Grapes and products made from grapes may promote body terrainthe internal conditions of your body, including nutritional status, fitness, blood sugar balance, hormone balance, inflammation and more factors known to be important in cancer, including better blood sugar and insulin levels and less oxidative stressan imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in your body in which antioxidant levels are lower than normal; this imbalance can cause harmful oxidation reactions in your body chemistry.
Affordability and access
Prescription required?
- No, but we recommend you consult your oncology team before using grape extracts
Other names
You may find grape products and grape extracts under these alternate names and brands.
Food products:
- Grapes
- Grape juice (purple or red)
- Raisins (red)
- Red grape pomace
- Red wine
- Dealcoholized red wine
- Wine grape pomace flour
Extracts and supplements:
- Anthocyanins extracted from grape skin
- Gelsectan
- Grape extract
- Grape powder
- Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract
- MuscadinePlus
- Polyphenols from red grape seeds
- Red grape cell powder
- Red wine extracts
- Red wine polyphenols
Topical products applied to the skin:
- Grape seed extract cream
- Grape seed extract ointment
Supplements including grape extracts and other nutraceuticals:
- Leucoselect Phytosome
- MB-6
Where to access
- Grocery stores (food products)
- Drug stores
- Supplement stores
- Online supplement distributors
Affordability
- Low to moderate cost (below $2000 US/year)
Helpful links
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