Maqui Fruit - nutrition facts and healthy beneffits..........from the upcomming book " All Secrets of the Nutrition "

Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis) - or Chilean wine berry, wild evergreen shrub that has spread throughout the fertile forests and expanses of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina, to Antarctica. Maqui fruit is one of the top super discovered in the last ten years. One tree gives an average of 6-10000 g of fruit. Maqui berries are deep violet black color with a diameter of 4-6 mm. The taste is most similar to the taste of blackberries. They can be eaten raw, true to jams, juice and wine. ORAC, antioxidants index of these berries is 27,600 units, while the ORAC popular acai berry 16,700.

Nutritional information: this is a low calorie fruit contains vitamine C, minerals potassium, iron and calcium, and a many of polyphenols, anthocyanins and antioxidants - eight different glucoside pigments version cyanidin and delphinidin. Maqui extract powder contains as much as 10 times more anthocyanins compared to the next closest food / plant - 4000 mg anthocyanins / 100g while acai extract contains only 300 mg. Anthocyanins are considered the most powerful plant antioxidants, which effectively neutralize oxidizing free radicals and enzymes promoters of chemical reactions that damage or destruction of healthy tissue in the human body.
Antioxidants from the maqui berry therefore protect cells against oxidative stress; inhibitors are pathogenic COX-2 (cyclooxygenase 2), an enzyme from the group of harmful prostaglandins 2, which promotes the oxidation of the occurrence of inflammation in the human body - for this enzyme is believed to play a leading role in the occurrence of atherosclerosis and angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels in the unnatural places in the human body); facilitate and reduce the symptoms of allergic response of the immune system; prevent oxidation of harmful cholesterol; maintain the health of the heart and circulatory system; strong anti-cancer properties; increases muscle strength and endurance; chemical ingredients maqui berry promotes fat loss; help to regulate blood sugar in diabetes; protect the skin from harmful radiation and the harmful effects of UV rays; rejuvenate and clean the entire body .......