Omega-3 fatty acids are not a key ingredient of cranberries. If you’re looking for Omega-3s in cranberries, you’re looking in the wrong place… cranberries are good for your polyphenol antioxidants, anthocyanidin flavonoids, cyanidin, peonidin and quercetin.
Cranberry products can be a good source of antioxidants, but like all products, consumers need to keep a watchful eye on the ingredient label of specific products.
Marketers are calling cranberries “superfruits” and in their pure form, rightly so… cranberries are rich in antioxidants.
Omega-3 fatty acids are not considered polyphenols, or anti-oxidants, which are found in the cranberry, but Omega-3s do deliver similar anti-inflammatory benefits.
Cranberry seeds are often used to produce oils. Manufacturers such as Fruit Essentials are now marketing cranberry seed oil products.
Cranberries are also loaded with tannins. Tannins offer anti-clotting properties which can help cut down on dental plaque and may reduce urinary tract infections.
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Thought you’d be interested in this short omega-3 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIgNpsbvcVM
Interesting Antioxidant fact – Dr. Strauss, who was the first person to run an ORAC evaluation on Acai berries and has found that Acai has the richest Antioxidant of any food in the world.
acai reviews can be found here: http://acaiberrydiet.iinetwork.net
For more info on the superfruit Acai visit http://www.galileolabs.com Galileo Laboratories
Cranberry juice in the morning helps you feel good all day, tried and true.
Hmmm….not sure I am following this and the Antioxidant-Rich Cranberry | Omega 3 Healing thread very well.
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