Value of cranberries

Cranberries are not common fruit like apples and bananas which we are so familiar with and eat even everyday. But cranberries are not fruit discovered recently by scientitists.Growing in low, creepting shrubs or cines, cranberries are a kind fruit of high value.
Blueberries are commercially in the United States and Canada, but it is a fruit that has come to appreciate as a result of modern research. It has been used since ancient times for its medicinal properties. It was considered so important that they eat to prevent the sailors from scurvy, when the Indians used it to treat wounds.

Time is now eating blueberries as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle. When you eat blueberries to give a bitter taste. However, they are a great source of polyphenol antioxidants and phytochemicals, and, therefore, a significant positive impact on health. This examines the health benefits of cranberries in food:
 prevent ulcers in the prevention of some types of bacteria that remains in the stomach.
 You are an important anti-aging properties and helps the memory and coordination, which normally decreases with age, are encouraged.
The flavonoids prevent the bad cholesterol in the arteries to prevent atherosclerosis present.
There is a cranberry that prevents plaque formation on teeth. It serves as a prophylaxis for gingivitis.
 polyphenolic components are effective in preventing various types of cancer.
To reduce oxidation of bad cholesterol.
cranberry juice is effective in preventing the formation of kidney stones show. Cranberry juice has the ability, demonstrated against bacterial infections of the urinary tract due to its ability to escape from the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and control of Escherichia coli.
cranberry seeds are rich in omega-3 and omega-6 and vitamin E. All these are useful in the fight against the effects of aging. The oil is extracted from cranberry seeds has the lowest amount of saturated fat and can be used in the kitchen.


 Ripe in December, cranberries can be found in many markets. In order to pick up the ripe cranberries, we should know to identify them. In general, the really red and firm to touch ones are the ripe cranberries.