Vegetables and fruit are the must-eat foods in your daily menu. The recommended portion of vegetables and fruits for adults is 400-600 grams per day. From the portion, 2/3 consists of vegetables and 1/3 of them are fruits.
If the analogy, in a day you are advised to consume 2.5 servings of vegetables (or equivalent to 250 grams) and 3 pieces of fruit (eg 3 medium banana Amber, or 3 medium-sized oranges)
What are the factors that determine the best time to eat fruit and vegetables? The work of our digestive system in food processing is one of the determinants when we should eat fruits and vegetables.
Most fruits consist of fructose fruit sugar. Since the first bite, the mouth will produce enzymes that work to break down carbohydrates into more easily digestible components.
Furthermore, the work of carbohydrate breakdown enzymes in the stomach is stopped because the environment is too acidic. This process will continue again in the small intestine to produce a simpler carbohydrate component so it can be absorbed by the body.