Why Choose Grapefruit?
Grapefruit tops the fruit list as one of the highest in vitamins, minerals and trace elements important to human health. Just one half of a single grapefruit provides an entire day’s supply of essential Vitamin C. This vitamin, a cornerstone to good health, must be replenished daily. The Vitamin C in grapefruit counteracts free radicals, aids the body in fighting infection, promotes the absorption of iron, is critical in collagen production and helps the body to grow.
How Grapefruit Neutralizes Free Radicals
Free radicals are natural-occurring elements that harm cells, proteins and even DNA. A potent antioxidant, the Vitamin C in grapefruit acts as a scavenger to search out and deactivate these free radicals. By combating damage to cells and body tissues, diseases resulting from such damage (like cancer and heart disease) can be prevented.
Battling Infection with Grapefruit’s Vitamin C
The abundance of Vitamin C in grapefruit, along with other nutrients, plays a major role in supporting immune systems. This, in turn, keeps the body strong, enabling it to successfully fight off infection. A fruit- and vegetable-rich diet has been known for many years to also help lower the risk of certain cancers.
It’s Not Just for Skin
The Vitamin C we get from grapefruit and other foods is crucial for the proper production of collagen. Often associated only with the sagging and wrinkling of skin, collagen plays other important roles. In addition to promoting healthy, glowing skin, Vitamin C in grapefruit and other foodstuffs boosts collagen production, critical in the building of blood vessel, bone, muscle and cartilage structure.
Grapefruit, Vitamin C and Iron
One of the most widespread nutritional deficiencies in the world, up to 16 percent of teens and adult females in the U.S. suffer from low iron. Grapefruit’s abundant supply of Vitamin C assists in the body’s absorption of iron found in plant foods. By eating grapefruit or drinking its juice before consuming iron-rich vegetables, one can help the body absorb more iron from the vegetable than by eating it alone.
The Vitamin C in Grapefruit: It Helps a Body Grow
Growing children, including those still in the mother’s womb, as well as the mother herself, need the Vitamin C found in grapefruit and other foods rich in it. Expectant women require 13 percent more Vitamin C than non-expectant females, and children from womb to young adulthood need it daily for building strong bones, teeth and for optimum, overall good health.
Grapefruit and Vitamin C make a powerful ally against disease and poor health. Good sense and health awareness should be used to make grapefruit, with its important Vitamin C nutrient, a lifetime habit. Start your grapefruit habit today!
Taste the Sunshine with Hale Groves
At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.
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