Press Coverage

It's something like grape juice, something like cranberry juice, but really like neither, with a primal undercurrent (no pun intended) of green leaves in the wild.

"The currant company has chosen to focus on black currants --which, scientists have discovered, carry almost unbelievable health-giving properties. According to research published by The Currant Company, black currants contain two times the antioxidants of blueberries (formerly thought to be the antioxidant "it" fruit), four times the vitamin C of oranges, and twice the potassium of bananas. Scientists claim that black currants help lower blood pressure, can be beneficial to eye and skin disorders...and even help prevent Alzheimer's disease."

http://www.davidrosengarten.com

Currant grower reaps success / Juice is big hit following lifting 1911 ban

"Greg Quinn's black currant juice hit the market this spring...In the six weeks since his CurrantC
has been bottled, he's reaped the rewards of that exposure."

Interview With a Chef

"Get Greg Quinn started on the little berries called currants and you'll soon find yourself a
connoisseur of currant affairs. "Currants are fantastic!" insists Quinn, president and founder of
The Currant Company, which he says is the first and only company in the United States to produce
currant products domestically and make them available nationally."
"They have twice the antioxidants of blueberries, four times the vitamin C of oranges and twice the
potassium of bananas, and are filled with nutraceuticals such as calcium, magnesium, and
riboflavin...they help lower blood pressure and are influential in the treatment of eye and skin
disorders. Most importantly, they have recently been found to help prevent Alzheimer's disease."

http://delta-sky.com/2008_10/archives/

Forbidden Fruit

"With twice the number of antioxidants as blueberries and three times the amount of vitamin C found in oranges, black currants are slated to be the next miracle fruit."

February 18, 2006 (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)

"Add Black Currants to the list of colorful fruits and vegetables that may help to ward off Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the Horticulture and Food Research Institute in New Zealand found that natural compounds found in the flavorful fruits helped protect rat brain cells from the kind of damage that occurs in human brains affected by dementia. Black currants contain compounds called anthocyanins and polyphenolics. These compounds are powerful antioxidants and protect against free radicals, highly reactive oxygen molecules that can damage the brain and other tissues."

http://www.alzinfo.org/

Black Currants May Help Thwart Alzheimer's

"Compounds in black currants may help protect against Alzheimer's disease..."We have evidence that the compounds protect against Alzheimer's by influencing the early gene expression in learning and memory, which influences cell signaling pathways that help neuronal cells communicate with each other.""

Black Currants May Help Thwart Alzheimer's They contain compounds that protected cells in lab study

"Compounds in black currants may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the current issue of Chemistry & Industry magazine. Researchers found that these compounds -- anthocyanins and polyphenolics -- had a strong protective effect in cultured neuronal cells. Darker black currants contain more anthocyanins and are likely to be more potent...While previous research found that compounds in black currants acted as antioxidants, this is the first study to demonstrate that they may help protect brain cells. Exactly how they do this remains unclear, the study said."

Power to the Purple; Berries Pack a Powerful Antioxidant and Vitamin Punch. / Keeping Currant with Berries

"A new berry in the U.S. market could bring a boost to our berry=healthy diets. The black currant...the tiny, dark-purple berry is loaded with healthful antioxidants--more concentrated than the blueberry--and has three times the vitamin C found in oranges."

http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2005/559.html?page=1

Juicy Tale of Redemption; Black Currants Return to New York After 84-Year Ban.

"A forbidden fruit, exiled from the farmlands of New York nearly a century ago, is making a comeback that could provide a $20 million boost to state agribusiness...The dark-colored berry is chock-full of health benefits...And three varieties now are resistant to the white pine disease that once caused panic."

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-132283194.html