7/19/11

The South American super Blueberry is a mine of antioxidants


   After the super and super tomato, carrot, is the time of super Blueberry, directly coming from South America, a antioxidants concentrate and goodness. To support it, is a research conducted by Edward Kennelly, biologist of the Lehman College (New York, United States) and Paola Pedraza, botany of the New York Botanical Garden, published in "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry".

Researchers have been looking at 5 Blueberryspecies, discovering how the Cavendishia grandifolia and Anthopterus wardii had antioxidants quantity of 2-4 times higher than the blueberries are available on the market, who are already rich vitamin B9 tannins , and anthocyanins, pigments responsible for the bluish fruit, considered an antidote against theCellular Aging and the capillary fragilityeven eyes. In addition, blueberries are very useful in case of retention and are a real boon for the cardiovascular system, thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties and Blood platelet. Without considering the action "find waste" on free radicals.
As explains Kennelly:
We believe that these two species are superfrutti with a great potential for health the human. Currently not available on the market but, it's just a matter of time before people start to ask for availability.
   The 2 species, are native to the Andes, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world and which also corn an invaluable for sufferers of coeliac disease, quinoa, rich in minerals such as magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, iron and zinc, but absolutely no gluten. In anticipation of the arrival of the South American super, so we can blueberries always consume blueberries the "traditional" fruit stain benches, one of the richest natural sources of anthocyanins with blackberries, strawberries, currants, but even eggplant, grape and red chard. Generally speaking, more a food has a reddish or bluish color, the greater the anthocyanins presence.

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