Showing posts with label citrus fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citrus fruits. Show all posts

Friday, January 30, 2009

Importance of Fruits


As i said before Fruits are very much essential for losing weight healthily.There are lots of fruits available like apples,oranges,grapes, bananas,jackfruit,pineapple,strawberries,cherries,watermelon etc.these fruits provide all the essential vitamins , minerals and fiber required for our body.They even contain lots of antioxidants ,phytohormones in them.They are essential for people suffering from constipation also.The fiber present in the fruits help in the free bowel movement.
Of all the fruits the fruits that help in weight loss are ;
1.Watermelon
2.Papaya.
3.Cantaloupe.
4.Guava.
These fruits perform an outstanding role in weight loss. Consumption of fruits as dinner rather than rice or wheat helps in weight loss.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Citrus Fruits

Fruits play a very important role in losing weight in ahealthily manner.This is why because they don't have fat in them but provide essential nutrients required for our body.Citrus Fruits provide Vitamin-C which is very much essential for our body.

Nutritive Values of Citrus Fruits

NutrientsOrangeLemonLimeLycheeTangerineGrapeFruitKumquat
Water86.75g88.98g88.26g81.76g87.60g91.38g81.7g
Energy47kcals29kcals30kcals66kcals44kcals30kcals63kcals
Protein0.94g1.1g0.70g0.83g0.63g0.55g0.90g
Total Fat0.94g0.30g.20g0.44g0.19g0.10g0.10
Carbohydrate11.75g9.32g10.54g16.53g11.19g7.68g16.43g
Fiber0.44g2.8g2.8g1.3g2.3g0g6.6
Calcium40mg26mg33mg5mg14mg1mg44mg
Iron0.10mg0.60mg0.60mg0.31mg0.10mg0.12mg0.39mg
Magnesium10mg8mg6mg10mg12mg8mg13mg
Phosphorous14mg6mg102mg31mg10mg9mg19mg
Potassium181mg138mg102mg171mg157mg129mg195mg
Vitamin-C53.2mg53mg29.1mg71.5mg30.8mg38.1mg37.4mg
Vitamin-A205IU29IU10IU0IU92IU259IU302IU
Cholesterol0mg0mg0mg0mg0mg0mg0mg