Discovering Aronia
Aronia, also known as chokeberry, is a berry bush plant in the rose class.
It is called "super fruit" or "miracle fruit" for its rich content and positive effects on human health.
Aronia, whose homeland is North America; it spread to Russia and Europe after the 1900s and has an important area of use with its nutritional content.
In recent years, the versatile benefits of Aronia fruit in terms of health has discovered with the scientific research. Thus, the awareness of Aronia has increased both in the world and in our country, and the studies on expanding of its usage areas have gained momentum.
Why is Aronia Important?
Aronia is a functional food that we must include in our daily nutrition. Aronia has a rich content of antioxidants, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals. It plays an important role in the treatment of many diseases with this feature.
Beyond meeting the basic nutrients our body needs, it is a valuable fruit that has numerous benefits on our health, helps us to be protected from diseases and to reach a healthier life.
Aronia, as a natural fruit, has the highest antioxidant, ORAC and OPC values known among fruits to keep the human body healthy.
ORAC (Oxygen radical absorbance capacity) is a scale that indicates the absorption value by foods, that is, the destruction of substances in our body called free radicals that cause various diseases. ORAC is an indicator of the antioxidant value in foods.
Foods with high ORAC value are protective against cancer, protect vascular health and have an anti-aging effect.
What Are the Benefits of Aronia?
Aronia is a complete health and healing store. It offers us a holistic health with various vitamins and minerals it contains. In addition to its strong antioxidant properties, it has a rich content of vitamins C, B, K, E, as well as potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
The positive effects of Aronia on our health are innumerable.
It Regenerates Cells.
Aronia regenerates the damaged cells of the body, which is faced with stress, environmental pollution, unhealthy nutrition, and negative situations in daily life. It slows down aging and preserves the youthful glow of the skin with its strong antioxidant effect. It provides tightening of the skin with the collagen and elastin fibers it contains, while collagen renews and strengthens the skin structure.
It Strengthens the Immune System.
Aronia, which is rich in vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and polyphenols, supports and strengthens the immune system. It is a storehouse of vitamin C. It has an antiviral effect in flu and colds. It has a curative effect on acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis.
It Protects the Heart and Vessels.
It has a curative effect on cardiovascular diseases. It prevents atherosclerosis and reduces heart diseases with its high rate of antioxidants it contains. It keeps the cholesterol in the blood in balance, prevents vascular occlusion and thrombose.
It is Effective in High Blood Pressure.
It has an effect on lowering high blood pressure by balancing the blood pressure level.
It Has Curative Effect and Preventing the Spread of Cancer Cells.
Aronia makes important contributions to the recovery of cancer patients. It strengthens the DNA structure of cells with its powerful antioxidants and rich content. Thus, it slows the growth of cancer cells and adds a significant acceleration to the recovery process. In scientific studies, it has been determined that it has very beneficial effects in tumor cell cultures.
It is a Source of Healing for the Liver.
When Aronia is consumed regularly, it is a source of healing for liver diseases. It facilitates the removal of harmful bacteria from the body by cleaning the liver and lungs. It helps speed up the process of liver cell regeneration.
It Helps in Diabetes Treatment.
It helps to balance and normalize the blood sugar level, which can be harmful for diabetic patients.
It Protects from Radiation.
It is used for the treatment of radiation poisoning. It accelerates the removal of heavy metals and radioactive substances from the body.
It Strengthens the Mind & Has a Restorative Effect on the Nervous System.
Aronia has a regulating effect on brain functions and restoring the nervous system.
It is effective in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
It helps to slow down the loss of memory and brain functions that occur with age and to prevent Alzheimer's disease. It improves the general neurological functions of people who consume Aronia, regardless of age.
It Provides Weight Control.
Aronia helps to prevent fat accumulation in the body by providing weight control. Aronia contains a high amount of fiber. The high fiber ratio supports the increase of the feeling of satiety. In addition, with its low calorie and extremely nutritious feature, it is a suitable food source for people who want to control weight.
It Provides Good Protection for Eye Health.
Aronia is effective in eye degeneration and cataracts, yellow spot, dry eye, and lazy eye.
It Has a Gastro-Protective Effect.
It has a protective effect against gastric ulcer. Aronia consumption provides a natural treatment for patients with stomach and kidney problems, gastritis mucosa disorders, diarrhea, urinary tract infections, and gall bladder disorders.
How is it consumed?
Aronia has a widespread use. It is used in different and wide areas in the food industry, pharmaceutical industry as well as cosmetics.
You can consume Aronia fruits as fresh, or you can add them to your daily diet by flavoring them according to your taste in dried fruit, fruit juice, jam, tea, cake, dessert, ice cream, fruit yogurt, vinegar, sauce, and many other products.
