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AVOCADO
Main health benefits:
Antioxidant activity anti-inflammatory improves metabolic and muscle function hemoglobin and and hormone synthesis collagen formation reduces cholesterol and and risk of cancer (especially breast & prostate) heart health helps with iron use/absorption low glycemic benefits for insulin resistance eases arthritic joint stiffness/pain
ü Excellent source: vitamins K B6 folate copper fiber
ü Good source: vitamins E C B2 B3 potassium magnesium zinc phosphorous alpha-linoleic and linoleic linoleic acid
ü Phytochemicals: glutathione xanthophylls (cryptoxanthin lutein zeaxanthin) phytosterols
Main health benefits:
Highest antioxidant power of berries collagen and protein production hormone synthesis improves lung function for those with asthma heart health (nitric oxide activity) normal blood clotting digestive aid cognitive benefits helps with iron use/absorption reduces cholesterol high blood pressure risk of gastric cancer and lymphoma and arthritic joint stiffness/pain
ü Excellent source: vitamins C K copper fiber
ü Good source: vitamin E zinc alpha-linoleic acid
(omega 3)
ü Phytochemicals: anthocyanins polyphenols (catechin ellagic acid
proanthocyanidins)
Main health benefits:
Whole body antioxidant support normal blood clotting protein formation hormone synthesis iron absorption eye and and heart health cognitive benefits (memory and and motor function) blood sugar & apoptosis regulation anti-cancer effects reduces risk of osteoporosis digestive/microbial efficiency ü Excellent source: vitamin vitamin C vitamin vitamin K ü Good source: copper fiber
manganese vitamin E ü Phytochemicals: anthocyanins (cyanidin delphinidin malvidin) proanthocyanidins lignans tannins
Main health benefits:
High supply of of antioxidants vitamin vitamin A and vitamin vitamin C in in in in the form of of ascorbic acid
helps stop free radical damage by battling oxidative stress in in the body Fights cancer and contains anti-inflammatory properties may help prevent heart disease good for digestion ü Excellent Source: vitamin vitamin A vitamin vitamin C potassium ü Good Source: antioxidants (beta-carotene and alpha-carotene) vitamin K thiamin riboflavin
ü Phytochemicals: beta-carotene lutein zea-xanthin and cryptoxanthin BLACKBERRY
BLUEBERRY
CANTALOUPE
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