Cranberries

May 3rd, 2010 | Posted by CrossMMAFitter in 3 Fruits

Cranberries have a variety of health benefits. Fresh cranberries are too sour and acidic , but they are  widely found sweetened and dried , as a juice drink or as baked in desserts and  preserves. They  help alleviate or prevent urinary tract infections as they contain quinic acid, which increases the acidity of the urine, and partly because the tannis they contain, which is antibacterial. The same compounds may also help protect against heart disease.

100 g of blueberries contains

  • 46    Kcalories
  • 0.4 g  protein
  • 12.2 g  carbohydrate
  • 4.6 g  fibre
  • 13 mg vitamin C
  • 1.3 mg vitamin E
  • 91 mcg Lutein/Zeaxanthin

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