Fruit is a food menu that supports our health. Fruit consumption has been known by many people as a complement for complying healthy diet because fruit has enough nutrients that needs by the body. Fruit is very beneficial for the body and become an integral part so that we may always be healthy and fit. Fruit should also include in your daily menu.
Therefore, we need to know what are the fruit’s benefits and its content that can make our bodies healthier. Some of the fruit’s main contents are water, vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants and carbohydrates.
Then here we will discussed about fruit’s content that bring benefits to our body: Water, Fruit can still met our water needs if we consume less than 2 liters a day. Vitamin and minerals, most of the fruits contain useful vitamins such as vitamins C and E. While its mineral content such as calcium, zinc and manganese. Vitamins and minerals are the substances that help cells metabolism in the body.
Fiber, the body needs fiber because fiber is useful for digestion process. Fiber can inhibit the absorption process of bad sugar and fat in the digestive tract. Antioxidants, a kind of substance that overcomes free radicals in the body. Free radicals are substances that found in pollution, excessive activity, or the smoke from cigarette and vehicle.
Carbohydrates, carbohydrates are used as a source of energy for the body to perform all activities. Fruit contains complex carbohydrate which consisting of glucose and fructose, although not much. Fructose process does not require insulin hormone so it will not burden the pancreatic work.

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