Super Fruit Aronia
The Aronia berry or aronia melanocarpa is a native plant to the midwest area that is sometimes called “Chokeberries” because of its tart dry taste. The berry itself looks somewhat like a blueberry but is a bit denser and has a thicker skin. The aronia berry has proven to be one of nature's most powerful antioxidant foods. The small dark berries are packed with nutrients and antioxidants. Aronia berries contain the highest levels of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins when compared to many of the other well-known super fruits. This status comes from its impressive ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value. Aronia berries surpass acai berries, blueberries, raspberries, goji berries, cranberries and even more fruits in their ORAC value.
General info
Heart Health
Aronia melanocarpa extract reduces blood pressure, serum endothelin, lipid, and oxidative stress marker levels in patients with metabolic syndrome.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20037491
Combination therapy of statin with flavonoids rich extract from chokeberry fruits enhanced reduction in cardiovascular risk markers in patients after myocardial infraction.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17320090
Anthocyanins--an adjunct to cardiovascular therapy?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12917728
Extract of Aronia melanocarpa-modified hemostasis: in vitro studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175040/
In vivo influence of extract from Aronia melanocarpa on the erythrocyte membranes in patients with hypercholesterolemia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560659/
Effects of Glucomannan-Enriched, Aronia Juice-Based Supplement on Cellular Antioxidant Enzymes and Membrane Lipid Status in Subjects with Abdominal Obesity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276299/
Aronia melanocarpa fruit extract exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in human aortic endothelial cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397226/
Short-term supplementation with Aronia melanocarpa extract improves platelet aggregation, clotting, and fibrinolysis in patients with metabolic syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397218/
Aronia melanocarpa Elliot Reduces the Activity of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme—In Vitro and Ex Vivo Studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094718/
Extract from Aronia melanocarpa fruits potentiates the inhibition of platelet aggregation in the presence of endothelial cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281331/
Action mechanism and cardiovascular effect of anthocyanins: a systematic review of animal and human studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111351/
Antihyperlipidemic effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice in rats fed a high-cholesterol diet.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17136466
Blood pressure-lowering properties of chokeberry (Aronia mitchurinii, var. Viking)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464610000253
The Involvement of a Polyphenol-Rich Extract of Black Chokeberry in Oxidative Stress on Experimental Arterial Hypertension
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/912769/
Antiatherogenic and Cardioprotective Effects of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Juice in Aging Rats
www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/717439/
Effects of Sambucus nigra and Aronia melanocarpa extracts on immune system disorders within diabetes mellitus
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209.2014.931441
Joint Health
Anthocyanin-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract improves body temperature maintenance in healthy women with a cold constitution
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843504/
The influence of chokeberry juice supplementation on the reduction of oxidative stress resulting from an incremental rowing ergometer exercise.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15902989
Exercise and Antioxidants
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/184113
Anti-inflammatory effect of flavonoids in the natural juice from Aronia melanocarpa, rutin and rutin-magnesium complex on an experimental model of inflammation induced by histamine and serotonin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7892768
Blood Health
Aronia melanocarpa Juice Induces a Redox-Sensitive p73-Related Caspase 3-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3297612/
Short-term supplementation with Aronia melanocarpa extract improves platelet aggregation, clotting, and fibrinolysis in patients with metabolic syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397218/
Extract of Aronia melanocarpa-modified hemostasis: in vitro studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175040/
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa juice as part of the dietary regimen in patients with diabetes mellitus.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12580526
Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17440626
Effect of anthocyanins from Aronia melanocarpa on blood pressure, concentration of endothelin-1 and lipids in patients with metabolic syndrome.
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/18044341
Aronia melanocarpa juice induces a redox-sensitive p73-related caspase 3-dependent apoptosis in human leukemia cells.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412883
Effect of Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) juice on the metabolic activation and detoxication of carcinogenic N-nitrosodiethylamine in rat liver.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19378944
Ingestion of black chokeberry fruit extract leads to intestinal and systemic changes in a rat model of prediabetes and hyperlipidemia.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18726160
Phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, radical oxygen species scavenging and lipid peroxidation inhibiting activities of extracts of five black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot) cultivars
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1387885201_Rop%20et%20al.pdf
Combination therapy of statin with flavonoids rich extract from chokeberry fruits enhanced reduction in cardiovascular risk markers in patients after myocardial infraction (MI).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17320090E
Anthocyans-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract possesses ability to protect endothelial progenitor cells against angiotensin II induced dysfunction
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0944711315003281
Studies on antioxidant properties of polyphenol-rich extract from berries of Aronia melanocarpa in blood platelets.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19212014
http://www.jpp.krakow.pl/journal/archive/12_08/pdf/823_12_08_article.pdf
Effect of novel plant antioxidants on platelet superoxide production and aggregation in atherosclerosis.
