From Southeast Asia comes another health-promoting fruit of paradise - the gac fruit, also called the spiny bitter gourd. What's most amazing about gac fruit is that scientists have discovered that it contains 70 times more lycopene than tomatoes (by mass) and 10 times more beta-carotene than carrots. Plus, gac fruit contains a new type of protein that may inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The results are in: fruits like gac play a pivotal role in maintaining good health and preventing premature ageing.
