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Fragrantly sweet with a subtly tart overtone and almost-melt-in-your-mouth texture, raspberries are wonderfully delicious and are usually in limited supply. As an antioxidant food containing ellagic acid (a substance found naturally in raspberries belongs to the family of phytonutrients called tannins,) raspberries help prevent unwanted damage to cell membranes and other structures in the body by neutralizing free radicals. Additionally, research is suggesting that raspberries may have cancer protective properties. Raspberries possess almost 50 higher antioxidant activity than strawberries, three times that of kiwis, and ten times the antioxidant activity of tomatoes, shows research conducted in the Netherlands and published in the journal BioFactors. In addition to their unique phytonutrient content, raspberries are filled with traditional nutrients, primarily in the antioxidant and B vitamin categories. Raspberries emerged from our nutrient ranking system as an excellent source of manganese and vitamin C, two critical antioxidant nutrients that help protect the body's tissue from oxygen-related damage. They also qualified as a good source of riboflavin, folate, niacin, magnesium, potassium and copper. |
