Antioxidants

Diet matters a lot when it comes to living a healthy and long life. Many studies suggest that people must include lots of fruits and vegetables in their daily diet, compared to meat products, as the prior help provide most of ...

Black garlic or aged black garlic is considered to be a functional and popular food in many parts of India and other countries. It is produced by ageing garlic preparation that includes the application of high temperature and humidity for more ...

Fruits and vegetables, no doubt, make for an important part of the diet, but many people are unaware of the fact that their peels too, are high in phytochemical constituents such as dietary fibre, flavonoids, vitamins and minerals. According to a ...

Jamun or java plum is packed with phenolic and flavonoid compounds with potent antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Though there are more than 800 antidiabetic plants reported to date in India, the antidiabetic mechanism of only a few plants, including jamun, ...

Jamun (Syzygium cumini), commonly known as black jamun or java plum or malabar plum or jambolan, is among the best summer fruits with incredible health benefits. The fruit is recognised with purple flesh when ripe and has an astringent flavour. Usually, ...

The season of litchi is here and people are all ready to indulge in this exotic nutritional seasonal fruit. Seasonal fruits play a vital role in diabetes diet as they contain numerous bioactive compounds that help lower the glucose levels and ...

Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) are a type of berries that are small, red and that taste sour but with a tinge of sweetness and bitterness. They are rich in dietary polyphenols with potent antioxidant properties, omega-3 fatty acids and plant sterols, ...

Acerola cherries (Malpighia emarginata DC.) is among the richest and natural source of vitamin C or ascorbic acid, along with a plethora of phytonutrients such as flavonoids, carotenoids, amino acids, terpenoids and anthocyanins. This superfood contains 50-100 times more vitamin C ...

Turmeric coffee has recently managed to carve out space for itself among other trending coffee recipes such as dalgona coffee, broccoli coffee or iced coffee. This new form of coffee contains the benefits of both curcumin and caffeine and is also ...

Red bananas have gained more popularity these days due to their high nutritional value compared to yellow and green bananas. Studies say that red bananas are superior to other banana types as the prior contain higher beta-carotene and vitamin C than ...

Diet is a major factor in managing diabetes. A diet rich in monounsaturated fats and low in saturated fats are considered the best for diabetics as they help reduce inflammation and cholesterol levels and thus, control glucose levels to a larger ...

Edible flowers have been on the list of human nutrition for centuries. They were used either in the form of decoctions or herbal teas. Several reasons accompany the fact why the interest in edible flowers is increasing drastically-their health benefits being ...