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When you think of carrots, you think of your eyesight. Carrots contain pro-vitamin A, which is good for your eyes. Sweet tasting, carrots stimulate gastric fire and eliminate abdominal gas. The calcium content is easily absorbed by the body, and as such it can take care of your calcium requirement, provided sufficient quantity is ingested.

Constituents
Water                              86.0%
Carbohydrates                  10.7%  
Protein                               0.9%
Fat                                    0.2%  
Phosphorus                        0.53% 
Calcium                              0.08%          
Iron                                   1.5 mg/100 gm
Carotene (Vitamin A)      2000.0 – 4300.0 IU/100gm 
Vitamin B                          60.0 IU/100gm

Carrots also contain Vitamins C, D and E, niacin, folic acid, pyrodoxine, biotin, potassium, sodium, magnesium, and copper in small quantities.

Benefits
· Keeps the eyes healthy
· Contains hormone tocokinin – an insulin-like compound – that is helpful in diabetes
· Chewing raw carrots cleanses and strengthens teeth
· Raw carrots and salt are helpful in cases of eczema
· Cleanses intestines by destroying intestinal bacteria
· Carrot juice eliminates excessive uric acid from blood
· Helpful in liver and gallstone conditions, tuberculosis, little menstruation, and gout
· Vitamin E in carrots has shown to be cancer resistant

The benefits of beetroot were known to the Romans and Greeks around 2000 years ago. It was known to cool the blood and revitalize the body. Normally used as salad, betaine in the beetroot is great for cleansing the intestine and stomach.

Constituents
Water                          83.8%
Carbohydrates              13.6%  
Protein                           1.7%
Fat                                0.1%  
Phosphorus                    0.06% 
Calcium                          0.20%          
Vitamin B1                  210.0 micrograms/100gm 
Vitamin B2                    90.0 micrograms/100gm
Nicotinic Acid                   0.4 mg
Vitamin C                        8.8 mg/100 gm

Benefits
· Helpful in constipation and digestion related problems
· Helpful in recovery from malignancies
· Purifies blood and provides reddish hue to body
· Has rejuvenating effect on body

German naturopath Kunstmann has recorded curing many cancer patients with beetroot juice in 1946. Following him in 1950, Hungarian Dr. Firenczi treated a patient of malignant tumor with beetroot juice. France too has reported success in malignancy from drinking high dosage of beetroot juice.

The papaya is a wonderful fruit that offers many health benefits. Mostly, it is known for its aid in easy digestion owing to the presence of papain. It has both laxative and antibilious properties. It is beneficial for the liver, heart, and the spleen.

Constituents
Water                 89.6%
Carbohydrates       9.5%  
Protein                  0.5%
Minerals                 0.4%
Fat                        0.1%  
Phosphorus           0.01% 
Calcium                 0.01%          
Iron                      0.4 mg/100 gm
Vitamin A         2020.0 IU/100gm 
Vitamin C             46 – 136 mg/100gm

Benefits
· Helps check splenic enlargement (splenomegaly)
· Helps expel round worms from digestive tract
· Useful in all liver-related problems
· Helpful in constipation, hyperacidity, dysentery, and dyspepsia
· Ensures proper menstrual flow
· Good for anemic patients
· Effective digestive tract cleanser

Besides papain, papaya contains enzymes like carpain (supports the heart), fibrin (helps in blood coagulation), and arginine (helps male fertility). Papaya is also recommended in cases of cancer since it contains various enzymes. It has diuretic properties that are beneficial in kidney ailments. As it produces heat in the body, some experts do not recommend eating papaya in cases of fever and pregnancy. Asthma patients too can benefit from papaya.

Green coconut water has a number of health benefits. You could conveniently use it as a health drink in the summers for the reason that it has a cooling effect on the body, besides being nutritious and diuretic.

Constituents
Water                     95.5%
Potassium             312.0 mg/100gm
Sodium                 105.0 mg/100gm
Chlorine                183.0 mg/100gm     
Magnesium              30.0 mg/100gm
Phosphorus             37.0 mg/100gm 
Calcium                   29.0 mg/100gm
Sulfur                     24.0 mg/100gm
Iron                         0.1 mg/100 gm
Copper                     0.04 mg/100gm 
Niacin                       0.64 mg.100gm
Pantothenic acid        0.52 mg/100gm
Biotin                       0.02 mg/100gm  
Riboflavin                  0.01 mg/100gm
Pyrodixin                  Trace      

Benefits
· Being diuretic, it helps in urine problems, edema, and kidney problems
· Useful in cholera; compensates mineral loss through excessive vomiting
· Nutritional content helpful in dehydration cases
· Its antibacterial properties are useful in eliminating intestinal germs
· Revitalizes heart, nervous and digestive systems

Coconut water is at its nutritious best when green. As it matures and acquires first yellow then brown hues, it loses a majority of its nutritional value.