NZ Extracts Extends Antioxidant Range

New Zealand Extracts has extended its range of naturally extracted, science-based, Oxifend® antioxidants to include Oxifend kiwifruit, boysenberry and blackcurrant extracts.

The new introductions join New Zealand Extracts’ flagship product, Oxifend Vinanza, which offers eight times the antioxidant properties of Vitamin C and ultra-high oxygen radical absorbance capability.
The Oxifend range of extracts is independently tested for antioxidant activity using cultured human cell assay. The range is 100 per cent water soluble, stable over 24 months ambient storage and heat stable at 180°C for 30 minutes with no loss
of activity. It is not genetically modified, is free from pesticide, solvent and chemical residues
and is GRAS certified, sustainably produced and fully traceable.

The Oxifend Vinanza grape seed extract, in particular, offers the highest levels of phenolic antioxidants known and 12,000umol Trolox equivalents/gram.
NZ Extracts was established three years ago to develop products from the wine industry and focused on the skins and seeds left over from pressing the grapes. Research revealed that the seeds from the sauvignon blanc grapes grown in Marlborough contained twice as many antioxidants as any other grape seed from around the world. The company developed a unique process of removing the antioxidants from the seeds that uses only water (most extracts are produced by using ethanol or alcohol which leaves a residue in the extract). The seed removal and water extraction equipment has all been developed in New Zealand. Since then, the company has gone on to extend its range of natural antioxidant products derived from New Zealand fruit and berries.