All About Grapes
Grapes Three different varieties
Grapes have been grown at least since Egyptian times, some researchers believe that the grapes are cultivated in ancient Greece, and Rome, both for food and wine production. Viticulture has since spread to Europe, North Africa and finally in the United States.
Literary sources indicate that the first harvested grapes grown in California by the Spanish friars of the Franciscan Missions Californian wine.
According to historians, the first producer of California grapes Mate William Wolf, who has cultivated grapes in the Los Angeles area. Hundreds of different varieties of grapes have been created after a mixture of American and European varieties (for wine, especially the European variety, food and other purposes).
Grapes
Three different varieties, which show purple, white and red grapes
However, a number of varieties of grapes were also used for raisins and recipes have become very common in the kitchen.
California maintained its status as the most important in grape growing regions of the U.S. today, producing over 98% of all grapes in the U.S. (according to the California table grape Commission).
The grapes were in the past the focus of attention because of the effect is the so-called French Paradox: the French diet is wondering why this has been a long life expectancy, despite a diet rich in saturated fat (which tends to keep objects in development of heart disease for a long time).
The cardioprotective effect was associated with the consumption of red wine that contains what is believed to be the main component of the cardioprotective grapes: resveratrol.
But should not think of resveratrol as a component of health promotion of the grapes, there are many other known and unknown, factors that contribute to their health, such as phytonutrients, anthocyanins, catechins and phenols: all were included in our article on overall health benefits of grapes.
Much of the research showed that since the eighties, to study the effects of other parts of the grape, such as seeds and oils obtained from them: grape seed oil appears to contain more proanthocyanidins, polyphenols and tannins, and vegetables, fatty acids polyunsaturated. All these compounds contribute to a number of proven health benefits such as reducing the risk of developing cancer, lower risk of cardiovascular disease and other diseases related to oxidative stress.
