The ideal companion to any meal made up of lighter foods; white wine can make an ordinary meal a delight. While doctors recommend a glass of wine a day, is it just to lower stress levels, or does white wine have quercetin?
Quick Answer: Yes – White wine does contain quercetin. Compared to other similar foods, its quercetin content is low.
Quercetin Content of White Wine
The quercetin content of white wine is 0.09, and it also contains iron, calcium, and potassium.
Is White Wine High in Quercetin?
Compared to other foods, white wine is low in quercetin.
Let’s take a look at how it compares to 5 similar foods.
- Cabernet Sauvignon provides 0.58mg/100ml of quercetin, over 25 times what white wine offers.
- Red dessert wines offer 1.94mg/100ml, far outstripping white wine.
- Sherry has only 0.01mg/100ml of quercetin, which is even less than white wine.
- Beer has even less quercetin than white wine, offering only 0.02mg/100ml.
- Syrah red wines are the kings of quercetin, with 2.11mg/100g.
Sources:
USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods: https://www.ars.usda.gov/arsuserfiles/80400525/data/flav/flav_r03.pdf
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