Elderberry

Elderberry: nutrition facts and health benefits

In addition of being delicious, elderberries are very rich in vitamins A, B6, C and iron. But the most remarkable of this little fruit is that it contains a significant amount of polyphenols. These...
Kumquat

Kumquat: nutrition facts and health benefits

The kumquat is the smallest of citrus fruits: its size varies from 2.5 to 5 cm. It looks like a tiny orange. Its flesh is very juicy and divided into quarters. Its skin, very...
Jujube

Jujube: nutrition facts and health benefits

The jujube is a fruit tree once very common in the Mediterranean region. Its tasty fruits, named Chinese dates or jujubes, are rich in vitamins and also have medicinal properties. The genus Ziziphus includes 80...
Grapefruit

Grapefruit: nutrition facts and health benefits

Pomelo and grapefruit should not be confused, although it is usual to designate the pomelo by calling it, wrongly, grapefruit. If they are cousins they both belong to the citrus family, which means citrus...
Cherry

Cherry: nutrition facts and health benefits

Cherry is the fruit of the cherry tree. It’s a small round, juicy and fleshy fruit hanging from a rod, and contains a core. It has a red intense color which varies according to...
Quince

Quince: nutrition facts and health benefits

The quince is the fruit of quince, a tree of 4 to 8 meters high. It is pear shaped, very hard and corduroy. Its skin and flesh are yellow. It is impossible to eat...
Pineapple

Pineapple: nutrition facts and health benefits

The pineapple is the fruit of a tropical plant having the same name. It has the shape of a huge pine cone with green and hard leaves on the top. Its bark, consisting of...
Redcurrant

Redcurrant: nutrition facts and health benefits

The redcurrant is the fruit of a shrub with thorns and which can reach 1 meter high. There are more than 150 varieties of redcurrants. The countries producing the most of this fruit are...

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