Basic Vitamins and Minerals in Fruits. Part 2.

Vitamin A helps cell reproduction. Vitamin A helps vision and promotes bone growth and strength, tooth development, and is very important for healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Some experienced doctors say they may diagnosticate vitamin A deficiency only as of the patient’s skin condition.

Vitamin A deficiency can cause eye diseases as near-sightedness or night blindness, dry skin, poor bone growth, and weak adamantine substance of tooth. Most fruits contain vitamin A, but the most amount you may get from tomatoes, cantaloupes, watermelon, peaches, kiwi, oranges, blackberries, pistachios, chestnuts, pumpkin, seeds.

When talking about vitamins in fruits, it is important to keep in mind that fruits are the main source of vitamin C. This vitamin is the main free-radicals protector. Considering the fact that free radicals can cause cell damage lead to cardiovascular disease even become the cause of cancer, it is vital to maintain the necessary level of vitamin C in your organism.

To maintain the necessary dosage of vitamin C in your body, include in your menu kiwi, strawberry, oranges, blackberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, limes, peach, bananas, apples, lemon, red bilberry and cranberry.

Tannin, which increases the activity of vitamin C for better assimilation in the body, is found in quince, pear, apple, pomegranate, persimmon, blueberries.

Mineral salts, which are contained in fruits and berries combine well with vitamins. In the mineral composition of fruits and berries potassium is on the first place. Apricots, grapes, cherries, plums are especially rich in potassium.

You will find iron in apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums, cherries most of all.

Basic Vitamins and Minerals in Fruits. Part 1.

Vitamins are organic food substances. Their main characteristic is that all of them can be found only in living things (plants and animals). So vitamins are bearers and an integral part of life in all respects. They are essential for growth, energy and for general well-being of the human body.

In fact the human body cannot make vitamins itself. We extract them from the nourishment, as a rule. Vitamins must be supplied in our diet or dietary supplements. There is a common misconception that vitamins can replace food, but it is absurd. In sober fact vitamins cannot be acquired without also ingesting food. So they are usually recommended to be taken with a meal.

The main sources of most vitamins are fruits and vegetables. The ancient Greeks said: "The best medicine - in the gardens". It is well known there are a lot of vitamins in fruits. Vitamins are usually included as a compound of animal food; it all depends on the particular vitamin.

Let’s have a look at the most ordinary vitamins in fruits:

Vitamin B is important in the energy production. It is also essential for the functioning of the heart, muscles, and nervous system. Doctors say the vitamin В deficiency may cause nervous system diseases. Most fruits and vegetables are not a significant source of vitamin group B, the exception is watermelon. Try to find some other sources of vitamin B and turn to other vitamins in fruits.

There is a lot of vitamin P in hips, citrus, black currant and black ashberry.

The great number of sugar is found in grapes, figs, gooseberry, persimmon, apricot, peach, cherry, plums, apples, quince, oranges, tangerines.

Organic acids are in lemons, currants, cranberries, gooseberries, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, etc. They provide the necessary acid balance required for good digestion.

Some fruits such as quince, raspberries, apples, peaches, oranges, persimmon, and others contain a large number of pectin substances.