Theoretical question about the nutrients in fruit?

Question

Theoretically speaking, if a person could eat only one fruit per day, which fruit would provide you with the most important nutrients that you can only get from fruit?

Answer 1

Blueberries have been listed as a top "power food" by many publications.

Answer 2

Mango. It has lots of vitamin C, beta carotene (which your body converts to vitamin A, zinc, iron and, unusually for a fruit, it contains some B vitamins too.

It's one of the most nutritious fruits I can think of.

Answer 3

Well, berries are known for being especially good for you, so I would go with whatever type of berry you like the best.

Personally, I would go with strawberries.  Here are the nutrition facts for strawberries:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fruit...

"This food is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Folate and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C and Manganese." -NutritionData.com

Answer 4

Acai berries also have the health-giving omega 6 and omega 9 fatty acids, rarely found in fruit, are low in calories and contain fiber, calcium and vitamins. Doctors say they help to fight leukemia and premature aging and the berries are even believed to increase libido. A study by the University of Florida showed that extracts from the berries triggered a self-destruct response in up to 86 per cent of cultured leukemia cells tested.

Great question!  I never even knew that until I researched it just now.  I know that this fruit is available in juice form in many grocery stores.  It sounds like a must for me to try.  I hope this helped you because it sure helped me:)

Answer 5

hmmm... maybe bananas?  This guy did a 30 day raw trial and he found that he had to eat more fruit than veggies b/c of the caloric intake... you can check out his blog and summary here--http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/02...  

He actually recorded everything he ate and all of the nutrients he was receiving..