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Top 10 nutritional benefits of papaya fruit to human health.

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    Papaya ( Carica papaya) is rounded-oval fruit with smooth thin skin. Ripen papaya fruit have yellow skin, sweet flesh that tends to turn from yellow-orange to salmon pink, inside of this fruit there is a cavity containing with black seeds. Papaya fruit rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, potassium, calcium, etc.  In this paper we will focus on the nutrients that are found in this fruit as well as their nutritional benefits in our body.                        PAPAYA FRUIT Nutrients content  of 1 cup(140g) Kilocalories 50 calories   Water percentage 89% Fibers 2.5g Vitamin C 87mg Vitamin A 398IU Niacin 0.5mg Potassium 360mg Calcium 34mg Ref, United state Department of Agriculture(USDA) Top 10 nutritional benefits of papaya fruit to human health. 1. It’s importance in management of constipation: constipation is common gastrointestinal disorder in all age groups of people, prolonged (delayed tre...

Seven nutritional benefits you need to know about banana!

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                                                                      banana fruits      Banana is elongated, edible and tropical fruit with a smooth outer skin, it’s popular and delicious fruits that contains with many essential nutrients. Banana fruits are available in many countries all over the world. Due to the different essential nutrients such vitamins and minerals contain in this fruit plays significant functions in our body. Mainly banana fruits rich in vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, calcium and fibers . (Murdock, 2002) , In this paper we will focus on the nutritional health benefits of banana. Nutrient contents One banana weighs at least 118 grams. Calories 109Kcal Water 74g Proteins 1g Fats ...