Pagano
First Name
Todd
Last Name
Pagano
Department
Science and Mathematics
Scholarship Year
2025
Research Center
Non-Center Based
Scholarship Type
Uninvited Presentations
Contributors List
Melody Holmquist, Todd Pagano, Wendy Frink
Project Title
Measuring resveratrol in grape pomace using reflectance spectroscopy
Start Date - Month
August
Start Date - Year
2025
End Date Anticipated - Month
September
End Date Anticipated - Year
2025
End Date Actual - Month
September
End Date Actual - Year
2025
Review Types
Blind Peer Reviewed
Student Assistance
Undergraduate
Funding Source
Grant
Resulting Product
conference presentation
Citation

Holmquist, Melody, Wendy Frink, and Todd Pagano. "Measuring resveratrol in grape pomace using reflectance spectroscopy." American Chemical Society National Meeting. American Chemical Society. Washington, DC. 20 Aug. 2025. Poster Session. *

Abstract

Grape pulp, also known as grape pomace, after wine-making, can be utilized as fertilizer, animal feed, and even piquette (“second wine”), among other uses. It is also possible to extract nutrients from grape pomace and use them as supplements for health benefits. Found in high amounts in red grapes, one such nutrient, resveratrol, has shown cardioprotective effects as an antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory agent. Here, we characterized resveratrol in grape pomace. Resveratrol was identified with reflectance spectroscopy. The developed method, which uses fiber optic-based instrumentation, could be used to rapidly assess resveratrol in grape pomace. This could help supply managers make decisions about the end-use of the pomace. It could be beneficial to extract resveratrol from grape pomace and use it as supplements instead of disposing the pomace as food waste. However, a challenge could remain in the potential efficient upscaling of the resveratrol.

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