- As of the new year, Paulk Vineyards has created a new company, Muscadine Products Corporation, which markets muscadine products such as juice, seed and skin powders and extract

Muscadine Products Corporation (MPC) is a family owned business built on a legacy of six generations of agricultural production and leadership. MPC currently produces phytochemically-rich muscadine nutraceutical powders to offer manufacturers in the cosmetics, functional foods, dietary supplements and botanical industries anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory rich powders. MPC also produces and markets muscadine juices to the natural juice and wine industrie

Muscadine grapes, which are native to America, have been shown to contain one of the highest levels of total antioxidants and ellagic acid of any fruit tested. Recent research at the University of Georgia's Nutraceuticals Research Laboratory and other collaborating universities shows that muscadine grapes have a higher phenolic content than any other type of grape with extremely high levels of flavonoids, anthocyanins and flavonols. Because of these rich phytochemicals, the muscadine grape has been shown to help combat free radicals and possess powerful anti-inflammatory bioactivities benefiting cardiovascular and digestive health and relieving muscle and joint pain. MPC's line of muscadine grape nutraceutical powders is available as a finished product or as standardized ingredients to companies who wish to offer the powerful phytochemical composition found only in the muscadine grape in their finished product

For more information visit www.musprocorp.com or contact Chris Paulk at cgp@musprocorp.com.

- Paulk Vineyards, Inc., the world's largest and most well-established muscadine grape vineyard, will introduce the first retail finished products and standardized ingredients made from muscadine grapes, at the upcoming Supply Side East International Trade Show being held at the Baltimore Convention Center May 5-7, 2004 (www.supplysideshow.com).

Muscadine grapes, America's native grapes, have been shown to contain one of the highest levels of total antioxidants and ellagic acid of any fruit tested. Recent research at the University of Georgia's Nutraceuticals Research Laboratory and other collaborating universities shows that muscadine grapes have a higher phenolic content than any other type of grape with extremely high levels of flavonoids, anthocyanins, and flavonols. Because of these rich phytochemicals, the muscadine grapes have been shown to help combat free radicals and possess powerful anti-inflammatory bioactivities benefiting cardiovascular and digestive health and relieving muscular and joint pains. Paulk Vineyards' line of muscadine grape nutraceutical powders is available as finished products or as standardized ingredients to companies who wish to offer the powerful phytochemical composition found only in the muscadine grapes in their finished product

During the event, executives from Paulk Vineyards, as well as members of the University of Georgia's Nutraceuticals Research Laboratory, will be present to answer questions about this biomedical research and meet with executives and representatives from the cosmetics, functional foods, dietary supplements, and botanicals industries to discuss how Paulk Vineyards muscadine grape nutraceutical powders can add great value to current lines of product

During the show, Paulk Vineyards will exhibit in booth # 1822 and will use this event to showcase its innovative products and research

Paulk Vineyards is a family-owned business building on six generations of agricultural production experience and heritage in Wray, Georgia. Today, through many blessings and years of experience, Paulk Vineyards is the largest and most well-established muscadine vineyard in the world and the first company to offer standardized ingredients and retail finished products from muscadine grape nutraceutical powder

For further information, please visit us at www.paulkvineyards.com or contact Chris Paulk at chrispaulk@paulkvineyards.com or 229-468-787