Fruits are rich in nutrients essential for health and longevity. Not just vitamins and minerals, but thousands of compounds that the body uses for proper functioning and to help prevent disease.
Have you ever considered what life would be like without fruits? Here's a great little video about fruit and their nutritional importance.
They are all around us so we tend to take them for granted. We also hear news stories about the medicinal benefits of all kinds of exotic fruits and berries, but tend to overlook the goodness in the fruits we are accustomed to eating every day.
It is well known that fruits contain many vitamins and essential nutrients that are necessary for healthy living. However, the importance of the other compounds in fruits has not been recognized until recently.
Research today reveals that vitamins and minerals are only a small number of the compounds in fruits. Basic scientific research has now revealed that there are other qualities of fruits that are just as important as vitamins. Some of the other important compounds are explained are explained in more detail further into this site.
The complete list of compounds present in fruits and vegetables is still unknown. However, the medicinal benefits from eating fruits have been gaining more recognition in the last 2-3 decades. Based on the research taking place, more evidence is being found that is identifying an increasing number of the compounds they contain that are beneficial to human health.
The health benefits of fruit nutrients are no longer seen as being from just vitamins A, C, D and E but rather from a complex array of compounds. These compounds are working in processes that are still being discovered and that are yet to be completely understood.
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Common Fruit List
Many of this fruit list are taken for granted. Fruit nutrition news reports cover research findings and health benefits of exotic fruits and berries but tend to overlook everyday healthy fruit.
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Antioxidants
Antioxidants are an integral part of maintaining good health, especially with respect to aging and age related disorders
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Exotic Fruit List
Adding exotic fruits from my exotic fruit list to your diet could be the smartest thing you’ll ever do. The stars among them I mention here
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Berries
Berries contain high amounts of antioxidants, several thousand phenolic compounds that have positive effects on health, These include benefits on heart health, cancer risk, diabetes and Alzheimer's.
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Fruit Nutrition Tables
Tables with fruit nutrition data by fruit. Macro nutrient, minerals, vitamins, phytonutrients.
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Acai Berries
Acai berries are dark purple and about the size of a large grape. The polyphenols contained within the fruit have been found to have strong antioxidant properties.
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Acerola Cherry
Acerola cherry is juicy, often as much sour as sweet in flavor. It is incredible and unbelievable that one tiny acerola cherry has higher vitamin C content than an orange.
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Apple
When was the last time you bit into a delicious, scrumptious apple?
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Apricot
The exact origin of the apricot is unknown because of its wide cultivation that dates back to prehistoric periods.
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Aronia
Redeemed by their very high antioxidant level, the aronia or chokeberry is so astringent that it is inedible when raw. Hence the chokeberry name.
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Banana
Although the banana is native to Southeast Asia and Australia, today it is cultivated in at least 107 countries throughout the world.
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Bilberry
For decades, the bilberry fruit, leaves, and roots have been a beneficial dietary supplement for diabetics. Bilberries are also typically consumed to aid night vision, cataracts, or glaucoma.
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Blackberries
Blackberries are a soft and tender fruit that is typically used to make desserts, jams, jellies, and even wines. The fruit is also popular with bees and makes a medium to dark, fruity honey.
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Blueberries
Blueberries have been consumed by the native North American Indians for hundreds of years. They have used blueberry juices for years to treat numerous medical ailments .
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Camu Camu Berry
The camu camu berry is rich in Vitamin C and has been used for medicinal purposes by the Amazonian Indians for more than 700 years
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Cantaloupe
The surfaces of a cantaloupe has different types of bacteria (especially salmonella), so it is recommended to wash the melon thoroughly before slicing and eating it.
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Cherry Fruit
One little known fact is that only two species of cherry fruit can be found in America, three can be found in Europe, and the remainder of the cherry species can be found in Asia.
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Chinese Bayberry
The Chinese bayberry has been growing in China, Japan and Southeast Asia for at least 2000 years. It is now often referred to as the "yumberry".
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Coconut
The coconut is the largest seed in the world. The coconut palm is one of twelve plants that prevent starvation around the world.
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Cranberry
The food industry considers the nutrient content and antioxidant properties of the cranberry a sufficient reason to give cranberries the commercial status of being a novel "superfruit."
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Date Palm
The date palm generally takes about 7 years to bear fruit for harvest and requires 10 years of preparation for commercial use. Adult date palms are capable of producing 80-120 kilograms of fruit .
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Goji Berries
Goji berries have been an important part of Chinese medicine for a few thousand years. Marketing is spreading in the west and touts their health benefits.
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Gooseberries
Gooseberries cleanse the digestive system but can cause a stomach ache when eaten in great volume when green My brother found this out when we were children finishing up in hospital overnight.
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Guava
Guava are often ignored, but they are one of Mother Nature's most potent healing agents. They are inexpensive, and their benefits are valuable.
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Guavaberries
Guavaberries are from a fruit tree that originated in the Caribbean and is now found wild in many locations including Central and South America. They are known in Hawaii and Florida as rumberries.
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Horned Melon
Looking for something fun to do with the kids; or to amaze your co-workers with. Try putting a horned melon in your lunch box.
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Kiwi Fruit
Talk about a fruit packing a punch in taste and vitamins. Kiwi fruit is a rich source of vitamin C and is high in potassium.
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Lychee
The lychee is most relished fresh, peeled and pitted. The white flesh, translucent and sweet is reminiscent of the flesh of a grape.
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Mangosteen Fruit
The taste of mangosteen fruit is as unique to your taste buds as it is to your vision. For centuries, the varied cultures and societies of Southeast Asia have revered the fruit.
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Noni Fruit
If you are thinking about planting a noni fruit tree you might want to take a rain check if you find certain odors offensive.The fruit is fondly referred to as cheese fruit and sometimes vomit fruit
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Passion Fruit
Ah, how sweet it is. Passion fruit is good as a simple fruit on its own or as a juice. It is often used to scent other juices to enhance the experience of drinking them.
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Pomegranate
The pomegranate is the subject of many myths and epics; think Homer and Shakespeare. And in the way of art it has been recognized by Raphael, Cezanne and others.
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Raspberries
Raspberries are indigenous to Asia Minor and North America, and have been a food source for centuries. The Roman agriculturist Palladius wrote about raspberry cultivation in the 4th century.
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Strawberries
Strawberries, the world's most popular berries were an accident! Chilean berries were crossbred with North American berries by chance in Europe.
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Clementines
The history of clementines comes from the story of Father Clement Rodier who accidently discovered the fruit in his orphanages garden. Others claim that the fruit originated in China long ago.
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Red Grapes Purple
Red grapes that are seedless are more popular because of the ease at which they can be consumed, but the fruit loses potential health benefits.
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Acai Weight Loss
The Acai berry is not known to reduce weight by itself. Acai weight loss can occur for you when the acai berries are used in conjunction with a blend of other helpful ingredients.
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Green Grapes
Green grapes, also called Semillon and Wyndruif, are cultivated in France, Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and New Zealand just to name a few places. Semillon variety has a golden-skin...
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