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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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Red delicious, Northern Spy apples have most antioxidants, chemists find: "Some apples might do a better job of keeping the doctor away than others, according to Canadian researchers who analyzed eight popular varieties of the fruit. Red Delicious, Northern Spy and Ida Red, they say, pack a greater wallop of disease-fighting antioxidants than other apples studied." [Biology News Net]
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Activation of thermoreceptors mediates raw garlic's burning pungency: "The worldwide popularity of garlic as a food ingredient and its therapeutic stature in folklore both stem in part from the distinctive pungency associated with its raw, uncooked state. Researchers this week report that this pungency [...] can be ascribed largely to the effects of a particular compound and its ability to activate specific protein thermoreceptors in the mouth." [Biology News Net]
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