Have you ever wondered why fruit and vegetables are good for you?<\/p>\n
The reason is soon said: the flavonoids contained in plant foods are a real cure-all for many body functions.<\/p>\n
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Today we talk very often about enriched foods, but we at RivaReno are convinced that by knowing nature better and practicing a varied diet, you can already do a lot for your well-being without sacrificing taste.<\/p>\n
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Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and, above all, in phytonutrients.<\/p>\n
Among the latter, the largest category is that of flavonoids: more than 4000 types of plant molecules that have characteristics and precious for the health of our body and beyond.<\/p>\n
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In fact, among the most famous properties of flavonoids, there is the antioxidant that not only counteracts cellular aging and free radicals, but is very important for preserving brain functions.<\/p>\n
But while flavonoids are so numerous and varied, their benefits are multiple.<\/p>\n
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As natural anti-inflammatories, flavonoids are important for protecting the health of blood vessels and the liver, reducing the risk of even serious diseases and allergies.<\/p>\n
In addition, they are particularly valuable for women at all stages of life and even in pregnancy, as they regulate the effects of estrogen.<\/p>\n
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As phytonutrients, flavonoids are found in fruits and vegetables, but there are foods that contain more than others.<\/p>\n
Foods such as citrus fruits, broccoli, tomatoes, red onions but also green tea, cocoa and spices such as thyme and mint are very rich, but a real honorable mention goes to a very special fruit: grapes.<\/p>\n
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Grapes, in fact, contain several types of flavonoids and, in particular, anthocyanins essential for brain functions, proanthocyanidins useful for the skin, the circulatory system and the well-being of the urinary tract and flavonols that protect against free radicals.<\/p>\n
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The end of summer for us at RivaReno has the unmistakable scent, flavor and color of our strawberry grape ice cream.<\/p>\n
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As soon as September arrives, in fact, preparations begin to select and squeeze the grapes and obtain the nectar that will be the basis of our sorbet.<\/p>\n
And the peels so rich in nutrients and beneficial? We certainly don’t throw them away, but we chop them up and add them to the ice cream to get a really special consistency!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you ever wondered why fruit and vegetables are good for you? The reason is soon said: the flavonoids contained in plant foods are a real cure-all for many body functions. Today we talk very often about enriched foods, but we at RivaReno are convinced that by knowing nature better and practicing a varied… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10624,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions\/10624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}