The cherries are delicate fruits, with a limited shelf life, needing constant incidence and intensity of sunlight to reach their optimum ripeness. This happens at the end of the spring and early summer, which is why May is the natural start of the season to eat cherries. During this period, these fruits get their maximum organoleptic properties, which are reflected in a smooth, firm texture, and a higher concentration of nutrients, including variety of antioxidant compounds, vitamins such as folic acid and minerals such as potassium. The combination of all these components makes the cherries in exceptional people with hypertension and fluid retention that is a problematic situation in these cases and fruits are notable for their diuretic effect. Eating a handful of cherries a day within a balanced eating pattern is a healthy idea to hold off the blood.
These fruits are deep red color to anthocyanins, among other well-known pigments with antioxidant capacity. The identification, quantification and in-depth knowledge of various types of antioxidants that concentrate cherries and sour cherries, and the determination of their bioavailability, are studied in recent publications. These compounds, anthocyanins, flavonoids, flavanols and flavonols, indoles, indoleamine, among others, contribute to give the flavor, color and other sensory properties such as bitterness or sweetness and astringency of the fruit, and have added value as agents antioxidants and protective of human health. In recent decades, substantial research is evaluating the role of different antioxidants and foods that contain them in degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as physiological deterioration associated with aging process. This is the case of cataracts or nervous system disorders and even premature aging of the skin, especially when the incidence of the sun is higher.
A handful of cherries provides antioxidants, as well as providing a good dose of potassium, a mineral that helps prevent muscle cramps due to its intervention in neuromuscular activity. This mineral needs are greater if you take certain medications such as diuretics to treat hypertension, so it is advisable to eat cherries in these circumstances.
This is because the use of diuretics side effects. While used to remove fluid, also forced the elimination of potassium through the urine in quantities greater than normal. If losses are not compensated by adequate intake, you run the risk of lack. Lack of potassium can cause muscle weakness, tachycardia, thirst and poor appetite. To compensate for this deficiency, you need to consume foods rich in this mineral, such as cherries, sour cherries, bananas, dried fruits and nuts. They are fruits suitable for pregnant women by providing part of the folic acid they need in this life stage.
These fruits can be eaten between meals, mixed with yogurt and muesli or assorted fruits. They provide ingredients for the filling of some pancakes, you can make them candy or a delicious cherry sauce with that toast spread with cream cheese, cream or cottage cheese or rice cakes.
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