Anthocyanins, nature’s true power packs

Amongst the most important phenolics found in food, anthocyanins are nature’s colour warriors that derive their power from the environment.

COLOUR UP YOUR DIET WITH ANTHOCYANINS

Anthocyanins (pronounced anth-o-sy-an-ins) are naturally-occurring pigments responsible for the bright colours in fruits and especially berries. As protective compounds, their role is to shield plants from everything that the natural environment throws at them.

These ‘colour warriors’ are stimulated by extremes of temperature, altitude and ultraviolet sunlight. The deeper and darker the colour, the higher the concentrations of anthocyanins.

New Zealand’s intense sunlight and long summer days, combined with cold winters and pristine environment, provide unique growing conditions for blackcurrants. The result? A berry fruit packed with anthocyanins and 1.5 times more than its European counterparts.

BLOCKBUSTER BERRIES, THANKS TO NATURE

The clue is in the name – ‘black-currant’ – which takes high rank in the berry spectrum because of its superior anthocyanin levels compared to other berry fruits. This is especially true with New Zealand-grown blackcurrants.

Blackcurrants are special for more than this reason alone, containing very specific combinations and concentrations of anthocyanins, making them unique to any other berry.

A SUPERIOR SOURCE OF ANTHOCYANINS

CurraNZ New Zealand-grown blackcurrants are world-beaters for their anthocyanin concentrations when compared to other high-ranking fruits and berries.

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Plant power at its best

Anthocyanins belong to the flavonoid group of phytochemicals, which are among the most important phenolics in foods.
They protect plants against environmental stressors, such as ultraviolet light and extreme temperatures.

CRAFTED BY THE FORCES OF NATURE IN NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is known for its purity and abundance of natural resources. Our blackcurrants are grown in the Canterbury Plains of the South Island, nestled at the foot of the famous Southern Alps.

Plants generate anthocyanins when the ‘going gets tough’. This region’s cold winters, long, hot summers and strong ultraviolet sunlight create the perfect seasonal incubator for blackcurrants. This is why New Zealand varieties possess many times more of these phenolic compounds compared to non-New Zealand cultivars.

ANTHOCYANINS AND THEIR RISE TO PROMINENCE IN RESEARCH

Interest in anthocyanins has increased dramatically in the last decade, with over 11,000 published papers now featuring in the scientific literature.

At Health Currancy, our research contribution, focusing on the CurraNZ™ anthocyanin extract, has been at the forefront of making key scientific advances in the understanding of blackcurrants for health and fitness consumers.

CurraNZ™ is the most extensively researched blackcurrant supplement of its type on the international market and sets the global standard.

Enzans™ – Extraordinary NZ Anthocyanins

 

Key to the performance of CurraNZ™ is our shelf-stable supplement, thanks to our specially crafted extract that heroes the anthocyanins.

We take great care, using modern drying technology with our ‘small but mighty’ berries, to produce an extract that retains all the originating anthocyanins.

The result? A shelf-stable ingredient that sets our supplement apart for its outstanding specificity and quality, that delivers results time and again for consumers.

Only CurraNZ™ contains Enzans™, key identifiers of the supplement’s actives that sets our product apart for its research-backed properties.

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