Tag: Unique properties

Cranberries are one of the few fruits truly native to North America, possessing a history and unique characteristics that extend far beyond their tart taste. Often relegated to holiday sauces, this small but mighty berry has a combination of properties that make it an outlier in the fruit world.

The smallest and most flexible of all amino acids, glycine, and the rigid, ring-forming proline are both essential components of collagen, the most abundant protein in the human body. While both are non-essential, their unique structural characteristics set them apart from the other 18 standard amino acids and dictate crucial functions in our bodies.