by Dr. Marli Botha According to the Department: Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries (DAFF), these are considered the most important South African indigenous fruit crops: Marula, mobola plum, red milkwood fruit, wild medlar, kei apple, monkey orange, sour fig and sour plum. Today’s Hero is the Wild Medlar. Here are some facts for the Wild Medlar. 1. Commonly known...
by Dr. Marli Botha According to the Department: Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries (DAFF), these are considered the most important South African indigenous fruit crops: Marula, mobola plum, red milkwood fruit, wild medlar, kei apple, monkey orange, sour fig and sour plum. Today’s Hero is the Red Milkwood Fruit. Here are some facts for the Red Milkwood Fruit: Mimusops...
by Dr. Marli Botha According to the Department: Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries (DAFF), these are considered the most important South African indigenous fruit crops: Marula, mobola plum, red milkwood fruit, wild medlar, kei apple, monkey orange, sour fig and sour plum. Today’s Hero is the Mobola Plum. Here are some facts for the Mobola Plum: 1. MOBOLA PLUM...
by Dr. Marli Botha According to the Department: Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries (DAFF), these are considered the most important South African indigenous fruit crops: Marula, mobola plum, red milkwood fruit, wild medlar, kei apple, monkey orange, sour fig and sour plum. Today’s Hero is the Marula Fruit. Below are a few facts for the Marula fruit: 1. Sclerocarya...
by Dr. Marli Botha Even though some people think that white is not a colour, the white fruits and vegetables have many nutrients, including beta-glucans, EGCG, SDG, and lignin. White, tan and brown fruits and vegetables may not be the brightest produce in your basket, but what they lack in vibrant color they make up for in...
by Dr. Marli Botha Most blue and purple fruit & vegetables have a higher antioxidant level. Blue and purple produce have many different nutrients including, lutein, zeaxanthin, resveratrol, Vitamin C, fibre, flavonoids, ellagic acid, and quercetin. Antioxidants have the ability to mop up free radicals and keep you looking and feeling younger for longer. Blue and purple...
by Dr. Marli Botha Go green. No, not green as in earth friendly (though that’s important too), but green as in adding more green fruits and vegetables to your daily diet — green grapes, green apples, honeydew melon, green beans, broccoli, spinach, asparagus and more. Green fruits and vegetables are loaded with important vitamins and minerals as...
by Dr. Marli Botha Yellow often represents sunshine, happiness, and radiance, which are adjectives we’d all love to use more often. When you’re going grocery shopping, think about putting something from every colour into your grocery cart. Red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, yellow zucchini, corn, greens - that variety ensures that you’re getting those antioxidants, which can...
by Dr. Marli Botha You should try to eat a variety of colours during the day: orange, red, yellow, green, blue, white, and purple. Every colour has unique vitamins. Try eating some of these orange colour fruits today! Orange - coloured fruits and vegetables gets their colour from the antioxidants (carotenoids) in orange fruits, beta-carotene, also maintains...
by Dr. Marli Botha Colourful foods, which are generally fruits and vegetables, contain many of the vitamins and antioxidants we need. Along with maintaining good health, the nutrients in vegetables and fruits work together to protect against cancer, heart disease, vision loss, hypertension and other diseases. Increasing fruits and vegetables in your diet is a great...
