Fruits Known As Good Sources For Particular Vitamins And Minerals
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Fruits Known As Good Sources For Particular Vitamins And Minerals

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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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