Berkem Launches Vine-Based Certified Organic Extract Titrated in Resveratrol

The raw material for extracting the resveratrol is rigorously selected from organic farming grape varieties and is sustainable from French vineyards that are particularly rich in this type of polyphenol.

3/16/2011 --- Berkem, a company pioneering research into the antioxidant properties of plant polyphenols, is launching a new vine-based certified organic purified product. It is claimed to be the first 100% organic extract titrated in Resveratrol.

Wine-making provides a great source of vine-based renewable raw materials and which are rich in polyphenols. A particularly interesting compound has attracted the attention of Berkem. This is resveratrol, which is a polyphenol belonging to the stilbene family, more commonly known as "the longevity molecule".

With its expertise in the research and extraction of plant polyphenols, Berkem has been working on developing the organic French Grapevine extract thanks to a strong partnership with the French producers: The raw material for extracting the resveratrol is rigorously selected from organic farming grape varieties and is sustainable from French vineyards that are particularly rich in this type of polyphenol. With soft extractions, Berkem has succeeded in obtaining a final organic product with a resveratrol content that is as yet unsurpassed from this renewable raw material.

Benefits of resveratrol
- Antioxidant action. Combats oxidative stress.
- Cardiovascular protection (some scientists attribute the "French Paradox" to the presence of transresveratrol
in red wine).
- Positive impact on longevity due to the activation of sirtuins.
- Prevention of obesity and diabetes.
- Prevention of bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

The extract obtained is a 100% organic powder highly titrated in antioxidant compounds:
•10% trans-resveratrol
• 15% resveratrol derivatives

The Organic French Grapevine Extract is intended for food supplements, functional food and nutricosmetic products.