Red and green grapes both contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
However, red grapes have anthocyanins, which are not found in green grapes.
Red grapes also contain more of the antioxidant resveratrol.
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The Verdict: Which Grape Is Better?
Which grape is best depends on what you are looking for.
Choosing which pop in of grapes to consume largely comes down to preference.
Grapes are part of alow FODMAP(fermentableoligosaccharides,disaccharides,monosaccharides,andpolyols) diet.
Thevitamin Kin grapes helps with blood clotting and bone health.
Grapes are a source of the powerful antioxidants resveratrol andpterostilbene.
Green grapes tend to have a more sour taste than red grapes.
Resveratrolis in the skin of the grape.
This is why red wine has resveratrol, and white wine doesn’t.
Resveratrol has been found to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and anticancer properties.
Anthocyanins are pigments that give red grapes their color.
Talk to your healthcare provider if you have symptoms you are concerned about.
Eating grapes is part of a nutritious diet, but does not treat any condition or symptom.
Which grape to choose primarily comes down to personal preference.
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