Several research institutes have looked into the fabulous potential of the blackcurrant over the past years.
We have collected them and summed them up in the table below.
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| AUTHORS | TITLE | JOURNAL | SIMPLIFIED CONCLUSION | HEALTH BENEFITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitoshi Matsumoto Shigeru Tominaga Hitoshi Nakaishi Masao Hirayama | Effects of Black Currant Anthocyanoside Intake on Dark Adaptation and VDT Work-induced Transient Refractive Alteration in Healthy Humans | Alternative Medicine Review | Taking blackcurrant extract can help your eyes see better in the dark and reduce eye strain from using screens. | Eye Health |
| Kirsty A Lyall Suzanne M Hurst Janine M Cooney D Jensen K Lo Roger D Hurst L M Stevenson | Short-term blackcurrant extract consumption modulates exercise-induced oxidative stress and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated inflammatory responses | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology | Blackcurrant extract helps reduce exercise-related damage and inflammation, making exercise more beneficial for your health. | Sport Performance |
| Bartosz Kruszewski Emanuele Boselli | Blackcurrant Pomace as a Rich Source of Anthocyanins: Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction under Different Parameters | Applied Sciences | Ultrasound can be used to extract anthocyanins from the blackcurrant pomace, usually wasted. It is good to improve blood flow. | Cardiovascular Health |
| P Linnamaa J Savolainen L Koulu S Tuomasjukka H Kallio B Yang T Vahlberg R Tahvonen | Blackcurrant seed oil for prevention of atopic dermatitis in newborns: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Clinical & Experimental Allergy | Giving blackcurrant seed oil to infants can help prevent atopic dermatitis for the first year, though its effects may not last beyond that. | Skin Health |
| Takanobu Okatomo Yuto Hashimoto Ryota Kobayashi Koichi Nakazato Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Effects of black currant extract on arterial functions in older adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial | Clinical and Experimental Hypertension | Taking black currant extract for a week can reduce central blood pressure and make arteries less stiff in older adults. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Yanna Zhu Min Xia Yan Yang Fengqiong Liu Zhongxia Li Yuantao Hao Mantian Mi Tianru Jin Wenhua Ling | Purified anthocyanin supplementation improves endothelial function via NO-cGMP activation in hypercholesterolemic individuals. | Clinical Chemistry | Taking anthocyanin supplements from blackcurrants can help improve blood vessel function and reduce inflammation in people with high cholesterol. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Hitoshi Matsumoto Eri Takenami Keiko Iwasaki-Kurashige Takuya Osada Toshihito Katsumura Takafumi Hamaoka | Effects of black currant anthocyanin intake on peripheral muscle circulation during typing work in humans | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Eating blackcurrants might help with shoulder stiffness and muscle tiredness from typing, but not with typing performance. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Matthew David Cook Stephen David Myers Sam David Blacker Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | New Zealand black currant extract improves cycling performance and fat oxidation in cyclists. | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Taking black currant extract for a week can boost cycling performance and help your body burn more fat during exercise. | Sport Performance |
| Matthew David Cook Stephen David Myers Mandy Lucinda Gault Victoria Charlotte Edwards Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Dose effects of New Zealand black currant on substrate oxidation and physiological responses during prolonged cycling | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Taking black currant extract boosts fat burning during long bike rides, especially at higher doses. | Sport Performance |
| Matthew David Cook Stephen David Myers Mandy Lucinda Gault Victoria Charlotte Edwards Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Cardiovascular function during supine rest in endurance-trained males with New Zealand black currant: a dose-response study. | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Taking black currant extract for seven days changes some aspects of heart function while resting, but doesn't affect blood pressure or heart rate. | Sport Performance |
| Juliette A. Strauss Mark E. T. Willems Sam O. Shepherd | New Zealand black currant extract enhances fat oxidation during prolonged cycling in endurance-trained females | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Blackcurrant extract helps endurance-trained women burn more fat during long cycling sessions. | Sport Performance |
| J A Potter C I Hodgson M Broadhurst L Howell J Gilbert M E T Willems I C Perkins | Effects of New Zealand Black currant Extract on Sport Climbing Performance | European Journal of Applied Physiology | Blackcurrant extract improved overall climbing time and hang time, though it didn't affect pull-ups or recovery between climbs. | Sport Performance |
| Andrea J Braakhuis Will G Hopkins Tim E Lowe | Effects of dietary antioxidants on training and performance in female runners | European Journal of Sport Science | Blackcurrant juice may help improve running speed, while too much vitamin C could slow you down during intense training. | Sport Performance |
