Guest guest Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Apricots Nutritional Benefits: Apricot fruits are small with velvety fleshy skin, with golden orange in color. These fruits have musky flavor, less juicy and sweet in taste. Apricot fruits flavor is similar to plums and peaches as it is homologous to the same, and botanically called as Prunus Armenia. Though apricots are originated from China and now it is widely grown in the United States of America and commercially grown in China, Turkey, Syria, Italy, France, and in other parts of the world. Apricots Nutritional profile include; Apricot fruits consist of antioxidants like beta carotene, alpha carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, beta crypto xanthin, and minerals such as manganese, magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorous, iron, calcium, and Vitamins such as folates, Vitamin B complex constituents, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K. In addition to these, it contains proteins, carbohydrates, fats and dietary fiber, health promoting phyto-chemicals and zero cholesterol, all contribute to provide better health. Apricots Nutritional Benefits include; both dried and fresh apricot fruits provide various health and nutritional benefits. Due to the presence of nutrients listed above, apricots are considered as heart healthy fruits as it reduces blood pressure, control heart rate, prevents heart stroke, lowers LDL cholesterol, and improves cardiovascular health totally. The poly phenolic anti oxidants effectively eliminate free scavenging oxygen radicals, blocks the mutation of cancerous cells, and prevents various types of cancers. For further details please visit;http://ideas4health.in/health-ideas/fruits/apricots-nutritional-be\ nefits/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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