healthy Individuals and Inhibits Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Human Neuron-Like Cells.
Cristiane Copetti Fernanda Wouters Franco Eduarda da Rosa Machado Marcela Bromberger Soquetta Andréia Quatrin Neidi Garcia Penna
J Nutr Metab
March 2018
Article Synopsis
- * Acute consumption of both juice and wine reduced glycemia and plasma lipid peroxidation, while juice also decreased uric acid levels, unlike wine which increased them.
- * Juice was found to enhance cell viability and reduce oxidative stress in neuron-like cells, while dealcoholized wine had the opposite effect, suggesting that grape juice has more protective benefits against oxidative damage.
Currently, Rio Grande do Sul state is the main producer of blueberry in Brazil. Practically all production is commercialized in fresh state and only a small portion is subject to processing. The blueberry wine making process is an alternative to expand the beverage industry and offers to the consumer a value-added product as well as a new market for Brazilian blueberry producers.
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