Are you aware of these amazing health benefits of consuming Acerola cherries?
Posted on: 26/Mar/2021 9:28:43 AM
There is a super food available that has got 50 to 100 times more vitamin C than an orange or a lemon!!
Here, we are talking about acerola cherries that are amongst richest and natural sources of vitamin C or ascorbic acid. Otherwise known as Barbados cherry or West Indian cherry, acerola cherry is green in the raw form and the colour changes to yellow when it gets matured.
This acerola cherry is also available in Tamil Nadu plus in states lie Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra etc. The tropical and humid climate is responsible for its growth in these states.
Apart from vitamin C or ascorbic acid, acerola cherries also have fibres, protein, minerals like zinc, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus etc. There are also flavonoids, carotenoids, amino acids, terpenoids etc present in this super food.
Intake of acerola cherries would be highly beneficial to us.
Superb anti-ageing properties:
It is known that collagen plays a huge role in the skin strength and elasticity. Free radical could cause damage to the collagen and it would lead to ageing of the skin. It is said that the antioxidants in acerola cherries could reduce oxidative stress and could prevent skin damage. Premature ageing is avoided.
Prevents chronic heart disease etc:
The presence of antioxidants in acerola does superbly in preventing chronic heart diseases and inflammatory diseases due to free radical damage to the cells.
Reduces glucose levels and cholesterol levels:
Intake of acerola juice could reduce the glucose levels plus it would also reduce cholesterol and triglycerides.
Good for liver:
It has been found out that the heap-protective effects of acerola cherries is due to its antioxidants plus vitamin C etc that would neutralise free radicals and protect the liver.
Prevents cancer:
This is also one superb benefit of acerola cherry consumption. It is believed that pre-treatment with extract of acerola could inhibit the proliferation of cells that result in cancers. Truth is that acerola would suppress the cancer formation in the initial stage.
Immune system booster:
Vitamin C plays could prevent free radical damage to the cells is a known fact. It is revealed that when the cellular systems are maintained well in our body then our immune system would become stronger. We could keep infections at bay.
Good for weight loss:
The presence of ascorbic acid in acerola cherry could prevent obesity in us and by this we would be able to avoid issues like diabetes and heart diseases etc. The antioxidants in this acerola would help us to burn obesity fat degrade triglycerides in the adipose tissues. This would finally lead to weight loss.
Prevents digestive issues:
Various issues like indigestion, flatulence, bloating etc could be avoided by the intake of acerola cherry. Gut health is maintained by the antioxidant properties.
