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The Concord Grape
The Concord grape is far from ordinary. This little purple fruit packs a powerful punch and its juice is unrivaled for its great taste and health benefits.

100% grape juice made from Concord grapes is not only delicious, but it is loaded with antioxidant power, and it may help protect your health in a variety of ways.

Concord grapes contain an abundance of natural plant nutrients called polyphenols and, in particular, a subgroup of polyphenols called flavonoids. Welch's Grape Juice made from Concord grapes contains a high concentration of these plant nutrients (much like red wine),which act not only as powerful antioxidants to help protect your cells from those pesky free radicals, but also in other ways that help protect your health.

Research suggests that 100% grape juice made from Concord grapes helps promote the flexibility of your arteries - which helps improve circulation and allows for greater blood flow when you need it. This contributes to healthy blood pressure. A very different recent study suggests that the natural compounds from Concord grape juice may also help protect healthy human breast cells from DNA damage.*

It's important to remember that many purple grape juices aren't made from Concord grapes, which means they won't have the same plant nutrients and may have less natural antioxidant power. Welch's 100% Grape Juice is always made from Concord grapes (our own in fact) - making it an antioxidant superjuice - you could call it the "original" superjuice, it's been around so long.

Spreading the news about grape juice and good health
Consumers are increasingly aware of the role diet plays in good health. It's no surprise, then, that consumers worldwide have responded enthusiastically to news of the health and nutritional benefits of both Concord and Niagara Grape Juice.

Click on the image to enlarge	Preliminary medical studies suggest that drinking Welch's Purple 100% Grape Juice made from Welch's own Concord Grapes may promote heart health. Welch's White 100% Grape Juice may be easier for your baby to digest than popular juices.
Click on the image to enlarge	At Welch's we're committed to providing products that not only taste good, but are good for you. We are also committed to provide our consumers with up-to-date health and nutrition information.
Click on the image to link to the Taylor Grant website	Welch's and Taylor Grant are teaming up to help your heart. Ms. Grant is the author of Taylor Your Heart, a new book that emphasizes the importance of incorporating healthy habits into your daily routine, such as drinking a glass of Welch's 100% Grape Juice made from Concord grapes.
Of course, sharing our health and nutrition news is easier when you have a great story to tell. Welch's 100% Concord Grape Juice carries the American Heart Association's Heart Check approval seal Welch's has never added any sugar to our 100% Juices One serving of White or Purple 100% Grape Juice has 100% of the U.S. recommended daily intake of Vitamin C Welch's juices are fat-free, cholesterol-free, and have plenty of energy-giving carbohydrates Concord Grape Juice flavonoids may promote healthy arteries Welch's 100% Niagara Grape Juice has pediatric endorsements and worldwide recognition as a Gentle Juice and preferred first juice for infants and toddlers Read more about Welch’s Health and Nutrition by visiting the other subsections listed on the left navigation menu. * References: Stein JH, Keevil JG, Wiebe DA, Aeschlimann S and Folts JD. Purple grape juice improves endothelial function and reduces the susceptibility of LDL cholesterol to oxidation in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation. 1999. 100(10):1050-1055. Chou EJ, Keevil JG, Aeschlimann S, Wiebe DA, Folts JD and Stein JH. Effect of ingestion of purple grape juice on endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2001. 88(5):553-555. Anselm E, Chataigneau M, Ndiaye M, Chataigneau T and Schini-Kerth VB. Grape juice causes endothelium-dependent relaxation via a redox-sensitive Src- and Akt-dependent activation of eNOS. Cardiovasc Res. 2007. 73(2):404-413. Singletary KW, Jung KJ, and Giusti M. Anthocyanin-rich grape extract blocks breast cell DNA damage. J Med Food. 2007. 10(2):244-251