STUDY defines list of the 5 healthiest FRUITS in the world
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A survey carried out by William Paterson University, in New Jersey (USA), listed the 41 healthiest foods in the world.
The top 10 in the study include greens and vegetables. The list includes watercress, chard and spinach. Fruits are also present in the ranking.
There is a criterion: scientists observed the concentration of 17 essential nutrients, such as vitamins, in relation to the amount of calories in each food.
The study, therefore, seeks to evaluate which foods provide the greatest amount of nutrients in relation to caloric intake.
The research also reinforced the importance of maintaining a healthy and diverse menu, with the presence of a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Lemon is the best positioned fruit. According to the study, it adds 53 mg of vitamin C to every 100 grams. The food also contains calcium, magnesium, potassium and fiber.
Vitamin C performs essential functions in the human body: it has oxidizing action, combats the formation of free radicals, helps the body’s cells to grow and remain healthy.
Strawberry is second among fruits. Research indicates the sum of 62 mg for every 100 grams of vitamin C. The food is also rich in folic acid, iron, magnesium and calcium.
Folic acid, a B complex vitamin, is essential for everyone, but it is not produced by the body and needs to be acquired from food or supplemented.
Orange is in third place, one of the fruits with the highest concentration of vitamin C, also rich in potassium and magnesium.
Research then places grapefruit among the healthiest fruits, more specifically the red and pink variety, with sources of vitamin A or beta-carotene.
