Overview

• Boombites, marketed as red berry grapes, are now on sale in the UK for £3 per punnet via M&S and Ocado.
• The grapes look and taste like table grapes but reveal a deep red, berry-like pulp when bitten.
• Breeders say the variety was created by crossing red-fleshed wine grapes with large, seedless table grapes after thousands of pairings.
• University of Murcia testing reported triple the resveratrol of blueberries with comparable antioxidant levels.
• AINIA in Valencia reported significantly lower glucose uptake than standard grape varieties despite similar fructose content, with claims promoted by a newly formed red berry grape Advisory Board including Dr Emma Derbyshire and dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine.