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significant amount of the acid in a strawberry but there is no way to know how much is needed to produce beneficial results, the researcher said.
It’s likely that the natural acid found in fruits could be effective ftgainst certain carcinogens.
Testing at the Agricultural Research Service fruit laboratory at Beltsville, Md., has shown the compound is found in blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries and grapes and in various nuts, including Brazil nuts and cashews. (
Several varieties of apples are • being tested for their ellagic acid content. ,
The acid prevents procarcino- " gens from breaking down and may 1 act as a trapping agent for carcino- • genic metabolites.
Purified ellagic acid, used medically to slow blood clotting time, ap- ' pears to be effective against for classes of chemical carcinogens: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrosamine, aflatoxin and aromatic amines.
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