Phenols in purple corn fight diabetes, obesity, inflammation in mouse cells
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 15:10
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed new purple corn hybrids with differing combinations of phenols in the pericarp that fight obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance, a new study in mice suggests. The pericarp also provides the food industry with a new source of colorants and farmers with a new value added product for their crops.