Setiap buah mengandung zat gizi
berbeda, berjenis-jenis vitamin serta zat-zat lain yang sehat, seperti
antioksidan, serat dan mineral, yang semua itu sangat baik bagi kesehatan.
Orang yang rutin makan buah bisa mengurangi risiko kegemukan serta penyakit
darah seperti penyakit jantung, hipertensi, stroke dan diabetes.
Berikut beberapa zat yang ada dalam buah:
Berikut beberapa zat yang ada dalam buah:
- Vitamin B6 (piridoksin), membantu produksi sel darah merah. Selain itu membantu tubuh menggunakan protein untuk membangun jaringan tubuh dan metabolisme protein untuk membangun jaringan tubuh dan metabolisme lemak. Vitamin B6 juga dibutuhkan untuk meransgang pertumbuhan janin pada wanita hamil.
- Vitamin C, dibutuhkan untuk membangun daya tahan tubuh, agar tidak mudah sakit. Juga, membantu penyerapan zat besi dari makanan.
- Vitamin E, berperan penting dalam pembuatan sel-sel darah merah dan jaringan-jaringan tubuh, speerti jaringan otot. Vitamin E juga berperan dalam membangun daya tahan tubuh, antara lain melindungi sel dari kerusakan.
- Asam folat, salah satu kelompok vitamin B ini mmegang peran sangat penting dalam pembuatan sel-sel darah merah dan perlindungan tubuh terhadap penyakit-penyakit pembuluh darah.
- Antioksidan, berfungsi menangkal masuknya radikal bebas atau zat-zat yang merugikan tubuh, sehingga berperan penting memrangi berbagai penyakit, seperti kanker dan penyakit pembuluh darah. Radikal bebas terbentuk antara lain dari asap rokok dan sinar matahari. Antioksidanlah yang memberi warna pada buah. Karena itu, dengan mengonsumsi aneka buah berwarna, kita akan mendapat aneka jenis antioksidan.
- Kalium, mineral ini berfungsi memperlancar peredaran darah, serta menjaga kesehatan jantung, hati dan pembuluh darah.
- Zat besi, berfungsi mencegah enemia, menjaga tranportasi oksigen dan produksi hormon-hormon dalam tubuh.
- Serat, membantu memelihara kesehatan saluran cerna. Selain itu, serat bisa menimbulkan rasa kenyang secara cepat.
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Buah
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Vitamin
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Antioksidan
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Mineral
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Serat
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B6
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C
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E
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Asam
Folat
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Kalium
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Besi
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|
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Jambu Biji
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v
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v
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v
|
v
|
|
v
|
|
Nanas
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pisang
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
|
v
|
|
v
|
|
Peach
|
|
v
|
|
|
v
|
|
|
|
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Anggur
|
|
v
|
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
v
|
|
Pepaya
|
|
v
|
|
v
|
v
|
v
|
|
v
|
|
Kiwi
|
v
|
v
|
v
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
|
Jeruk
|
|
v
|
|
v
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
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Mangga
|
|
v
|
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
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Melon
|
|
v
|
|
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
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Avokad
|
v
|
v
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|
v
|
|
v
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|
|
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Plum
|
|
v
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stroberi
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|
v
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|
|
|
v
|
|
|
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Semangka
|
v
|
v
|
|
|
|
v
|
v
|
|
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Apel
|
|
v
|
|
|
v
|
|
v
|
v
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ket tabel :
v :
Kandungan kadar tertinggi dalam buah.
sumber
artikel : http://www.ayahbunda.co.id/Artikel/Keluarga/Gizi+dan+Kesehatan/mengapa.buah.itu.sehat/001/001/1601/1
Response :
Fruits are nature’s wonderful medicines packed with
vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and many phyto-nutrients (Plant derived
micronutrients). They are an absolute feast to our sight, not just because of
their color and flavor but their unique nutrition-profile that help the body
stay fit and healthy!
- Fruits are low in calories and fat and are a source of simple sugars, fiber, and vitamins, which are essential for optimizing our health.
- Fruits provide plenty of soluble dietary fiber, which helps to ward of cholesterol and fats from the body and to get relief from constipation as well.
- Fruits contain many anti-oxidants like poly-phenolic flavonoids, vitamin-C, and anthocyanins. These compounds, firstly, help human body protected from oxidant stress, diseases, and cancers, and secondly; help the body develop capacity to fight against these ailments by boosting our immunity level. Many fruits, when compared to vegetables and cereals, have very high anti-oxidant value, which is something measured by their "Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity" or (ORAC).
- Anthocyanins are flavonoid category of poly-phenolic compounds found in some "blue-fruits" like blue-black grapes, mulberries, acai berry, chokeberry, blueberries, blackberries, and in many vegetables featuring blue or deep purple color. Eating fruits rich in blue pigments offers many health benefits. These compounds have potent anti-oxidant properties, remove free radicals from the body, and thus offer protection against cancers, aging, infections, etc. These pigments tend to concentrate just underneath the skin.
- Fruit’s health benefiting properties are because of their richness in vitamins, minerals, micro-nutrients, anti-oxidants, which helps the body prevent or at least prolong the natural changes of aging by protecting and rejuvenating cells, tissues and organs. Their overall benefits are manifold! Fruit nutrition benefits are infinite! You are protecting yourself from minor ailments like wrinkling of skin, hair-fall, and memory loss to major ailments like age-related macular degeneration (AMRD) of the retina in the eyes, Alzheimer’s disease, colon cancers, weak bones (osteoporosis)…etc., and the list of fruit nutrition benefits never ends!
