Health benefits of gooseberries:
Gooseberries are low in calories; 100 g of fresh berries provide only 44
calories. As in blackcurrants, they too have significantly high amounts of
phenolic phytochemicals especially flavones and anthocyanins. These compounds
have been found to have numerous health-benefiting effects against cancer,
aging, inflammation, and neurological diseases.
They have
moderately well in anti-oxidant values. At 3277 umol TE/100g, gooseberries have
oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) value comparable to that of red
currants (3387umol TE/100g).
The
berries are moderate source of vitamin-C. 100 g of fresh berries provide 27.7
mcg or 46% of daily-recommended intake values of vitamin C. Research studies
have shown that consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps body develop
immunity against infectious agents and help scavenge harmful oxygen free
radicals from the body.
They have
small amounts of vitamin A. 100 g berries has 290 IU or 10 % of RDA of this
vitamin. Vitamin A is required for maintaining integrity of mucus membranes and
skin, and essential component of visual cycle. In addition, consumption of
natural fruits rich in vitamins and flavonoid anti-oxidants has been found to
protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
Fresh
berries contain small amounts of essential vitamins such as pyridoxine (vitamin
B-6), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), folates, and thiamin (vitamin B-1). Some
of these vitamins are essential in the sense that the body requires them for metabolism
from external sources to replenish.
Furthermore, gooseberries contain adequate levels of minerals such as
copper, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, and potassium.
Indian
gooseberries (amla) are exceptionally rich in vitamin C. However, their
anti-oxidant properties come from other anti-oxidant compounds tannins
(emblicanin, punigluconin, pedunculagin etc).
Dr.S.Senthil Karunakaran,
M.D(Siddha)
AVIZTHAM SIDDHA HOSPITAL
No 6, Mounasamy Mutt Street,
Ambattur O.T, Chennai – 53
Contact no: 9444403023
Email; drkarunakaran@gmail.com
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