| Simon Frye David Giles Ellis Bird Keeron Stone Craig Paterson Jiří Baláš Mark E T Willems Julia A Potte Ian C Perkins | New Zealand blackcurrant extract enhances muscle oxygenation during repeated intermittent forearm muscle contractions in advanced and elite rock climbers | European Journal of Sport Science | Blackcurrant extract helps rock climbers' muscles use more oxygen and recover faster during intense climbing sessions. | Sport Performance |
| Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) | European Union herbal monograph on Ribes nigrum L., folium | European Medicines Agency - Science Medicines Health | Black currant leaves are traditionally used to ease joint pain and help with urinary issues. More research is needed to ensure they are safe and effective, especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding. | Musculoskeletal Health / Renal Health |
| Ashwin Gopalan Sharon C. Reuben Shamima Ahmed Altaf S. Darvesh Judit Hohmann Anupam Bishayee | The health benefits of blackcurrants | Food & Function | Blackcurrants can help with heart health, reduce inflammation, and may aid in managing diseases like diabetes and brain disorders. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Pengzhan Liu Heikki Kallio Baoru Yang | Flavonol glycosides and other phenolic compounds in buds and leaves of different varieties of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) and changes during growing season | Food Chemistry | Black currant buds and leaves have many beneficial compounds that vary by season, with the highest levels found in autumn for some varieties and late summer for others. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Leenamaija Mäkilä Oskar Laaksonen Jose Martin Ramos Diaz Marjatta Vahvaselkä Olavi Myllymäki Ilkka Lehtomäki Simo Laakso Gerhard Jahreis Kirsi Jouppila Petra Larmo Baoru Yang Heikki Kallio | Exploiting blackcurrant juice press residuee in extruded snacks | Food Science and Technology | Using leftover blackcurrant juice in snacks can boost their nutrition, make them taste better, and help reduce waste. | Nutritional enrichment (global benefits) |
| Faisel Khan Sumantra Ray Angela M Craigie Gwen Kennedy Alexander Hill Karen L Barton Jane Broughton Jill F Belch | Lowering of oxidative stress improves endothelial function in healthy subjects with habitually low intake of fruit and vegetables: a randomized controlled trial of antioxidant- and polyphenol-rich black currant juice | Free Radical Biology and Medicine | Drinking black currant juice with lots of antioxidants can lower oxidative stress and make blood vessels healthier, especially in people who don't eat many fruits and veggies. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems Jose Dos Santos Silva Matthew David Cook Sam David Blacker | Beneficial effects on fasting insulin and postprandial responses through 7-day intake of New Zealand blackcurrant powder | Functional Foods in Health and Disease | Taking blackcurrant powder for a week can improve blood sugar and insulin responses after eating, which may help with conditions like type 2 diabetes. | Metabolic health |
| Ian Craig Perkins Sarah Anne Vine Sam David Blacker Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | New Zealand Black currant Extract improves HighIntensity Intermittent Running. | International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism | Taking black currant extract can help you run farther and sprint better during high-intensity workouts. | Sport Performance |
| Matthew David Cook Stephen David Myers Mandy Lucinda Gault Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Beneficial Physiological Effects with Black currant Intake in Endurance Athletes | International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism | Black currant extracts helps endurance athletes to perform better by improving heart and blood vessel function. | Sport Performance |
| Debora Esposito Thanakorn Damsud Mickey Wilson Mary H Grace Renee Strauch Xu Li Mary Ann Lila Slavko Komarnytsky | Black Currant Anthocyanins Attenuate Weight Gain and Improve Glucose Metabolism in Diet-Induced Obese Mice with Intact, but Not Disrupted, Gut Microbiome | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | Black currant anthocyanins can help control weight and improve blood sugar (in obese mice), but they work best when the gut microbiome is healthy. | Metabolic health |
| Alexander T Hutchison Emily B Flieller Kimber J Dillon Betsy D Leverett | Black Currant Nectar Reduces Muscle Damage and Inflammation Following a Bout of High-Intensity Eccentric Contractions | Journal of Dietary Supplements | Drinking black currant nectar helps reduce muscle damage and inflammation after intense exercise. | Sport Performance |
| Anupam Bishayee Thomas Mbimba Roslin J Thoppil Erzsébet Háznagy-Radnai Péter Sipos Altaf S Darvesh Hans G Folkesson Judit Hohmann | Anthocyanin-rich black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) extract affords chemoprevention against diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis in rats | Journal of Nutrional Biochemistry | Black currant skin extract might help prevent liver cancer (in rats) by stopping abnormal cell growth and reducing liver tumors. | Cancer prevention |
| Kaori Yoshida Ikuyo Ohguro Hiroshi Ohguro | Black currant anthocyanins normalized abnormal | Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Taking black currant anthocyanins can help normalize a key marker in glaucoma and might be a useful supplement to slow vision loss. | Eye Health |
