Showing posts with label Black beans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black beans. Show all posts

Monday, June 17, 2013

Food "Black" and Benefits for Health

During these greens, yellow, red, or purple is often recommended to obtain optimal health. But you should also not forget the fruit, vegetable, or black sesame seeds. In fact, there are a myriad of benefits derived from the black.
The black color in these foods derived from anthocyanins, plant pigments that may help to lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. According to professor of food chemistry at Cornell University New York, Cy Lee, black foods contain more antioxidants than light-colored food because it has more pigment.
Here is a list of foods that you can black input into the day-to-day diet.