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  • noun proanthocyanidin

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Examples

  • The cocoa procyanidin fractions, including procyanidin B-2, upset the wrinkle-producing process.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • The neuroprotective effects of cocoa are derived from the cocoa procyanidin fraction, which is extracted from cocoa powder using natural solvents that then become rich in these active molecules.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • But what is really interesting about Mr. Corder's research is that he claims to have identified which wines are high in procyanidin.

    Drinking to Good Health Will Lyons 2010

  • My interest in the cocoa procyanidin fractions, and specifically procyanidin B-2, lies in their protective effects and therapeutic efficacy when applied to skin.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Having ascertained what makes a wine good for you, Mr. Corder then goes on to identify a short-list of procyanidin-rich wines.

    Drinking to Good Health Will Lyons 2010

  • The predominant phenolic phytochemicals in apples are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.

    [key foods] not just old wives tales 2009

  • The predominant phenolic phytochemicals in apples are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • This procyanidin oligomer is composed of epicatechin and catechin.

    NaturalNews.com 2009

  • "Chardonnay grape seed procyanidin extract supplementation prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity in hamsters by improving adipokine imbalance and oxidative stress markers"

    NutraIngredients-USA RSS 2009

  • Turns out that it's not the chocolate candy per se that has anticancer properties: The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University finds that it's an ingredient in cocoa, from which chocolate is made, called pentameric procyanidin.

    Sex Offender Issues 2008

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