| Dominic Lomiwes Birgit Ha Nayer Ngametua Natalie S Burr Janine M Cooney Tania M Trower Greg Sawyer Duncan Hedderley Roger D Hurst Suzanne M Hurst | Timed consumption of a New Zealand black currant juice support positive affective responses during a self-motivated moderate walking exercise in healthy sedentary adults | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Drinking black currant juice an hour before a walk can make you feel better during the exercise. | Cognition |
| Toshiko Tomisawa Naoki Nanashima Maiko Kitajima Kasumi Mikami Shizuka Takamagi Hayato Maeda Kayo Horie Fu-Chih Lai Tomohiro Osanai | Effects of Black currant Anthocyanin on Endothelial Function and Peripheral Temperature in Young Smokers | Molecules | Taking black currant extracts and vitamins can help reduce the short-term damage to blood vessels and blood flow caused by smoking. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Urszula Trych Magdalena Buniowska Sylwia Skąpska Szymon Starzonek Krystian Marszałek | The Bioaccessibility of Antioxidants in Black Currant Puree after High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment | Molecules | High pressure is a better process method than thermal, to keep the most of blackcurrant nutrients during digestion. | Nutritional enrichment (global benefits) |
| Urszula Trych Magdalena Buniowska Sylwia Skąpska Ireneusz Kapusta Krystian Marszałek | Bioaccessibility of Antioxidants in Blackcurrant Juice after Treatment Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide | Molecules | To maintain blackcurrant nutrients, a fluid (SCCD) can be used to treat the juice, maintaining more health benefits than with heat. | Nutritional enrichment (global benefits) |
| Matthew David Cook Stephen David Myers Mandy Lucinda Gault Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Black currant Alters Physiological Responses and Femoral Artery Diameter during Sustained Isometric Contraction | Nutrients | Taking black currant extract for a week improves how your heart and muscles respond during a tough exercise. | Cardiovascular Health |
| Dawei Fan Yassar Alamri Karen Liu Michael MacAskill Paul Harris Margaret Brimble John Dalrymple-Alford Tim Prickett Oliver Menzies Andrew Laurenson Tim Anderson Jian Guan | Supplementation of Black currant Anthocyanins Increased Cyclic GlycineProline in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Parkinson Patients: Potential Treatment to Improve Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Function | Nutrients | Black currant anthocyanins may help increase a brain peptide that could improve treatment for Parkinson's disease. | Cognition |
| Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems Nisakorn Parktin Waree Widjaja Amornpan Ajjimaporn | Effect of New Zealand Black currant Extract on Physiological Responses at Rest and during Brisk Walking in Southeast Asian Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study. | Nutrients | Blackcurrant extract might improve some heart-related measurements during brisk walking in Southeast Asian men, but it doesn’t affect heart rate or fat burning, and its benefits may vary by ethnicity. | Sport Performance |
| Roger D Hurst Suzanne M Hurst Kirsty A Lyall Robyn W Wells Gregory M Sawyer Dominic Lomiwes Nayer Ngametua | Daily Consumption of an Anthocyanin-Rich Extract Made From New Zealand Blackcurrants for 5 Weeks Supports Exercise Recovery Through the Management of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Pilot Study | Nutrients | Daily intake of blackcurrant extract for 5 weeks helps the body recover from exercise by reducing stress and inflammation. | Sport Performance |
| A W Watson E J Okello H J Brooker S Lester G J McDougall K A Wesnes | The impact of black currant juice on attention, mood and brain wave spectral activity in young healthy volunteers | Nutritional Neuroscience | Drinking black currant juice can reduce anxiety, fatigue and increase alertness, but it might slightly slow reaction times. Those are quite relaxing effects. | Cognition |
| Maki Katai Sachie Tanaka Ikuyo Ohguro Hiroshi Ohguro | Two-year Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Black Currant Anthocyanins on Visual Field in Glaucoma | Ophtalmologica | Black currant anthocyanins might help slow the progression of glaucoma and could be a useful addition to existing treatments. | Eye Health |
| Anne Nilsson Ilkka Salo Merichel Plaza Inger Björck | Effects of a mixed berry beverage on cognitive functions and cardiometabolic risk markers; A randomized cross-over study in healthy older adults | PLoS One | Drinking a mixed berry beverage, including black currant, lowers bad cholesterol and improves memory. | Cognition |
| Charlie Godwin Matthew David Cook Mark Elisabeth Theodorus Willems | Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Performance during the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test in Trained Youth and Recreationally Active Male Football Players | Sports (Basel) | For well-trained young football players, blackcurrant extract can help improve sprint performance and reduce fatigue, but it doesn’t show as much benefit for less trained players. | Sport Performance |
| Saila Vepsäläinen Henna Koivisto Elina Pekkarinen Petra Mäkinen Gary Dobson Gordon J McDougall Derek Stewart Annakaisa Haapasalo Reijo O Karjalainen Heikki Tanila Mikko Hiltunen | Anthocyanin-enriched bilberry and blackcurrant extracts modulate amyloid precursor protein processing and alleviate behavioral abnormalities in the APP/PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease | The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry | Blackcurrant and Bilberry extract (capsules) may help reduce Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes and improve behavior (in a mouse model of the disease). | Cognition |