Fruits Known As Good Sources For Particular Vitamins And Minerals
Fruits known as good sources for particular vitamins and minerals
Bananas- the ripe fruit contains 27 percent of carbohydrate and is high in potassium, low in protein and fat and a good source of vitamin C and A.
Orange- are rich in vitamin C and also provide some vitamin A.
Mango- the king of fruits is rich source of vitamins A,C and D
Grapes contain such minerals as calcium and phosphorus and are a source of vitamin A.
Water melon contains vitamin A and some vitamin C.
Strawberry is rich in vitamin C. Strawberry also provides iron and other minerals.
Of all the vitamins present in fruits the most noted is vitamin C.
Composition of food items help in deciding the quantity of food item right for consumption within safe limits of micronutrients. Both a deficiency and an excess of certain vitamins and mineral are harmful to the health.
Compositions of vegetables and fruit vary for a given kind in according to botanical variety, cultivation practices, and weather, change with the condition of ripeness and influenced by storage condition.
Following Table shows amount of different nutrients(composition per 100 gm) of the fruits .(data collected from books)
banana | orange | mango | grape | watermelon | strawberry | |
moisture | 70% | 88% | 81% | 82% | 95.8% | |
vitaminC | 7mg | 30mg | 16mg | 1mg | 1g | 58.8mg |
VitaminA | ||||||
Iron | 0.36mg | 0.3mg | 1.3mg | 0.5mg | 8mg | 0.41mg |
dietary fiber | 0.4g | 0.3g | 0.7g | 2.8mg | 2g | |
carbohydrates | 27g | 11g | 17g | 13.1g | 3.3g | 7.6g |
fat | 0.3g | 0.2g | 0.4g | 0.4g | 0.2g | 0.3g |
protein | 1.2g | 0.7g | 0.6g | 0.6g | 0.2g | 0.67g |
calcium | 17mg | 26mg | 14mg | 20mg | 11mg | 16mg |
phosphorus | 36mg | 20mg | 16mg | 23mg | 12mg | 24mg |
potassium | 88mg | 93mg | 205mg | 160mg | 153mg | |
sodium | 37mg | 26mg | 1mg | |||
energy | 116kcal | 48kcal | 24kcal | 58kcal | 16kcal | 33kcal |
vitaminb1 | 0.05mg | 0 | 0.024 | |||
vitaminb2 | 0.08mg | 0 | 0.022 | |||
caroteneug | 78 | 1104 | 2740 | 3mg |
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