Nutrition

Grapes are a rich source of vitamins and minerals, antioxidants and are effective against protecting against many diseases and ailments. You may be wondering how many you should eat, how to store grapes and how can I really enjoy grapes all summer long?



So summer’s arrived and you are already starting to see these little balls of nutrition, large and small, round, green, red or purple, with seeds or seedless. Grapes are nature’s marvelous gift containing a combination of sweetness, crispiness and a delicate pop of juice every bite that make them one of everyone’s favorite snack choices.
In the last few years, tons of medical research has proven that grapes are one of the absolute healthiest foods available.

A cup of grapes (25-30 grapes) contains only 60 calories. Grapes contain a good amount of vitamin C, are full of B vitamins, magnesium and fiber that will help your digestive system.

Grapes have an incredible amount of flavanoids – the nutritional component of grapes that provides its color as well is an amazing antioxidant that will help protect against the development of cancer, arteriosclerosis, and can help slow down the aging process.    

Grapes also contain resveratrol which is against arterial damage from LDL cholesterol as well as grapes also contain anthocyanins – an extremely powerful antioxidant.



Resveratrol
Studies have shown that resveratrol holds amazing antioxidant properties such as reducing the risk of heart disease, lower blood sugar levels, lower cholesterol (especially LDL levels) and stabilize normal blood pressure.
Resveratrol has been proven to slow down cancerous cells and even help destroy those cancerous cells.



Anthocyanins
Anthocyanins protect blood cells from free radicals moreover they have been proven to protect against arteriosclerosis and even types of blood cancer.


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If you are wondering which gapes you should eat, try eating a variety of grapes as they all contain great health benefits.
The amount of grapes you should eat depends on your age, sex, health status and level of physical activity. The amount for persons 18-50 years of age is 1.5 to 2 cups of grapes a day, please note that a cup of grapes contains 25-30 grapes.


Tips for Storing and Selecting Grapes

    •    Select grapes that are firm and are not connected to a dry stem.
    •    Check out the coloring. Green grapes should be a bit yellowish while purple or red grapes should contain a deep rich color.
    •    Store grapes in a refrigerator. Grapes tend to spoil quicker when stored at room temperature.
    •    Try cutting up large clusters of grapes into smaller clusters. This way grapes will stay fresher for a longer period.

Tips to Integrate Grapes into your Daily Diet

    •    Frozen Grapes. Freeze grapes for a cool crispy snack to refresh you on a hot summer day.
    •    Fruit Salad. Add grapes to your fruit salad; try using different color grapes to liven your salad up.
    •    Green Salad. Add some grapes to your salad for a nice sweet taste.
    •    Cooking. Add Grapes to your favorite dish for some wonderful flavoring.
    •    Fresh Grapes are always a great addition to wine and cheese night.
    •    Vegetable Juice. Mix half a glass of grape juice with your vegetable juice to liven up the flavor and get great health benefits too.

So go and enjoy a bunch of grapes, they are a delicious and healthy snack that will bring a smile to your face.