Best 4 Health Benefits of Grapes

September 15, 2007 by  
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Since grapes season approaches, I thought it will be interesting to see what health benefits such fruits can provide. Grapes were first cultivated in Europe 6,000 years ago. They got to America with the help of Franciscan monks, who used them for the purpose of making sacramental wine. There are over 50 varieties of grapes that are cultivated as table grapes and over 60 varieties of grapes cultivated for wine making. The nutrients contained by grapes are different from one kind to another. Still, we can say that grapes are 70-80% water and 15-30% sugar (fructose and glucose). Additionally, grapes…Read the Rest

16 Health Benefits of Eating Apples

September 4, 2007 by  
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The origin of apples is not well known, however there are records of apple crops from ancient Egypt. There are also traces of apples in other Caspian Sea civilizations and China. The word “apple” comes from the old English æppel and it could be one of the oldest English word to come from a Indo-European form. The largest apple producer in the world is China with about 40% of the total production. The second producer is the U.S. with more than 7.5%. Other leading apple producers are Turkey, France, Italy and Iran. 60% of all the commercially sold apples in…Read the Rest