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Details about each ingredient including their nutritional value can be found below:
Pineapple
Has several unique health promoting compounds, minerals and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.
Pineapple fruit contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain that digests food by breaking down protein. Bromelain also has anti-inflammatory, anti-clotting and anti-cancer properties. Studies have shown that pineapple regularly helps fight against arthritis, indigestion and worm infestation.
An excellent source of antioxidant vitamin; vitamin C. Vitamin C is required for the collagen synthesis in the body. Collagen is the main structural protein in the body required for maintaining the integrity of blood vessels, skin, organs, and bones. Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C helps the body protect from scurvy; develop resistance against infectious agents (boosts immunity) and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.
| Pineapple (Ananas comosus), Fresh Nutritive Value per 100 g (Source: USDA National Nutrient database) | ||
| Principle | Nutrient Value | Percentage of RDA |
| Energy | 50 Kcal | 2.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13.52 g | 10% |
| Protein | 0.54 g | 1% |
| Total Fat | 0.12 g | <1% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.40 g | 4% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 18 μg | 4.5% |
| Niacin | 0.500 mg | 4% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.112 mg | 9% |
| Riboflavin | 0.018 mg | 1.5% |
| Thiamin | 0.079 mg | 6.5% |
| Vitamin A | 58 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 47.8 mg | 80% |
| Vitamin E | 0.02 mg | <1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.07 μg | 0.5% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 109 mg | 2.5% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 13 mg | 1.3% |
| Copper | 0.110 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 0.29 mg | 3.5% |
| Magnesium | 12 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.927 mg | 40% |
| Phosphorus | 8 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.1 μg | <1% |
| Zinc | 0.12 mg | 1% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-β | 35 μg | — |
| Crypto-xanthin-β | 0 mcg | — |
Apples
This wonderful fruit is packed with rich phyto-nutrients that in the true senses indispensable for optimal health. The antioxidants in apple have much health promoting and disease prevention properties; thus truly justifying the adage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
Studies suggest that its components are essential for normal growth, development and overall well-being.
| Apple fruit (Malus domestica), Fresh Nutritive value per 100 g, ORAC value-5900 (Source: USDA National Nutrient database) | ||
| Principle | Nutrient Value | Percentage of RDA |
| Energy | 50 Kcal | 2.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13.81 g | 11% |
| Protein | 0.26 g | 0.5% |
| Total Fat | 0.17 g | 0.5% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.40 g | 6% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 3 μg | 1% |
| Niacin | 0.091 mg | 1% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.061 mg | 1% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.041 mg | 3% |
| Riboflavin | 0.026 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin | 0.017 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 54 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 4.6 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 0.18 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2 μg | 2% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 107 mg | 2% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 6 mg | 0.6% |
| Iron | 0.12 mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 5 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 11 mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.04 mg | 0% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-β | 27 μg | — |
| Crypto-xanthin-β | 11 μg | — |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 29 μg | — |
Orange
Nutrients in oranges are plentiful and diverse. Rich in dietary fiber, pectin, which is very effective in persons with excess body weight. Pectin, by its action as a bulk laxative, helps to protect the mucous membrane of the colon by decreasing its exposure time to toxic substances as well as by binding to cancer-causing chemicals in the colon. Pectin has also been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
An excellent source of vitamin C; Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and�scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the blood.
Naringenin is found to have a bio-active effect on human health as antioxidant, free radical scavenger, anti-inflammatory, and immune system modulator.
| Oranges (Citrus sinensis), Fresh Nutritive Value per 100 g. Total-ORAC- 1819 μmol TE/100 g. (Source: USDA National Nutrient database) | ||
| Principle | Nutrient Value | Percentage of RDA |
| Energy | 47 Kcal | 2.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.75 g | 9% |
| Protein | 0.94 g | 1.5% |
| Total Fat | 0.12 g | 0.5% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.40 g | 6% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 30 μg | 7.5% |
| Niacin | 0.282 mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.250 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.060 mg | 4.5% |
| Riboflavin | 0.040 mg | 3% |
| Thiamin | 0.100 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 53.2 mg | 90% |
| Vitamin A | 225 IU | 7.5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.18 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0 μg | 0% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 169 mg | 3.5% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 40 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 39 μg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.10 mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 10 mg | 2.5% |
| Manganese | 0.024 mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.08 mg | 1% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-β | 71 μg | — |
| Carotene-α | 11 μg | — |
| Crypto-xanthin-β | 116 μg | — |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 129 μg | — |
| Lycopene | 0 μg | — |
