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Numerous white wines also were tested, but yielded no positive results, the researchers said.

Its not just ethanol in the red wine that is inhibitory toward food-borne pathogens, but other factors which include the pH of the wine because wines are a little acidic, and possibly the phytochemicals may have an effect, said Mustapha, noting that grape juice produces similar results. We hypothesize that these phytochemicals, reseveratrol being the main one, also play a role not just as antioxidants but also may have some inhibitions against food-borne pathogens. Now, were concentrating mainly on the reseveratrol effects on these pathogens.

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