Fruit Flashcards
Apples
An apple’s 3g of fiber help you meet your fiber goal of 20-30g daily. High-fiber diets can lower heart disease risk
Apricots
A good source of beta-carotene (which is converted to vitamin A by the body), providing the equivalent of 35% of the RDA for vitamin A
Bananas
Bananas are a great source of potassium, which plays a key role in heart health and muscle function. Plus each one has 2g of fiber
Blackberries
This fruit boasts 10g of fiber in a single cup
Blueberries
Blueberries help prevent and treat bladder infections by making it hard for bacteria to stick to urinary tract walls
Cantaloupe
Very good antioxidant, with 68 mg of vitamin C and enough beta-carotene to cover 65% of your daily vitamin A
Cherries
A good source of perillyl alcohol, which helps prevent cancer in animals. Heart-protective anthocyanins give cherries their color
Cranberry juice
Fights bladder infections the same way blueberries do
Grapefruits
A good source of vitamin C and a compound called naringenin, which helps suppress tumors in animals
Purple grapes and juice
Offer three heart guarding compounds: flavonoids, anthocyanins and resveratrol. (Green grapes are not rich in them)
Kiwi
Just one kiwi has 74 mg of vitamin C and 2.8 g fiber
Mango
A single mango has enough beta-carotene to cover your RDA for vitamin A while having 57 mg of vitamin C
Orange
One orange provides 50 g to 70 g of vitamin C, 40 mcg of frolic acid and 52 mg of calcium
Orange juice
A rich source of folic acid: a cup provides one-quarter of the 400 mcg RDA for folic acid and boasts 96 mg of vitamin C
Papayas
Loaded with vitamin C (86 mg per cup), a healthy dose of fiber 2.5g and has beta-carotene and calcium
