Nutritional facts about Chokeberry and its Health benefits - HealthPally



Chokeberry is not so popular fruit among the berries, but it's also healthy and has high nutritional value.

Chokeberry contains vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and it's found in some juices and supplements. Here are some of the active ingredients in this berry.

Flavonoids

The active ingredients contained in the largest quantity in the chokeberry are the flavonoids or Bioflavonoids.

They belong to the Group of polyphenols and protect cancers, among other things as they combat the dangerous uncontrolled cell proliferation.

Flavonoids in the Aroniabeere also keep the human blood liquid and prevent the alcification of the arteries.

They also serve as protection against heart attack and Strokes. The fact that phytonutrients have elastic blood vessels, they regulate blood pressure naturally.

Flavonoids are also antibacterial and they are effective protection against many known infectious diseases.

Vitamins

Vitamins contained in the chokeberry are differentiated basically in water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins.

The most important of the water-soluble vitamins is vitamin C, which is part of the chokeberry in a much larger amount than all citrus.

More water-soluble vitamins in the Aroniabeere are vitamin B1, B2 (riboflavin),

B3 (niacin), B5, B6, B7, B9 (folic acid) and B12.

The proportion of fat-soluble vitamins in Aronia consists of vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K, as well as the provitaminA.

OPC

A special position among all vitamins is the OPC, now also commonly known as "Vitamin P". In addition to the well-known vitamin C, OPC is one of the most important ingredients in the Aroniabeere, because it has a very large tent protection potential.

Thus, OPC acts as a valuable addition to the secondary plant substances contained in Aronia and both are considered very effective free radical scavengers and prevent many serious diseases, such as heart cardiovascular disease and cancer.

For comparison: the effect of OPC as a free radical scavenger is stronger than that of vitamin C again up to 20 times, according to healthpally journal.

Minerals

In addition to many essential vitamins, Aronia also contains a high proportion of minerals, including iron and iodine.

Per 100 ml juice of Aroniabeere, it has 12 mg of iron as well as around 0,0065 mg iodine.

Furthermore, chokeberry is a supplier for the minerals potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

Ellagic acid (Gallogen)

Although the ellagic acid which is also known as "Gallogen" - also to the polyphenols is effective against almost all kinds of bacteria in the human body, it has an antioxidant effect and therefore the flavonoids helps its effect as a free radical scavenger.

Ellagic acid also has an effect on degenerated cells, it is an effective means for the prevention of cancer, Chaktty.

With its detoxifying function, it ensures that pollutants naturally can be excreted from the body.

Phenol

Phenol is a highly effective ingredient to the detoxification of the body.

It has the property to bind aggressive oxygen and nitrogen molecules in itself and therefore harmless to them.

Especially people whose element is impacted (such as lead, mercury, amalgam, etc) ensure to take phenol regularly, to mitigate the negative effects or even eliminate it. Phenol is part of chokeberry in large quantities.

In the fruit skins of Aroniabeere known as anthocyanins. These are water-soluble plant pigments, which are also attributable to the Group of flavonoids.

You give the fruit its characteristic colour and ensure effective protection

against pollutants and UV radiation.

This protection for the enjoyment of the fruit is transferred to humans.