King of Fruits

King of Fruits
Nick named ‘King of Fruits’; durian is highly valued in Southeast Asian countries. Durian has a very distinguished smell and its skin is thorny and hard. The dimension of a durian fruit is about 30 – 15 cm and its weight is about 3 Kgs. Durian is round although the oblong shape is not irregular. The shells are green or brown while its flesh is a luminous yellowish or reddish color.
The odor of the edible parts of durian is so penetrating; it spreads a long distance even without removing the shell. Some like the aroma of durian very much while some others highly despise its scent.. From a great variety of durian, only the Durio ziebethinus variety is marketed internationally.
Durian is rich in sugar. It is also rich in vitamin C, tryptophan, potassium, carbohydrates, fats as well as proteins. Health professionals frequently recommend it as an effective source for taking in raw fats. However, some point out that as the durian contains a high amount of fatty acids it is advised to limit its consumption.. A research from University of Tsukuba reveals that durian fruit has significant powers to detoxify the body. Javanese people think that durian is a good aphrodisiac.
The durian fruit is quite large. Its size is not a great problem as ripe ones fall in time. They may slightly crack when falling. By inserting a knife or a fair sized cleaver to such a crack, it can be opened very easily. Within, are about five parts and in each one of these, several seeds can be seen covered with an aril identical to custard. When durian is eaten immediately on falling, the pungent smell is bearable and the taste is also favorable. Durian fruit can be mixed with many flavors to increase its taste. Its seed can also be eaten after it’s cooked.

QUEEN OF THE FRUIT

QUEEN OF THE FRUIT

Mangosteen fruit is known for its delicious taste and good to eat fresh. Mangosteen fruit has a thick skin is not edible and has a white and sweet flesh. Rind has a color / hard rubber .
Rind have a tannin, resin, and Crystallizable Mangostine. Malik acid makes acid content. Mangosteen fruit rind with a little hard and 4-6 cm in diameter. Mangosteen fruit consists of a white flesh 3-5 cm diameter. Depending on the size and ripeness, she might have seeds. Taste the mangosteen can be compared with the strawberries with the taste-buds of sweet orange. Produces a red rind, and very difficult to remove. Mangosteen is held with both hands, gently pressed it skin torn. After that, it is easy to open and retrieve the contents. Fruit, the mangosteen fruit is crowned as queen of the high nutritional value for health and beauty.

Mangosteen is the most important nutrients to the skin as it contains antioxidants that the composition is the key to preventing many illnesses. Among Xanthone, Benzofenon and Biflavanoid beneficial to health problems such as allergies, sinusitis, asthma and skin diseases including fungal infections, itching and sores. Traditionally crushed rind for the treatment of epidemic diseases like malaria, diarrhea characteristics, tuberculosis and skin. Mangosteen fruit as raw materials for cosmetics such as shampoo and soap.

Researchers also have begun to explore the use of the queen of all fruits to produce cosmetic products primarily to the skin and prevent skin diseases. The high antioxidant content so that it softens skin to bolster the hands of new skin cell production and improve skin stretching.

The product is also useful to repair skin cells in a short period of only a few minutes to eliminate free radicals, repair the damage and retard wrinkles.

"We must be careful in selecting cosmetic products because it could expose us to the contamination of chemicals and artificial. The use of cosmetics based on natural materials such as Mangosteen is safe for not using preservatives.

Dragon Fruit For Health

Dragon Fruit For Health

Dragon fruit has nutrients for human health such as balancing blood sugar, oral health protection, prevention of colon cancer, reduce cholesterol, preventing bleeding and treating the discharge.

Dragon fruit is usually consumed as fresh fruit as the killers of thirst, because the dragon fruits contain high water content of about 90% by weight of the fruit. It was pretty sweet because they contain sugar content reaches 13-18 briks. Dragon fruit can also be expressed in the form of fruit juice and cider
Dragon fruit is rich in potassium, iron, protein, fiber, sodium and calcium is good for health. Rich in many vitamins and minerals that help improve the durability and useful for metabolism in the human body.

Red dragon fruit is very good for blood circulation, reduce emotional stress and neutralize toxins in the blood and reduce the fat in the body,

Overall, each of the red dragon fruit contains protein which can enhance the body's metabolism and maintain cardiovascular health; fiber to prevent cancer and diabetes USU, carotene for healthy eyes, strengthens the brain and strengthen the resilience of the body, calcium for strong bones.

Dragon fruit also contains iron to increase the blood vitamin B1 for immunity, vitamin B2 to increased appetite, vitamin B3 to lower cholesterol and vitamin C for added smoothness, softness of the skin and prevent acne.

Here is a complete nutritional content of dragon fruit:

Sugar: 13-18 briks
Water: 90%
Carbohydrates: 11.5 g
Acid: 0.139 g
Protein: 0.53 g
Fiber: 0.71 g
Calcium: 134.5 mg
Phosphorus: 8.7 mg
Magnesium: 60.4 mg
Vitamin C: 9.4 mg