Health Benefits - Vitamins and Minerals in Grapes

Grapes are just about the best snack you can have. Not only are they easy to use but they are packed full of nutrients. And we are talking proper nutrients.
For starters....the nutrients found in grapes have shown promise as preventative measures for a number of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and age-associated diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Health Benefits of Grapes

• Good blood and body builder, it is also a quick source of energy.
• Grape juice is easily assimilated and called the "nectar of the gods". It is indicated in cases of constipation, gout, rheumatism, skin and liver disorders.
• This alkaline fruit (also called "the queen of fruits") helps greatly to decrease the acidity of the uric acid and lends itself further in aiding the elimination of the acid from the system, thus benefiting the kidneys greatly.
• Studies shown that grape juice, red wines and raisin tea showed strong antiviral activity against poliovirus, herpes simplex virus.
• Helps reduce platelet clumping and harmful blood clots.

Amount - One cup of grapes contains  1.4 grams of dietary fiber.

Proteins - 1.09 gram

Calories - 104

Nutrition In Grapes

Minerals Contained

• Potassium - 288 mg
• Phosphorus - 30 mg
• Magnesium - 11 mg
• Calcium - 15 mg
• Sodium - 3 mg
• Iron - 0.54 mg
• Selenium 0.2 mcg
• Manganese - 0.107 mg
• Copper - 0.192 mg
• Zinc - 0.11 mg
• Also contains small amounts of other minerals.

Vitamins Contained

• Vitamin A - 100 IU
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.104 mg
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.106 mg
• Niacin - 0.284 mg
• Folate - 3 mcg
• Pantothenic Acid - 0.076 mg
• Vitamin B6 - 0.13 mg
• Vitamin C - 16.3 mg
• Vitamin E - 0.29 mg
• Vitamin K - 22 mcg
• Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.