Description
2 The
main chemical composition
The major functional composition in grape is grape polyphenol
including proanthocyanidins. Besides, there are some other
ingredients, like glucose, fructose, sucrose, xylose, tartaric
acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid and single glucoside
& glucobioside of all kinds of anthocyanidin.
2.1 Polyphenols
There are mainly 4 kinds of polyphenol substances in grape:
tannin, anthocyanidin, phenolic acid and flavonoids. The vital
polyphenols in grape is the same kind as flavonoids type, including
flavane*3, *-diol, flavonoids tannin, flavonoids, flavonol,
flavanol, chalcone and anthocyadin, etc. Anthocyanidins in
grape are mainly as anthocyanin, methyle anthocyanin, petunidin,
malvin and dephinidin, existing in common by dimmer or bigger
molecule. The composition of flavonol kind in grape is major for
quercetin in ordinary form. Proanthocyanidins are major
ingredients in grape seed & grape skin, also the most kind in
polyphenol content, mainly existing by dimer or polymer form.
2.2 Carbohydrate & total
acid
Grape is abundant in sugar, which mainly as glucose and
fructose; besides, with a little sucrose and xylose. Total acid is
generally regarded as tartaric acid, additional with a little
oxalic acid, citric acid and malic acid.
3 The major
efficacy
3.1 Antioxidant Effect
The antioxidant capacity of Grape Seed ( skin ) Extract comes
from proanthocyanidins ( OPCs ). With an antioxidant power *0 times
stronger than Vitamin C and *0 times stronger than Vitamin E, OPCs
is known as a powerful antioxidant to neutralize free radicals,
which play a major role in degenerative diseases, cardiovascular
diseases, impaired vision, sun damage and premature
aging.
3.2 Cardiovascular
Diseases
Researches have assured that OPCs helps strengthen
capillaries, arteries and veins, which endows it several important
clinical applications. OPCs appears to stabilize the walls of blood
vessels, reduce inflammation, and generally support tissues
containing collagen and elastin. OPCs not only can relieve or
repair arteriosclerosis, but also relieve pain and oedema of venous
insufficiency, through strengthening capillary and dropping
permeability of capillary. Being effective against oedema that
often follows injury or surgery, OPCs has been proved to
effectively improve pathological changes in retina caused by
diabetes, arteriosclerosis, inflammation and aging. For the
same reason, it has been reported that OPCs can speed vision
recovery after strong light, and improve vision acuity of those who
suffer from eye fatigue due to long-time computer
using.
3.3 Skin Care
OPCs is thought to prevent the skin
from excessive UV radiation and free radicals. Considerable
evidences indicate that OPCs protect and strengthen collagen and
elastin of the skin, so that wrinkles are prevented and elasticity
of the skin is kept.