Are small, delicious and also very healthy. Therefore, these fruits of intense red colour, famous in our country for, among other things, the impressive cherry trees of Jerte, should not be missing from your shopping basket.
With the arrival of good weather, the fruit shops appear first cherries of the season. But how do you know how to choose the best specimens? To detect the best ones, look for those with the smoothest and brightest skin, as well as dark, within the same color range. As for size, the Picotas are a little smaller as well as sweeter and meatier..
As for the reasons to eat them, in addition to their seductive flavor, Cherries do not provide too many calories and are full of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.. Excellent nutrients for your body.
It is a stone fruit, which means that the fleshy outer part is eaten, which is from golden yellow to dark crimson red and the center pit is discarded. Fun fact: Nature’s sweet treats hide a dark secret. Their seeds contain the poisonous compound hydrogen cyanide. Although you’d have to eat a ton of it before it would kill you, avoid chewing the pits.
Properties of cherries
Red cherries get Its intense color from anthocyanins and they have a high polyphenol content as flavonoids. These phytonutrients, or plant chemicals, have antioxidant properties. Which means they help your body to fight free radicals, causes of aging and age-related diseases.
A review of studies found that eating at least 45 cherries a day reduces inflammation caused by free radicals. This study also points out that can help improve sleep for its levels of melatonin, serotonin and tryptophan.
This fruit provides considerable amounts of fiber, which improves intestinal transit. As regards its vitamin content, it contains: Vitamin C, thiamine, folates and provitamin A.
As for the caloric intake, it can be considered medium. 65 calories that they provide per 100 grams does not place them among the fruits with the least calories, but it does place them far from those that are “most fattening.”
In terms of minerals, according to the Spanish Nutrition Foundation, cherries have significant amounts of potassium and to a lesser extent, Magnesium, iron, phosphorus and calcium. In addition, they point out, “its composition includes” the presence of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins and flavonoids such as ellagic acid.
This is what a nutritionist thinks about having only one piece of fruit or yogurt for dinner
On this, a review of flavonoid studies over 11 years concluded that including them in the diet leads to a Reduced risk of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer.
This fruit can help you with pain without the side effects of pills. “The Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of cherries They act like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, to reduce or prevent pain,” says nutritionist Carly Sedlacek at the Cleveland Clinic.
According to the nutrition expert, “eating cherries or drinking cherry juice every day can reduce uric acid levels and relieve arthritis pain and inflammation“.
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