Can blending these popular fruits in a smoothie adversely affect the berries’ nutritional benefits? Experts weigh in ...

When dough is kneaded, natural enzymes present in the flour, such as polyphenol oxidase, react with oxygen in the air.

Bananas drastically reduce flavanol absorption in smoothies — by about 84% — due to their high levels of the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO). Flavanols are important for healthy aging and mental ...

We all know eating vegetables is a good way to improve health. And for many years the focus has been on just eating more vegetables, be it fresh, frozen or tinned. But what if there was a quicker and ...

Smoothies can be a tasty and convenient way to get the important fruits and vegetables you need for a healthy diet. But is a banana and blueberry smoothie the best combo? Researchers at the University ...

According to Dr Rajan, the claim that bananas in berry smoothies lower the nutritional value is not scientific, and likely the result of bad communication. There has been a claim circulating on social ...

One of the most popular smoothie fruit combinations may not be as healthy as you think. A recent study conducted at the University of California and published this week in the journal Food and ...

Polyphenols are a category of chemicals that naturally occur in plants. There are more than 500 unique polyphenols. They have various health benefits, including reducing inflammation and lowering the ...

Polyphenols are a category of plant compounds. Regularly consuming polyphenols is thought to boost digestion and brain health and protect against heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even certain ...