Guava For Your Ageless

What's your favorite fruit? If you are concerned about the health of skin, guava sure to be one of them.
A new study led by a researcher from India have found that guava is a "superfood" with the highest concentration of antioxidants that can serve to protect the skin from cell damage that can cause premature aging and skin cancer.

A series of tests conducted on fruits in India, including apples, pomegranates, bananas, grapes and guava, found that the guava, which is the fruit of the poor in India, has the highest concentration of antioxidants compared to all other fruits.

According to scientists from India's National Institute, plums, apples, mangoes and India, respectively after guava as a fruit with a wealth of antioxidants.

The study of the presence of a concentration of 500 milligrams of antioxidants in every 100 grams of guava, 330 milligrams of the plums, and 135 mg in pomegranates. While Apple has only a quarter of an antioxidant in guava, and banana has only a small part, that is 30 mg per 100 grams.

While watermelon and pineapple have few antioxidants. So also with the mango, despite the high fructose content, the mango has 170 mg of antioxidants, ie three times more than papaya. And antioxidants in wine three times more than oranges.

"Guava is a rich source of antioxidants, is also a fiber-rich foods. Fruits are identical as a widely consumed fruit of the poor in India because the price is pretty cheap," said Dr Sreeramulu, as reported by the Times of India, Wednesday (14 / 12 / 2011). The study will be published in the journal Food Research International.