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Healthier fruit: does it exist?

Many people wonder what is the healthier fruit. Thus, it is common to choose which ones are consumed based on their properties. However, is there one fruit that tops the rest? Check what the Spanish population thinks about this matter.

What is the healthiest fruit for the Spanish?

El Fresco Observatory de Aldi has completed a questionnaire 3.254 Spanish en May of 2022 through an external panel. The conclusions of the study are very interesting, since eight out of ten Spaniards choose the apple as a healthier fruit. This is followed by orange, chosen by 75% of those surveyed. Finally, 68% have chosen the banana.

In the case of vegetables, they are carrot, tomato and lettuce who occupy the podium. However, does the healthiest fruit really exist? Many people point to the kiwi, since it provides the 83% of vitamin C what we need daily. It is also attributed benefits for skin and hair. However, the matter is more complicated than it seems.

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Box of fruits and vegetables / Source: Pixabay

What should we value?

Although the kiwi almost doubles the orange in Vitamin C, we must take into account other things. For example, that the orange almost triples the kiwi in Vitamin A. Thus, we conclude that each fruit has its benefits. In the same way, the apple cannot be compared to the banana. the second fruit provides more energy although the first hydrates more.

Furthermore, the choice is not accidental. So they influence cultural factors in her. That is why papaya, guava and passion fruit do not appear on the podium. Only fruits with greater social roots in Spain and with greater availability are present in it. If the dradon's fruit If it grew on the street like oranges in Valencia, the situation would be different. That is why we end the article with the reflection that the ideal is eat different types of fruit. So you can keep the best of each!

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