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Nutrients are the constituents of food necessary for maintaining optimum body metabolic functions. Knowledge of right nutrition helps understand our daily requirements of calories, minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients.
For instance, overweight or obesity puts you at risk of developing many diseases, especially coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, diabetes, and cancer. The majority of these conditions can be avoided OR at least put off by adopting healthy eating habits.
The main objective of this blog is to guide viewers aware of the nutrition facts about the food they eat. The blog provides the in-depth profile of each food item available around you.
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7 awesome Persimmon fruit nutrition facts and health benefits
Delicious persimmon fruit is rich in health promoting nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are vital for optimum health.
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Bay leaf nutrition facts, medicinal properties and health benefits
Find out the amazing health benefits of bay leaf (bay laurel). Pleasantly aromatic bay laurel is one of the popular spices. The leafy spice widely recognized for its medicinal and culinary characteristics.
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Cheddar cheese nutrition facts and health benefits
Firm, pleasantly sharp flavored, cheddar cheese is the perfect traditional British dairy product to have in your kitchen. This low-lactose, nutrition rich, gluten-free cheese holds many health-benefiting nutrients like calcium, protein, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin-A.
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8 amazing Pumpkin nutrition facts and health benefits
Pumpkin, a common backyard vegetable, is an excellent source of carotenes, vitamin-A (7,384 IU or 246% of DV), minerals and antioxidants. Calories-26/100g, Riboflavin-0.110 mg (8.5% of DV).
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5 unique Jalapeno peppers nutrition facts and health benefits
Fiery hot yet tantalizing, jalapeno peppers contain numerous health benefiting compounds such as capsaicin, vitamin-C, vitamin-A, and flavonoid antioxidants that have health promoting and disease preventing properties. Read on.
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Kale nutrition facts and health benefits
Kale or leaf cabbage is a very versatile nutritious green-leafy vegetable. Calories-35 per 100 g, folates-62 μg (15.5% DV), pyridoxine-0.147 mg (11% DV), vitamin C-93.4 mg (156% DV), vitamin A-4812 IU (160% DV), iron-1.60 mg (20% DV), calcium-254 mg (25% DV), carotene β-2873 μg. This leaf-vegetable is in use since ancient Greek and Roman times for its low fat, no cholesterol but health-benefiting antioxidant properties.
Fennel bulb nutrition facts and health benefits
Fennel bulb or “Florence fennel” is a versatile winter-season vegetable native to the Mediterranean. The bulb fennel (sweet anise) indeed has many health beneficial phytochemicals such as anethole-essential oil, and flavonoid antioxidants.
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Cabbage nutrition facts and health benefits
Cabbage is a low calorie, fiber-rich, modified-leafy vegetable. 100 g holds 26 calories, Folates-53 mu;g (13 % DV), Vitamin C-36.6 mg (61% DV), Vitamin K-76 μg (63% DV), Manganese-0.160 mg (7% DV). It is the storehouse of health-benefiting phyto-chemicals such as thiocyanates.
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Almonds nutrition facts and 7 surprising health benefits
Find out the amazing health benefits of Almonds. 100 g: Calories-579, Protein-21.15 g. The kernels have good nutrient profile packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and numerous other health promoting constituents.
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Scallions nutrition facts and health benefits
Scallions (Spring onions) are young tender greens of allium family vegetables. Crispy spring onions add a subtle flavor of onions, besides imparting bright green color to the recipes.
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