Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Pineapple Fruit Benefits

Pineapple is a tropical fruit with yellow flesh has a water content of 90%. Pineapple fruit contains vitamins (A and C), Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron,  Potassium, Sodium, Dextrose, Sucrose (cane sugar), and the enzyme Bromelain. Bromelain efficacious anti-inflammatory, helps soften the food in the stomach, interfere with the growth of cancer cells, inhibits platelet aggregation, and has fibrinolytic activity. Fiber content may facilitate defecation in patients with constipation (constipation). The leaves contain calcium oxalate and pectic substances.

Pineapple Fruit Benefits :
 
Antioxidants
Consuming pineapple juice will increase the protein in the body. Pineapple can also be used to reduce dehydration. Pineapples are rich in potent antioxidants and phytochemicals that combat premature aging, hemorrhoids, cancer, heart attacks, and an antidote to stress.
The content of vitamin C and vitamin A (retinol), each for 24.0 milligrams and 39 milligrams per 100 grams of material. Both of these vitamins act as antioxidants that can stop the chain reaction formation of free radicals in the body which is the source of various diseases.
The human body is very susceptible to the effects of free radicals derived from ultraviolet rays, smog motor, and food preservatives, etc.. If free radicals are formed in the body there will be a chain reaction and generate new free radicals that eventually the number continues to grow. Furthermore, it will attack the body's cells so that there was a variety of diseases. The content of phenolic compounds such as myricetin, Quercitin, Tyramine, and ferulic acid in the pineapple can reduce free radical chain reactions in the body, which can suppress the occurrence of cancer.

Accelerate Wound Healing
Bromelain is naturally contained in fruit pineapple can accelerate wound healing and the swelling. For people with hemorrhoids or piles are encouraged to consume pineapple fruit 4-5 times per day because Bromelain can stop the bleeding and fiber they contain can facilitate digestion.

Preventing Stress
According to Wen and Wrolstad from the Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University (2002) reported the pineapple juice contains about 1.7 to 3.15 miligram/100 Serotonin gram. Serotonin acts to prevent this other than cancer can also ward off stress. You need to know that prolonged and excessive stress can harm the nervous system. For your body to be able to deal with the stress that often confront in our lives, it is recommended to consume 200 grams of pineapple fruit every day.
By frequently eating a pineapple, the body can be preserved and protected from diseases associated with aging such as stress, cancer, and coronary heart disease.

Prevent Cataracts
The content of ascorbic acid and vitamin antioxidants present in pineapple betakarotenoid function stabilizing lens cell membranes (eyes) and keeping the concentration of reduced glutathione. Thus, it can prevent lipid oxidation in lens cell membranes so that we can avoid cataracts.

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