Pomegranate Juice Is The King Of Antioxidants.

Pomegranate Juice is the King of Antioxidants.

Pomegranates are being hailed as a Super-food.

Antioxidants ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity ) comparisons

ORAC score (units) 100g:

Pomegranate 3037

Blueberry 2400

Green tea 1686

Red Grape 739.

Out of 4 beverages by their levels of disease-fighting antioxidants Pomegranate juice came out on top, and Pomegranate antioxidant levels are three times the amount of Green Tea or Red Wine.

The many benefits of Pomegranate juice are:

Brimming with Vitamins A, C, E

High in Fibre and substantial amounts of Potassium

Niacin

High levels of iron

Helps lower Blood Pressure

Promotes good Cardiovascular health

Keeps Cholestrol levels healthy

Lowers Blood sugars

Reduces Cell damage

Fights inflammation

Slow down the progress of Prostate Cancer, a study suggests.

Antioxidants can protect us against the oxidative stress in our industrialised world, such as pollution, chemicals, viruses and bacteria, and consequently cardiovascular diseases, found to slow down Cholesterol oxidation by almost half. Pomegranates contain a cocktail of chemicals which minimise cell damage.

The Pomegranate has been cultivated since pre-historic times, thought to be native to Persia, the fruit is now grown everywhere from Spain to California.

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