Dark soy sauce, widely used in the Pacific Rim, may prove to be more effective than red wine and vitamin-C in combating human cell damage, Reuters has reported quoting researchers in Singapore.

Scientists found that the sauce contains antioxidant properties about ten times more effective than red wine and 150 times more potent than vitamin-C, according to the National University research paper reported by Straits Times . But the research team leader, Barry Halliwell, also cautioned against consuming too much dark soy sauce because of its high salt content, which could lead to high blood pressure.

Antioxidants - found in red wine, fruits and vegetables - counter free radicals, which are unstable atoms that attack human cells and tissues. Free radicals have been linked to the aging process and ailments that include Parkinson's disease, cancer and heart disease.

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