Good day Friends!
How are you?
Today we’ll gonna talk about fruits.
You’ve probably heard of Superfoods. What about Superfruits?
Not every fruit meets our high standards. Those that qualify as “super” by nutrition scientists are fruits packed with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals, and other nutrients that can help you look better and live longer and healthier.
As to
continue our interesting topic,I would like to introduce you right away the next
superfruit. In the Philippines we call it MELON.
Wonderfully
delicious and unique flavored cantaloupe
or “muskmelon” is a member in the large Cucurbitaceae family. The fruit is an excellent source of vitamin
A. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant and is essential for vision. It is also required for maintaining healthy
mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A is
known to help to protect from lung and
oral cavity cancers. It is also
rich in antioxidant flavonoids such as beta-carotene,
lutein, zea-xanthin and cryptoxanthin.
These antioxidants have the ability to help protect cells and other
structures in the body from oxygen-free radicals and hence; offer protection against colon, prostate, breast,
endometrial, lung, and pancreatic
cancers. Zea-xanthin, an important dietary carotenoid, selectively absorbed
into the retinal macula lutea in the eye where it is thought to provide
antioxidant and protective UV light-filtering functions. It thus, offers protection
of eyes from Age-related Macular Degeneration
(ARMD) diseases in the elderly.
The fruit
also contains moderate levels of B-complex vitamins, such as niacin, pantothenic acid and vitamin C, and minerals like manganese.
Consumption
of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free
radicals. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant
enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
Coming up
next another superfruit, named Guyabano
also known as Graviola or Soursop.
That’s all
for now.
Thank you,
take care and may God bless you.
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