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.
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Heart Health
Aronia melanocarpa extract reduces blood pressure, serum endothelin, lipid, and oxidative stress marker levels in patients with metabolic syndrome.
Combination therapy of statin with flavonoids rich extract from chokeberry fruits enhanced reduction in cardiovascular risk markers in patients after myocardial infraction.
Anthocyanins--an adjunct to cardiovascular therapy?
Extract of Aronia melanocarpa-modified hemostasis: in vitro studies
In vivo influence of extract from Aronia melanocarpa on the erythrocyte membranes in patients with hypercholesterolemia
Effects of Glucomannan-Enriched, Aronia Juice-Based Supplement on Cellular Antioxidant Enzymes and Membrane Lipid Status in Subjects with Abdominal Obesity
Aronia melanocarpa fruit extract exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in human aortic endothelial cells
Short-term supplementation with Aronia melanocarpa extract improves platelet aggregation, clotting, and fibrinolysis in patients with metabolic syndrome
Aronia melanocarpa Elliot Reduces the Activity of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme—In Vitro and Ex Vivo Studies
Extract from Aronia melanocarpa fruits potentiates the inhibition of platelet aggregation in the presence of endothelial cells
Action mechanism and cardiovascular effect of anthocyanins: a systematic review of animal and human studies
Antihyperlipidemic effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice in rats fed a high-cholesterol diet.
Blood pressure-lowering properties of chokeberry (Aronia mitchurinii, var. Viking)
The Involvement of a Polyphenol-Rich Extract of Black Chokeberry in Oxidative Stress on Experimental Arterial Hypertension
Antiatherogenic and Cardioprotective Effects of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Juice in Aging Rats
Effects of Sambucus nigra and Aronia melanocarpa extracts on immune system disorders within diabetes mellitus
Joint Health
Anthocyanin-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract improves body temperature maintenance in healthy women with a cold constitution
The influence of chokeberry juice supplementation on the reduction of oxidative stress resulting from an incremental rowing ergometer exercise.
Exercise and Antioxidants
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.
Blood Health
Aronia melanocarpa Juice Induces a Redox-Sensitive p73-Related Caspase 3-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
Short-term supplementation with Aronia melanocarpa extract improves platelet aggregation, clotting, and fibrinolysis in patients with metabolic syndrome
Extract of Aronia melanocarpa-modified hemostasis: in vitro studies
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa juice as part of the dietary regimen in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Effect of anthocyanins from Aronia melanocarpa on blood pressure, concentration of endothelin-1 and lipids in patients with metabolic syndrome.
Aronia melanocarpa juice induces a redox-sensitive p73-related caspase 3-dependent apoptosis in human leukemia cells.
Effect of Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) juice on the metabolic activation and detoxication of carcinogenic N-nitrosodiethylamine in rat liver.
Ingestion of black chokeberry fruit extract leads to intestinal and systemic changes in a rat model of prediabetes and hyperlipidemia.
Phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, radical oxygen species scavenging and lipid peroxidation inhibiting activities of extracts of five black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot) cultivars
Combination therapy of statin with flavonoids rich extract from chokeberry fruits enhanced reduction in cardiovascular risk markers in patients after myocardial infraction (MI).
Anthocyans-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract possesses ability to protect endothelial progenitor cells against angiotensin II induced dysfunction
Studies on antioxidant properties of polyphenol-rich extract from berries of Aronia melanocarpa in blood platelets.
Effect of novel plant antioxidants on platelet superoxide production and aggregation in atherosclerosis.
Digestive Health
Low-Dose Aronia melanocarpa Concentrate Attenuates Paraquat-Induced Neurotoxicity
Phytochemical profile of a blend of black chokeberry and lemon juice with cholinesterase inhibitory effect and antioxidant potential
Aronia melanocarpa Treatment and Antioxidant Status in Selected Tissues in Wistar Rats
Polyphenols from Berries of Aronia melanocarpa Reduce the Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Induced by Ziprasidone
Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of Aronia melanocarpa Extract against Memory Impairment Induced by Scopolamine in Mice
Flavonoids protect neuronal cells from oxidative stress by three distinct mechanisms
Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain.
Brain Health
Low-Dose Aronia melanocarpa Concentrate Attenuates Paraquat-Induced Neurotoxicity
Phytochemical profile of a blend of black chokeberry and lemon juice with cholinesterase inhibitory effect and antioxidant potential
Aronia melanocarpa Treatment and Antioxidant Status in Selected Tissues in Wistar Rats
Polyphenols from Berries of Aronia melanocarpa Reduce the Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Induced by Ziprasidone
Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of Aronia melanocarpa Extract against Memory Impairment Induced by Scopolamine in Mice
Flavonoids protect neuronal cells from oxidative stress by three distinct mechanisms
Berry fruit supplementation and the aging brain.
Eye Health
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Aronia Extract on Rat Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis
Emerging Role of Antioxidants in the Protection of Uveitis Complications
Food Antioxidants to Prevent Cataract
Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Other Studies
Current knowledge of Aronia melanocarpa as a medicinal plant.
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa Constituents on Biofilm Formation of Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus
Aronia melanocarpa and its components demonstrate antiviral activity against influenza viruses.
Aronia melanocarpa fruit extract exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in human aortic endothelial cells
Bioavailability and Antioxidant Activity of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Polyphenols: in vitro and in vivo Evidences and Possible Mechanisms of Action: A Review
The Clinical Effectiveness of Chokeberry: A Systematic Review
Effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice on indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal damage and oxidative stress in rats
Chemotherapy modulates the biological activity of breast cancer patients plasma: the protective properties of black chokeberry extract.
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
Anthocyanin-Rich Extract From Aronia meloncarpa E. Induces a Cell Cycle Block in Colon Cancer but Not Normal Colonic Cells
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
Aronia melanocarpa Juice Induces a Redox-Sensitive p73-Related Caspase 3-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
Influence of Chokeberry Juice on Arterial Blood Pressure and Lipid Parameters in Men with Mild Hypercholesterolemia
In vivo influence of extract from Aronia melanocarpa on the erythrocyte membranes in patients with hypercholesterolemia
Ingestion of Black Chokeberry Fruit Extract Leads to Intestinal and Systemic Changes in a Rat Model of Prediabetes and Hyperlipidemia
Effects of Aronia melanocarpa juice as part of the dietary regimen in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Anthocyanin-rich Aronia melanocarpa extract improves body temperature maintenance in healthy women with a cold constitution
Aronia melanocarpa extract reduces blood pressure, serum endothelin, lipid, and oxidative stress marker levels in patients with metabolic syndrome
Dietary Supplementation with Polyphenol-Rich Chokeberry Juice Improves Skin Morphology in Cellulite
Improvement of blood glucose levels and obesity in mice given aronia juice by inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and α-glucosidase
Effects of Glucomannan-Enriched, Aronia Juice-Based Supplement on Cellular Antioxidant Enzymes and Membrane Lipid Status in Subjects with Abdominal Obesity
Induction of apoptosis and reduction of MMP gene expression in the U373 cell line by polyphenolics in Aronia melanocarpa and by curcumin