Learn about tannins, the plant molecule that dries out your mouth and provides a surprising number of health benefits.

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- They might be called a blessing or a curse -- tannins, which are present in certain sorghums, contain health-promoting antioxidant properties, but also provide a bitter taste and ...

Nutrients called tannins, which are present in certain sorghums, contain health-promoting antioxidant properties. But it is also well-known that they provide a bitter taste and decreased protein ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

Winemaker Chris Howell of Cain Vineyards in Napa has been working with great wines for decades, having worked in wineries from France to Napa, and he’s seen his share of tannins. According to Howell, ...

Wheat grains contain not only starches and proteins but also various important bioactive substances such as vitamins, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds that potentially benefit human disease ...

Supple. Velvety. Grippy. Opulent. Smooth. Chewy. Silky. Anyone who has read a wine review or attended a tasting has seen or heard these descriptors and many more, which are usually applied to tannins ...

Plant species vary tremendously in the number of phytophagous species they support. May (1979) and Price (1980) proposed that some of this variation may be due to variation in biochemical defenses. We ...