Fruit Health Handbook

Author: Editorial Committee of "Tong Ren Tang Health Center"
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Fruits, a wide variety of species, fragrant and colorful, fresh and succulent, sweet and sour, nutritious, disease prevention and treatment, affordable and high quality, are highly popular delicious foods. Fruits in the fresh category contain a variety of essential vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, crude fiber, and minerals that are beneficial to the human body. Fruits in the dried category have significantly reduced vitamin content, mainly due to losses during processing. Despite losing the nutritional characteristics of fresh fruits due to reduced moisture during processing, they are easier to store and transport, offering a unique flavor and high edible value. Using fruits to prevent and treat diseases has not only been valued and affirmed by generations of medical practitioners but has also accumulated substantial experience and been validated by modern medical research.