However, a new study is making me think twice about adding that banana! Apparently, bananas contain an enzyme called ...

However, experts feel adding bananas to your smoothie might be more harmful than healthy as they hinder the body's absorption of flavonols, plant-based compounds known for their antioxidant properties ...

Research shows you might not be getting all the benefits of the berries in your smoothie if you put a banana in the blender ...

Research shows that the popular smoothie staple slashes nutrient absorption by more than 80%. Here’s what to know. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

That's thanks to the enzyme polyphenol oxidase breaking down the polyphenols, the very compounds you're interested in. Refrigeration might help slow the rate of this browning reaction and so help ...

The study, published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Food and Function, used smoothies to test how various levels of polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme in many fruits and vegetables, ...

The process is helped along by a little enzyme called polyphenol oxidase. Polyphenol oxidase, or PPO, is present in the chloroplasts of plant tissue. Injuring plant tissue spills it out into the ...

The study, published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Food and Function, used smoothies to test how various levels of polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme in many fruits and vegetables, ...

Bananas drastically reduce flavanol absorption in smoothies — by about 84% — due to their high levels of the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO). Flavanols are important for healthy aging and mental ...

Blending certain ingredients in fruit smoothies can influence whether your body is getting a nutritional boost, finds a new study. Smoothies can be a tasty and convenient way to get the important ...