摘要 |
DISCLOSED IS A COMPOSITION FOR USE AS AN ANTIOXIDANT, SUCH AS FOR USE AS AN ANTI-AGING SUPPLEMENT. THE COMPOSITION CAN INCLUDE A MUSCADINE (VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA) POMACE EXTRACT HAVING A POLYPHENOL CONTENT OF AT LEAST 2% AND TRANS-RESVERATROL FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN MUSCADINE WITH A MINIMUM PURITY OF AT LEAST 5%. IN AN EXAMPLE, THE RATIO OF MUSCADINE POMACE EXTRACT POLYPHENOLS TO TRANS-RESVERATROL IS IN THE RANGE OF 0.1/1 TO 10/1 (WEIGHT TO WEIGHT), THEREBY PROVIDING A COMPOSITION WITH ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY. ALSO DISCLOSED ARE METHODS OF PRODUCING ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS. THESE METHODS CAN INCLUDE COMBINING A MUSCADINE POMACE EXTRACT HAVING A POLYPHENOL CONTENT OF AT LEAST 2% AND RESVERATROL FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN MUSCADINE WITH A MINIMUM PURITY OF AT LEAST 5% AT A RATIO IN THE RANGE OF 0.1/1 TO 10/1 (WEIGHT TO WEIGHT), THEREBY PROVIDING A COMPOSITION WITH ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY. |