10 Amazing Health Benefits of Peaches Description: The peach is the fruit of the peach tree (‘Prunus persica’ [L] Batsch.), a tree of the botanical family Rosaceae. The fruit is a typical drupe: fleshy pulp with a hard stone in the center. Habitat: Peaches are raised in temperate regions in Southern Europe, the Americas, and […]
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Cherries A cherry tree in bloom, and later filled with fruit, adds a cheerful note of color to spring. Satisfies the hunger and purifies the blood Cherries have been eaten in Europe since ancient times. Their delicate flavor and the pleasant sensation they leave explain why they are now popular […]
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Strawberry THE STRAWBERRIES are the most antioxidant fruit grown around the world today and they are a good example of the symbiosis of two worlds. This symbiosis is from the European strawberry which is smaller, daintier, and more aromatic and the American variety, which is larger and more resistant, […]
Lemons Lemon is the aggregate fruit of the lemon tree (‘Citrus limon’ Burn.), a spiny evergreen of the botanical family Rutaceae that reaches 3 to 6 meters in height. It grows in temperate regions throughout the world, particularly the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. A medium-sized lemon that weighs about 150 grams provides the RDA (recommended […]
Carrot Carrot is a root of the carrot plant (‘Daucus carota’), an herb of the family Umbelliferae that reaches up to one meter in height. It is usually orange in color although there are varieties purple or yellow It originates from Southern Europe and the Near East. Today it is cultivated in temperate regions throughout […]
Cucumber Cucumber is a plant of the `Cucumis sativus`, an herbaceous vine of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae that reaches approximately one meter in height. Cucumbers are eaten unripe since ripe specimens lose their crispness and become spongy and yellow. They measure from 15 to 25 cm in length and about 5 cm in diameter. They […]
Apples Apples take the fourth place after grapes, oranges, and bananas in world fruit production. Although apples are not the most widely cultivated fruit, they are considered to be the “queen of fruits.” This may be due to the fact of its enormous culinary and medicinal virtues since this fruit practically combines with all other […]
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