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Strawberries
Strawberries
Strawberries
What is it:
Strawberries are fruits that are grown during the non-winter months, and 90% of the Strawberries grown in the US are from California. While the origin of wild strawberries is not clear, the first garden strawberry was grown in France.
Rating:
Strawberries are high in Vitamin C, Manganese, Folate, and Potassium. Those minerals help with immune health, breaking down carbs/protein, limiting birth defects, and regulating blood pressure. Berries also may help improve heart health. However, it is best to observe when young children eat strawberries for the first time, as allergy is relatively common. Choosing organic strawberries can help you avoid exposure to pesticides.
Resources:
- Immune-enhancing role of vitamin C and zinc and effect on clinical conditions (review)
- Manganese: The nutrition source
- Folic Acid Supplementation and Pregnancy: More Than Just Neural Tube Defect Prevention (review)
- Potassium: more beneficial effects
- Berries: emerging impact on cardiovascular health (review)
- Bet v 1 homologues in strawberry identified as IgE-binding proteins and presumptive allergens (comparative study)
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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