Raspberry are excellent sources of vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber. They are also rich in B vitamins, folic acid, copper, and iron. They have the highest concentration of antioxidant strength amongst all fruits. This is due to its high concentration of ellagic acid, anthocyanins, gallic acid, quercetin, cyanidin, catechins, Read More …
Month: September 2018
Goldenberry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Goldenberry scientifically known as Physalis peruviana are small yellowish berries that have originated from South America. Oddly enough, goldenberries are more closely related to tomatoes and eggplants than other berries and are approximately the size of a marble. [1] They have spread to other parts of the world, including South Read More …
Potassium Health Benefit, Source, Dietary Intake, Daily Requirement
Potassium Health Benefit most abundant intracellular cation is an essential nutrient that is naturally present in many foods and available as a dietary supplement. The ions are vital for the functioning of all living cells. The transfer of potassium ions through Read More …
Goji berry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Goji berry/wolfberry is the fruit of either Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense, two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.[1]Both species are native to Asia and have been long used in traditional Asian cuisine. The fruits are similar but can be distinguished by small but significant differences in Read More …
Elderberry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Elderberry is the fruit of the flowering plant known as Sambucus, more commonly referred to as elder or elderflower. The full scientific name of the most common variant, from which we get the majority of our elderberries, is Sambucus nigra. You will primarily find elderberries in the Read More …
Cranberry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Cranberry is a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In Britain, cranberry may refer to the native species Vaccinium oxycoccos,[1] while in North America, cranberry may refer to Vaccinium macrocarpon.[2] Vaccinium oxycoccos is cultivated in central and northern Europe, Cranberry juice is the juice Read More …
Blueberry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Blueberry are perennial flowering plants with blue or purple colored berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus vaccinium. Vaccinium also includes cranberries, bilberries, and huckleberries. Commercial “blueberries” including both wild (‘lowbush’) and cultivated (‘highbush’) blueberries – are native to North America. [1]Blueberries are packed with antioxidants and phytonutrients which have powerful health benefits. These include the Read More …
Blackberry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of the blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis, so that species have often been grouped together and Read More …
Cherry; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Cherry fruits of commerce usually are obtained from cultivars of a limited number of species such as the sweet cherry (Prunus avium) and the sour cherry (Prunus cerasus). The name ‘cherry’ also refers to the cherry tree and its wood, and is Read More …
Dates; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Dates is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from the Fertile Crescent region straddling between Egypt and Mesopotamia.[1] Dates are sweet Read More …
Regular Physical Activity Erase Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
Regular physical activity (PA) is increasingly promoted for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases as well as the general population. We evaluated if the public health recommendations for PA are applicable for people with inflammatory arthritis (iA; Rheumatoid Arthritis and Read More …
Carrot; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivarsexist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and Read More …