http://www.jpp.krakow.pl/journal/archive/12_06/articles/08_article.html
Digestive Health
Low-Dose Aronia melanocarpa Concentrate Attenuates Paraquat-Induced Neurotoxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684878/
Phytochemical profile of a blend of black chokeberry and lemon juice with cholinesterase inhibitory effect and antioxidant potential
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814612006474
Aronia melanocarpa Treatment and Antioxidant Status in Selected Tissues in Wistar Rats
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099284/
Polyphenols from Berries of Aronia melanocarpa Reduce the Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Induced by Ziprasidone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099167/
Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of Aronia melanocarpa Extract against Memory Impairment Induced by Scopolamine in Mice
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867058/
Flavonoids protect neuronal cells from oxidative stress by three distinct mechanisms
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584900004986
Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18211020
Brain Health
Low-Dose Aronia melanocarpa Concentrate Attenuates Paraquat-Induced Neurotoxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684878/
Phytochemical profile of a blend of black chokeberry and lemon juice with cholinesterase inhibitory effect and antioxidant potential
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814612006474
Aronia melanocarpa Treatment and Antioxidant Status in Selected Tissues in Wistar Rats
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099284/
Polyphenols from Berries of Aronia melanocarpa Reduce the Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Induced by Ziprasidone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099167/
Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of Aronia melanocarpa Extract against Memory Impairment Induced by Scopolamine in Mice
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867058/
Flavonoids protect neuronal cells from oxidative stress by three distinct mechanisms
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584900004986
Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18211020
Eye Health
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Aronia Extract on Rat Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis
http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2163579
Emerging Role of Antioxidants in the Protection of Uveitis Complications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084581/
Food Antioxidants to Prevent Cataract
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2190970
Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/202098?resultClick=24
Other Studies
Current knowledge of Aronia melanocarpa as a medicinal plant.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408071
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa Constituents on Biofilm Formation of Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus
http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/12/14989
Aronia melanocarpa and its components demonstrate antiviral activity against influenza viruses.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24012672
Aronia melanocarpa fruit extract exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in human aortic endothelial cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397226/
Bioavailability and Antioxidant Activity of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Polyphenols: in vitro and in vivo Evidences and Possible Mechanisms of Action: A Review
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1541-4337.2012.00198.x/full
The Clinical Effectiveness of Chokeberry: A Systematic Review
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.3226/abstract
Effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice on indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal damage and oxidative stress in rats
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0940299305000047
Chemotherapy modulates the biological activity of breast cancer patients plasma: the protective properties of black chokeberry extract.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23220617
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407391/
Anthocyanin-Rich Extract From Aronia meloncarpa E. Induces a Cell Cycle Block in Colon Cancer but Not Normal Colonic Cells
http://www.encognitive.com/files/
Up-regulation of tumor suppressor carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 in human colon cancer Caco-2 cells following repetitive exposure to dietary levels of a polyphenol-rich chokeberry juice
http://www.jnutbio.com/article/S0955-2863(06)00138-0/abstract
Aronia melanocarpa Juice Induces a Redox-Sensitive p73-Related Caspase 3-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0032526
Influence of Chokeberry Juice on Arterial Blood Pressure and Lipid Parameters in Men with Mild Hypercholesterolemia
http://www.if-pan.krakow.pl/pjp/pdf/2007/s1_177.pdf
In vivo influence of extract from Aronia melanocarpa on the erythrocyte membranes in patients with hypercholesterolemia
http://medscimonit.com/download/index/idArt/883353
Ingestion of Black Chokeberry Fruit Extract Leads to Intestinal and Systemic Changes in a Rat Model of Prediabetes and Hyperlipidemia
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11130-008-0087-7
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa juice as part of the dietary regimen in patients with diabetes mellitus.
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/12580526
Anthocyanin-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract improves body temperature maintenance in healthy women with a cold constitution
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843504/
Aronia melanocarpa extract reduces blood pressure, serum endothelin, lipid, and oxidative stress marker levels in patients with metabolic syndrome
http://www.medscimonit.com/download/index/idArt/878315
Dietary Supplementation with Polyphenol-Rich Chokeberry Juice Improves Skin Morphology in Cellulite
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jmf.2013.0102
Improvement of blood glucose levels and obesity in mice given aronia juice by inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and α-glucosidase
http://www.jnutbio.com/article/S0955-2863(16)00041-3/abstract
Effects of Glucomannan-Enriched, Aronia Juice-Based Supplement on Cellular Antioxidant Enzymes and Membrane Lipid Status in Subjects with Abdominal Obesity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276299/
Induction of apoptosis and reduction of MMP gene expression in the U373 cell line by polyphenolics in Aronia melanocarpa and by curcumin
https://www.spandidos-publications.com/or/28/4/1435