Regulates the menstrual cycle, helps with placenta development and enhances the production of progesterone, precursor to androgen and oestrogen.
Helps modulate bone growth during bone remodelling.
Regulates the gene expression of multiple genes.
Essential for maintaining cell differentiation and the production of mucus, which protects the tissue and walls of the respiratory and digestive tracts.
Room temperature speeds up ripening, leave them together in the fruit bowl. Refrigeration slows down the ripening process, take them out of the fridge one hour before eating them so as to enjoy their texture and flavour better.