Possibly the richest source of vitamin C among fruits, the acerola cherry contains 65 times more vitamin C than an orange. Acerola contains anthocyanins - substances which are highly anti-inflammatory in nature – as well as antioxidant-packed carotenoids and flavonoids. The cherry is an excellent source of vitamin A, which is a potent antioxidant. This tiny berry is also rich in vitamin B, calcium, magnesium, folate, potassium and phosphorous.
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Health benefits of Acerola
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Acerola berry is very low in calories. 100 g
fresh
berries provide just 32 calories. Nonetheless, these bright
color berries compose several health
benefiting components such as vitamins, and pigment
anti-oxidants
that contribute immensely toward optimum health and wellness.
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The berries have shown significantly high
levels of anti-oxidant value than the other Amazonian fruits such as acai, abiu, wax jambu etc.
Their antioxidant value largely derived from poly-phenolic anthocyanidin
compounds such as chlorogenic
acid, ferulic acid, pelargonidin, malvidin, tannins,
cyanidin-3-glycoside, quercetin, and kaempferol.
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Acerola possesses highest content
of vitamin
C for any plant-derived fruits/berries, probably next
only to another miniature Amazonian berry, camu camu (2000 mg/100 g).
100 g fresh berry provides astoundingly 1677.6 mg of vitamin C, which
is about 1864% of daily-recommended intake. Eating as few as 2-3
berries is sufficient enough to fulfill daily vitamin requirements.
Vitamin C is a wonderful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich
in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious
agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the
blood.
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Together with vitamin C, these
phyto-chemical compounds in
the Barbados cherry help rid off harmful oxygen-derived free radicals
from
the body, and thereby, help boost immunity, protect the body from
cancers, aging,
degenerative diseases, inflammation and infections.
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In addition, research studies suggest that chlorogenic
acid in these berries help lower blood sugar levels and
control
blood-glucose levels in type-II diabetes mellitus condition.
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The berries also contain a small amount of
B-complex
group of vitamins such as niacin, folates and pantothenic
acid. It contains very good amounts of vitamin B-6,
niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folic acid. These vitamins are
acting as co-factors help the body metabolize carbohydrates, protein,
and
fats.
- In addition, they also contain an adequate amount of minerals and electrolytes such as potassium, manganese, copper, iron and zinc.
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