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Consuming quince fruit could provide us these health benefits
Posted on: 17/Apr/2019 9:47:51 AM
Belonging to the family named ‘Rosacea’, quince is a fragrant fruit present mostly in the Southwest Asia. The scientific name for quince fruit is ‘Cydonia Oblonga’. This quince fruit is related to other fruits like pears, apples etc. Quince fruit is also known by the name ‘golden apple’.
Several nutrients are present in quince fruit and they are carbohydrates, dietary fibre, folate, vitamin C plus minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus etc.
Intake of quince fruit could provide us many health benefits.
Helps in weight loss:
The presence of dietary fibres in quince fruit plays an important role in the weight loss process. When quince fruit is consumed by us we feel full. This could result in low intake of foods. The point is the fibre content speeds up ones metabolism. This enables efficient and regular functioning of our gastrointestinal system.
Cancer gets prevented:
The ability to limit the onset of cancer could be possible by intake of quince fruit having high antioxidant’s level. It is known that the presence of free radicals could result in cancer and quince fruit has got pytonutrients and phenolic compounds that remove the free radicals in us.
BP is controlled:
By maintaining good blood pressure or BP and by helping in effective fluid transfer in the body cells, quinine fruit rich in potassium does tremendously. There would be less stress on the blood vessels and arteries. The functioning of our cardiovascular system gets improved. Issues like atherosclerosis, strokes and heart attacks etc could be prevented.
Improves our immune system:
Intake of quince fruit could help in improving our immune system to a huge extent. This fruit is rich in antioxidants and in the vitamins C, E is known. It is said that the vitamin C present in quince fruit could increase the supply of white blood cells. Hence our immunity gets improved.
Ulcer gets treated effectively:
Many of us get ulcers these days and it results in our daily lives becoming tough. It is revealed that the presence of phenolic compounds in quince fruit could help in managing ulcers. By soothing the affected area and healing the ulcers, quince fruit does superbly.
