| Blackberries are perennial plants that grow in the | | | | best fruits for staying cancer-free. Because they |
| temperate areas of the northern hemisphere and | | | | have a good amount of polyphenolic compounds, |
| South America. Humans have been eating blackberries | | | | they are truly very effective in filling your body with |
| for over thousands of years and have been using | | | | antioxidants. Blackberries have an ORAC value of |
| this fruit as an herbal medicine for a long period of | | | | 5347 per 100 grams. In other studies, you will find |
| time as well. These days, blackberries are known to | | | | these fruits at the top of more than a thousand |
| help in fighting cancer. | | | | foods that contain antioxidants. |
| How do blackberries help fight cancer? According to | | | | The antioxidant value of blackberries are not just |
| studies, blackberries contain a compound that help | | | | represented by a number. These fruits have actually |
| combat cancer. This compound is called flavonoid. | | | | undergone heavy testing in laboratories regarding |
| Flavonoids are antioxidants. They are compounds | | | | their abilities to fight cancer. There are studies that |
| that give blackberries their pigments. They are also | | | | show that these fruits can stop the growth of colon |
| present in apples, onions, red grapes, oranges, | | | | cancer cells in vitro. In other cases, scientists have |
| cherries, berries, and many green vegetables. | | | | proven that compounds found in blackberries can also |
| Flavonoids help in protecting our cells from | | | | help fight the spreading of skin cancer. On top of the |
| carcinogens. | | | | Big C, it has also been found that blackberries are |
| In terms of ORAC or oxygen radical absorbance | | | | helpful in fighting inflammation in the digestive system |
| capacity value, blackberries rank very high among | | | | and of the skin. These fruits are ideal for fighting |
| fruits. In other words, blackberries are some of the | | | | arthritis and promoting faster healing of wounds. |