The Health Benefits of Grapes and Prunes

What are the benefits of grapes and prunes?

 The Prune

 Prunes are a sweet deep taste with a sticky chewy texture. Prunes are high in dietary fiber and is used often as a natural stool softener. Prunes in a fresh version is a plum and in the dried version is a prune.



Health Benefits:

• Slows aging process
• Anemia
• Helps normalize blood sugar
• Helps lower cholesterol
• Helps weight loss
• Helps iron absorption 
• Provides vitality
• Helps with blood circulation
• Sore throat
• Prevent cancer (high betacarotene content)

 Nutritional Benefits:

• Vitamin A, B, C
• Riboflavin
• Niacin
• Calcium
• Iron
• Phosphorus
• Potassium
• Fat
• Carbohydrates

Eat a prune today. Grandma was right when she made you drink prune juice after the holidays.

The Grape

Grapes  is a small round or oval fruit, some are seedless. Grapes are rich in flavoniod which gives the vibrant purplish color to grapes, grape juice, and red wine.



Health Benefits:

• Blood and body builder
• Helps eliminated excessive acid from the body (gout)
• Helps relieve constipation
• Helps reduce platelet clumping and blood clots

Nutritional Benefits:

• Vitamin A, B, C,
• Calcium
• Phosphorus
• Fat
• Carbohydrates
• Protein

Grapes are beautiful on a platter but eat a bunch today and enjoy the benefits.

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Doc V