Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Want Better Health ?
Want Better Health ?
Take 2 kiwifruit every morning.
Did you know that the kiwifruit trumped 26 other most commonly consumed fruit such as papayas, oranges, bananas and more in a weight-for-weight nutrient study conducted by Dr Paul Lachance of Rutgers University ?
How the kiwifruit ranked
Vitamin C
-Has the highest level of Vitamin C - almost twice that of an orangePotassium*
-Outranks the banana as the top low-sodium high potassium fruitVitamin E
-Has twice the Vitamin E of an avocado, but 60% of its caloriesFolate
-Few foods equal the kiwifruit in folic or fotateLutein
-Ranked higher than spinach & all other fruit & vegetables, escept yellow cornFiber
-Excellent source of both soluble and insoluble fibre, provides more than a serving of brian flakes & 4 times that of a cup of chopped celery.*
Beside potassium, 4 other minerals - Calcium, Iron, Magnesium & Copper are found in kiwifruit. In addition, kiwifruit is an unusual supplier of trace of minerals lie Maganese, essential to the enzymes involved in the body's use of protein and food energy, and Chromium, known to be a key factor in regulating the heartbeat and body use of carbohydrates.Labels: better health, kiwifruit
