Polyphenolics Has Expanded Self
Affirmation GRAS
Notification For a Wide Variety of Food Products
MegaNatural® Gold Grape
Seed Extract and MegaNatural® GSKE Grape Pomace
Extract
determined GRAS for wide variety of food products
MADERA, CA – Polyphenolics, a division of Constellation
Wines U.S., has expanded the self affirmed Generally
Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status of its MegaNatural®
Gold Grape Seed Extract and MegaNatural®
GSKE Grape Pomace Extract for use in a variety of foods,
including frozen dairy desserts and mixes, grains and pasta
products, milk products, bakery items and bakery mixes,
cheeses, chewing gum, condiments and relishes, confections
and frostings, jams and jellies, dessert mixes, meal
replacement mixes, gravies and sauces, hard and soft
candies, sweet sauces, toppings and syrups.
MegaNatural Gold Grape Seed Extract and MegaNatural GSKE
Grape Pomace Extract had first been determined GRAS for use
in fruit juices and fruit flavored beverages, and then for
use in cereals, food bars, yogurt and yogurt desserts. Now,
with this third expansion, they are GRAS for use as
antioxidants into a much wider range of food categories at
concentrations of up to 100 mg. per serving, depending on
the specific food category.
Both products have gained wide acceptance in dietary
supplements for their antioxidant properties, as they are
synergistic with vitamins C and E, doubling their
antioxidant capacity when used in combination with either of
these vitamins, according to a study by Dr. Joe Vinson,
University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
"This expanded GRAS determination for MegaNatural Gold
Grape Seed Extract and MegaNatural GSKE Grape Pomace Extract
provides tremendous opportunity for the consumer food
industry to incorporate beneficial polyphenolic compounds
into a diverse array of products," stated Anil Shrikhande,
Ph.D., president of Polyphenolics.
Polyphenolics is a leading manufacturer of ingredients
for the nutritional and beverage industries. Its extracts
are produced in affiliate Canandaigua Wine Company’s
California wineries from unfermented grapes, using a
patented, solvent-free, water extraction process. For more
information, call 480-883-6716 or visit
www.polyphenolics.com. |
