Black currant: This year's pomegranate

The good news about the health benefits of consuming antioxidantrich fruit has encouraged people to try new varieties.

If 2006 was the year people discovered the pomegranate, 2007 may be the year of the black currant.

Black currant ranks among the top on the ORAC scale, a measurement of antioxidant levels in food.

The fruit has been popular in Europe for ages not only for its antioxidant properties but because of its high levels of potassium, iron and vitamins C, B6 and E.

It has three times the vitamin C of oranges.

Whatever fruit you choose, be sure to include two to four servings a day in any meal plan.

This story is provided by North American Precis Syndicate Inc.