Dried Cranberries

Description

Dried cranberries in your diet provides a range of health benefits including:

• Antitumor Impact: Polyphenolic compounds inhibit the development and spread of lung, breast, colon, prostate and other cancerous tumors. Cranberries also contain a high amount of salicylic acid which reduce swelling and prevent blood clots.

• Cardiovascular Help: Cranberries help lower the risk of heart disease. Flavonoids are antioxidant and decrease the threat of atherosclerosis. These compounds delay and suppress the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) stimulating blood platelets

• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Proanthocyanidins in cranberries prevent bacteria from binding to the bladder wall, preventing bacteria from multiplying

• Cancer: Cranberry proanthocyanidins also inhibit the growth of cancer cells reducing the risk of cancer, particularly colon and prostate cancer

• Bones and Teeth: Cranberries are a natural source of calcium reducing the risk of osteoporosis

Organic cranberries are a great source of vitamins and minerals. A daily snack of 100 grams of cranberries contains the following nutrients (% Daily Recommended Intake):

•Energy: 31%

•Carbohydrates: 13%

•Protein: 26.5%

•Total Fat: 202%

•Dietary Fiber: 25.5%

•Folates: 28%

•Niacin: 11%

•Pantothenic acid: 18%

•Pyridoxine: 43%

•Riboflavin: 9%

•Thiamin: 53.5%

•Vitamin C: 10.5%

•Vitamin E: 100%

•Vitamin K: 12%

•Sodium: 0%

•Potassium: 14%

•Calcium: 11%

•Copper: 192%

•Iron: 59%

•Magnesium: 41%

•Manganese: 268%

•Phosphorus: 41%

•Zinc: 22%