Mango (Mangifera indica), a true superfruit
high in micronutrients, dietary fiber, pigments and other phytochemicals
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The commercial sector of superfruits is growing, forecast to become a $20 billion world market by 2012.
To be prepared for this exciting sector, the Berry Doctor's Journal is expanding our content to include more than just berries, but also non-berry fruits with unusually high nutrient content and phytochemical interest -- the definition of a "true superfruit".
Red guava (Psidium guyava), a multinutrient superfruit.
You might first detect its sweet fragrance even before seeing it!
Top 13 Superfruits
By five criteria we'll cover next time, fruits can be arbitrarily assigned a score totaling 25. When these are ranked among the many fruits called 'super' by manufacturers or the media, here's what comes out as the top 13 list!
Superfruits |
|
Rank |
|
|
|
Mango |
23 |
1 |
Orange |
22 |
T2 |
Fig |
22 |
T2 |
Strawberry |
20 |
4 |
Red Grape |
19 |
T5 |
Goji |
19 |
T5 |
Cranberry |
18 |
T7 |
Kiwifruit |
18 |
T7 |
Papaya |
18 |
T7 |
Seaberry |
17 |
T10 |
Tart cherry |
17 |
T10 |
Red raspberry |
17 |
T10 |
Blueberry |
17 |
T10 |
Yes, the common orange (Citrus sinensis) is 'super' by nutritional and
phytochemical criteria. Among superfruits, orange has
exceptional combination of carotenoids + polyphenols
and is increasingly being studied in clinical trials.
Eating the whole food orange best delivers the value to you!
Candidate Superfruits
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fruits lacking one or more major category, such as mainstream consumer popularity, significant research activity, and/or exceptional nutritional content
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blackcurrant, 14 points
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pomegranate, 13 points
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acai, 13 points
Fruits Often Called Superfruits, But Are Not Really 'Super'
Completely Novel Fruits -- These Do Not Earn 'Super' Status
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some fruits are completely new and undeveloped in large consumer markets, have not yet been analyzed with credible nutrient profiles and have little research history
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only marketers and manufacturers trying to establish a sales position are calling these fruits super
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baobab
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gac
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camu camu
Next !
- How superfruits earn their 'super' status -- five criteria for the superfruit scoring system
- Keep an eye on Twitter.com/superfruitsbook for occasional news capsules on superfruits
Twitter for the Superfruits Book
We're starting a new online update feature using Twitter, a free micro-blogging service where we can periodically broadcast brief news updates on berries and superfruits.
Twitter is simply a "short message service" (SMS), just 140 characters for quickly broadcasting a message to our educational network of subscribers for the Berry Doctor's Journal. SMS is the same technology as cell phone texting, short messages being used by over 2 billion people. It's the fastest growing network service on the internet.
And you can reply using Twitter to stimulate a conversation or follow-up question.
To give Twitter a try and receive these news capsules -- even on your cell phone! -- go to Twitter.com and sign up with your own name or handle.
Then visit twitter.com/superfruitsbook where you need to click on "Follow" to be linked into Berry Doctor "tweets" on superfruit news.
