Cranberries – The Taste of Health

Cranberry is a nutrient-dense superfood which delivers essential vitamins and minerals, dietary fibre and multiple other important compounds with numerous potential health benefits.

They are loaded with antioxidants and most of the benefits associated with them come from there. In fact these berries have the highest level of disease fighting polyphenols; grapes come a distant second. They deliver good amount of vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin E, all extremely effective antioxidants.

Cranberries also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by preventing platelet build-up and reducing the blood pressure

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The polyphenols present in cranberries may also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by preventing platelet build-up and reducing the blood pressure. Plus they help raise the levels of the good cholesterol HDL, which helps keep our heart in the pink. Besides cranberries are low sodium and have zero cholesterol – both check marks for the sake of our heart.

The role cranberries in preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs) is well known. The high level of proanthocyanins in cranberries help lower the adhesion of certain bacteria to the urinary tract walls, helping thus in fighting off infections. These same compounds also help our oral health by preventing gum disease and bacteria from binding to the teeth.

Cranberries are easily available in India with dry fruit shops or on major e-commerce platforms. They are sold mostly as dried cranberries or as cranberry juice and can be had as an anytime snack or easily incorporated into sweet and savory dishes.

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