Putting the squeeze on fruit with 'pascalization' boosts healthful antioxidant levels

Monday, August 29, 2011 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists are reporting new evidence that a century-old food preservation technology, finding a new life amid 21st-century concerns about food safety and nutrition, more than doubles the levels of certain healthful natural antioxidants in fruit. The effect occurs as a bonus in addition to its effects in killing harmful bacteria, viruses and mold in food.

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