Round in sharp, dark purple color, white juicy flesh, and the fine sweet slightly tart flavor, mangosteen is well-know as The Queen Of Tropical Fruit.

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MANGOSTEEN

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Mangosteen is tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. Today, mangosteen is grown in Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Philippines, India. And now, you also can see mangosteen trees in and other tropical regions such as Puerto Rico, Florida, and Colombia.

 The growth of the mangosteen tree is quite slow, taking about 8-15 years to bear fruit.

The color of unripe mangosteen is light green and even almost white.  After about 2-3 months, the skin of fruit will turn red or dark purple as they ripen. The inside of the mangosteen contains 4 to 7 small segments which are white, soft juicy and sweet.

Mangosteen is rich in minerals, vitamins, and fiber while being low in calories. These nutrients are important for maintaining many functions in your body.

Not only the fruit, most parts of the mangosteen tree are used in life. People use the wood of mangosteen tree for making the furniture; the skin of mangosteen can be used in the tanning process, medicine, and cosmetics, etc.

 

MANGOSTEEN IS RICH IN NUTRITIOUS

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Mangosteen is a nutritious fruit. According to some scientific studies show that a single cup (about 200 grams) of mangosteen can provide:

  • Calories: 143
  • Carbs: 35 grams
  • Fiber: 3.5 grams
  • Fat: 1 gram
  • Protein: 1 gram
  • Vitamin C: 9% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
  • Vitamin B9: 15% of the RDI
  • Vitamin B1: 7% of the RDI
  • Vitamin B2: 6% of the RDI
  • Manganese: 10% of the RDI
  • Magnesium: 6% of the RDI
  • Copper: 7% of the RDI

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HOW TO ENJOY MANGOSTEEN

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Summer is the season of mangosteen, don’t forget to enjoy “the queen of tropical fruit” for yourself. You should choose the fresh fruit with the deeply-colored specimens, and still have their caps. You also can look at the raised flower-like pattern on the bottom of the fruit, and count. The number of “petals” will correspond with the number of segments inside of the fruit.

To eat mangosteen, you should take a knife and insert it down the middle of the mangosteen. Cut it in half, opening it up like avocado. Enjoys now!!!

 

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF MANGOSTEEN YOU SHOULD KNOWBaner Magosteen for web Rita 01

  • 1. Boosts Immunity

Mangosteen juice is a great source of xanthones and vitamin C which can work wonders for an enhanced and improved immunity system. While xanthones do their bit in fighting the free radicals, Vitamin C promotes the production and function of leukocytes or the white blood cells, which are majorly responsible for good immunity. The more the count, the more you are protected against infections.

  • 2. Helps to Enhance Digestive

Mangosteen is high on fiber, which makes it an effective aid to all your digestive problems. It can help ward off constipation. The high fiber composition of the fruit also increases your prebiotics intake, which is good for your intestines.

  • 3. Controls Blood Sugar

Studies have found that mangosteen can check diabetes by reducing insulin resistance. The xanthones and fibers in this tropical fruit are the constituents that control blood sugar level.

  • 4. Boosts Skin Care

Mangosteen and its juice are rich in antioxidants which can help protect us from the damage that is caused by free radicals. Free radicals degrade the cells of the body, that can spur on the aging process. Antioxidants help make the skin appear smoother and softer, and help to slow down the process of aging.

  • 5. Helps to Lose Weight

Mangosteen is low in calories, free of cholesterol and rich in dietary fiber which means this fruit is good for people who want to lose weight. In addition, mangosteen improves the metabolism of fat. This prevents increase of body weight.

  • 6. Regulates Blood Pressure

Being rich in potassium, copper, magnesium, and manganese, mangosteen can help regulate your blood pressure. Mangosteen also help to reduce the bad cholesterol in your blood, thus further checking the blood pressure and the consequent heart ailments.