Benefits of a Superfruit, The cherry.

Companies that cherries They are a fruit that provide us with excellent nutritional properties, as well as numerous health benefits.

With cherries you can prepare many types of desserts and sweet accompaniments such as cakes, jams, smoothies, tarts and even liqueurs or gazpacho.

But above all, they can (and could almost be said “must”) eat raw. Its flavor is delicious and it is by consuming it directly when the properties of the cherry are fully present in our diet.

The cherry, whose scientific name is Prunus cerasus, has been used for immemorial times as an intestinal cleanser, to rid the body of toxins.

This is because the pigments that give them their purple color, anthocyanins, which are a type of Flavonoids of great purifying properties.

These anthocyanins from cherries are also very powerful antioxidants and according to studies conducted at the University of Arizona, The cherries are the fruit with the highest concentration of Flavonoids that exists.

This makes it important in the treatment and prevention of some of the most widespread diseases today, related to deterioration, cancer or Alzheimer's.


Main properties of cherries and the benefits of their consumption

Among the properties of the cherry we cannot stop thinking about the main ones:

Antioxidant properties. Cherries are included in the superfruit category because they are loaded with Antioxidants called anthocyanins,that help in the reduction of heart disease and serve to counteract the processes that lead to cancer.

In addition, cherries are one of the few food sources that contain melatonin, an antioxidant that helps regulate the body's heart rate and sleep cycles.

Vitamin A. Cherries are an excellent source of beta carotene (Vitamin A). In fact, they contain 19 times more beta-carotene than blueberries and strawberries.

Vitamin A serves for the formation of teeth, their preservation and acts on eye health, both in sight and in the general health of the eye.

cherries properties

Source of more vitamins and minerals. In addition to vitamin A, cherries are rich in vitamins C, E, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium, folic acid (B9), and fiber.

A healthy mind. Cherries are known as the «brain food«As it helps maintain good brain health and prevent memory loss. Do not forget, eating this fruit when it is its season will help you to the health of the mind.

6. Because cherries contain anthocyanins, a component that serves to attract animals to consume this fruit, in order to later expand the seeds.

The therapeutic and pharmacological use of this pigment is recent, but its ability to reduce coronary heart disease, inflammation, and symptoms of arthritis and gout has been proven. In turn, it has antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic effects, which can benefit many people. It has also been shown to be helpful in treating obesity. 

Something to note is that anthocyanins are easily absorbed by the human intestine.

Fiber. As is a good source of fiber, is important and helps digestive health.

Muscle pains. Due to its powerful benefits anti-inflammatory, cherries can help reduce pain; They are highly recommended for tendon and muscle pain suffered by runners and athletes after training.

Therefore, if you practice an aerobic sport, if you run or cycle, cherries can help you recover after an intense workout.

cherries are fattening

Are cherries fattening? How many calories do they have?

Many times you hear the question of whether cherries are fattening. This confusion is mainly due to the use of this fruit in confectionery, and also to the amount of sugars that are added for different processes (jams, coulis) or for the preparation of cherry clafoutis.

But in itself the cherry is not fattening. A cup of cherries has only 87 calories, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of protein and 3 grams of fiber.

Cherries are a good snack or dessert of choice for weight maintenance, due to their low calorie intake.

The cherry pit contains its seed, and these seeds are toxic because they possess cyanogenetic glycoside compounds.

These, when ingested, are transformed into cyanide, but thanks to the natural design, the bone protects the seed and prevents this from being swallowed by animals or people under normal circumstances. The body will not be able to digest the bone and will expel it as it is, keeping the seed intact inside.

cherry properties

So when it's cherry season, don't put them aside and add this rich little source of health to your diet.

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