AMLA / Gooseberry Benefits

Nutrition Data

One cup of gooseberries will add just 66 calories to your diet. Besides the low calories, gooseberries offer the nutritious benefit of no fat, no cholesterol and low sodium. Traditional gooseberries require a specific taste for acidic tartness, but newer varieties have been cultivated to make them sweeter and more suitable for consuming as a raw snack.

 

Vitamin C

Raw gooseberries are packed with vitamin C. A cup of gooseberries will give you nearly three-fourths the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Cooking gooseberries results in significant loss of this nutrient, and canned gooseberries can lose as much as half their vitamin C content. A diet that includes raw gooseberries can exploit the abilities of vitamin C to offer protection to cells against damage inflicted by cancer-causing molecules called free radicals, according to bestveganguide.com.

 

Bioflavonoids

Bioflavonoids are natural pigments categorized collectively under the name vitamin P. Many of the bioflavonoids have antioxidant properties, such as vitamin C protecting against cancer damage. Bioflavonoids also help maintain the permeability of capillaries so that nutrients can pass through blood vessels more freely.

 

Fiber

Gooseberries by the cup contains a quarter of all the dietary fiber you need during a day. Fiber from gooseberries can assist in lowering your cholesterol levels. One potential benefit of the elevated levels of fiber in gooseberries is that it expands inside your stomach, giving you a full feeling that might help you avoid eating unhealthy foods.

 

Potassium

A cup of gooseberries gives you nearly 10 percent of the recommended daily allowance of potassium. The benefits gained from a steady diet of gooseberries courtesy of potassium includes promoting a regular heartbeat, maintaining the balance of water in the cells and tissues of the body, and offering protection against high blood pressure.

 

Make Gooseberries ‘Part of Your 5 A Day Plan’

* Cook with apples or ginger to make a distinctive dessert

* Try drying the fruit to make a tasty treat 
* Add gooseberries to your favorite salad
* Introduce it to others by using it as a garnish
* Make it into jam