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Fruit Puree
Fruit Puree
Fruit Puree
What is it:
Fruit puree is made by blending or mashing whole fruits into a product with a thick and smooth consistency. Unlike juice, which extracts only the liquid, puree retains all the fiber found in the original produce. It offers a thicker texture compared to juice and is versatile for various applications, such as baby food, sauces, soups, and smoothies.
Rating:
Fruit puree is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, bioactive compounds, and fiber. It has been associated with many health benefits, including increasing antioxidant status and improving parameters of cardiovascular health. The fiber from fruit has been associated with many health benefits, including improving the health of the gastrointestinal tract and microbiome.
Resources:
- Chronic fruit and vegetable puree consumption increases antioxidant status and benefits vasodilation (randomized, controlled, crossover study)
- Acute fruit and vegetable puree consumption increases antioxidant status and benefits vasodilation (randomized, controlled, crossover study)
- Glycemic index differs between fruit bites and fruit puree (randomized controlled trial)
- Health benefits of fruit fiber (review)
- Health benefits of high-fiber fruit and vegetable consumption (clinical trial)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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