They are mines of antioxidants and minerals.
Appreciated in tagines or in Breton fars, prunes are super foods for your health. Real concentrates of minerals, fibers and antioxidants, these dried fruits satiate, provide energy, stimulate transit, slow down the intestinal absorption of sugars and fats during meals and prevent cardiovascular diseases. That’s not all, American researchers from National Institutes of Health have highlighted an incredible benefit for the bone health of women at menopause, in other words around the age of 50.
“Prunes are abundant in bioactive compounds, including vitamins, minerals and phenolic compounds, which are thought to act synergistically to reduce postmenopausal bone loss.“, explain the researchers in The Journal of Nutrition in May 2024. Some of their nutrients such as vitamin K and potassium participate in bone renewal and strengthen the strength and mineralization of bones, which directly limits the risks of osteoporosis and fractures.
To evaluate the real effects of prunes on bones, researchers followed 235 healthy postmenopausal women for a year (average age: 62 years). The participants were randomly divided into three groups: a “no prune” control group, a group which had to eat 50g of prune per day and a group which had to eat 100g of prune per day. At baseline and after 12 months of intervention, blood samples were taken to measure certain proteins involved in bone loss at menopause (pro-inflammatory cytokines, for example). At the end of the follow-up, the researchers noted a reduction in these famous proteins in women who consumed 50g of prunes per day. The effects were not more significant in those who ate 100g per day.
According to these researchers, including 50g of prunes in your daily diet would be sufficient to support bone health. That’s about 3 prunes per day. Prefer organic prunes (AB logo), grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and those from Agen (IGP logo), the guarantee of a high level of hygiene and food safety (reasoned control, farming practices that respect the environment). environment, oven drying of the entire production, storage at controlled temperature, pasteurization, rigorous sorting, etc.).