Nutritional characteristics, eating and selection of different tropical fruits. Aspects of tropical fruits
1, coconut
When it comes to tropical fruits, many people's first reaction is coconut. When they saw it, they seemed to see a tall coconut tree in beautiful Hainan. Coconut meat is sweet and flat, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach and killing insects; Coconut juice is sweet and warm, which has the effect of promoting body fluid and benefiting water. Coconut is rich in many minerals, especially potassium, magnesium and zinc, which stand out in many fruits.
But at the same time, it is also a high-energy and high-fat fruit, especially its coconut meat. Therefore, people with hyperlipidemia, people who need to control their weight and the elderly should not eat more. Coconut juice contains less fat than coconut meat, but more sugar, so it is not suitable for diabetics to drink coconut juice.
How to eat coconuts: coconuts are not convenient to eat. If you buy green coconut, you should use a hard big knife to cut off the thick shell along the front of the coconut tip, and then insert a straw to drink coconut juice. After drinking coconut milk, you can open it and scrape the meat with a spoon. If it is an old coconut and you don't want to waste coconut meat, you can put the coconut on the chopping block, knock it on the hard shell of the coconut with a knife and break it. Peel off the coconut meat with a knife and eat it.
2, durian
Durian is known as the "king of tropical fruits" and is rich in nutrition. Because of its strong smell, lovers praise its smell, while people who hate it complain about its smell. Many people think that eating durian will lead to excessive internal heat, excessive eye secretions, and sometimes even aphtha. Why is this? Chinese medicine believes that durian is hot and stagnant. If you eat too much at a time, it will easily lead to hot and dry body, and the stomach can't be fully absorbed, resulting in "getting angry". So durian is delicious, but don't be greedy, eat more. For people with cold constitution, durian can just strengthen yang and help fire. Proper consumption after delivery can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. From the nutritional point of view, durian is high in energy, fat and sugar, and obese and diabetic people should eat less or not.
How to choose durian: at first glance, yellow is ripe and cyan is alive; Observe the tip of durian. If there are tiny cracks, it means it is mature. Second, press the durian skin with your fingers. Soft skin is thin and thick. On the contrary, how to explain if you press the skin thickness hard? Three smells, cooked durian will have its own unique smell, raw durian will not.
If you buy an unripe durian, wrap it in a newspaper at home, light the newspaper, wrap it in another newspaper after burning, and put it in a warm place. You can smell the fragrance in a day or two, which proves that it is mature. But once you smell durian, you can't eat it. Rotten.
3. carambola
Carambola, also known as "Star Pear". Compared with the rich sweetness of other tropical fruits, the slightly sour and sweet carambola is much simpler. But it has its advantages. Carambola is a fruit with low energy, low fat and low sugar. It is a suitable fruit for those "sugar friends" who are sensitive to sugar and beauty-loving women who need to exercise.
Organic acids in carambola can stimulate appetite and help digestion. Chinese medicine believes that the fresh fruit of carambola is slightly cold. Eating too much is easy to make the spleen and stomach wet and cold, loose stool diarrhea, and hinder appetite and digestion and absorption. Therefore, whether it is eaten directly or made into juice, it is not recommended to take the form of freezing or adding ice, and it is best to eat it at room temperature.
How to eat and choose carambola: eat it directly, clean it, and then cut off the thinner water chestnut with a knife. You don't have to cut off all the water chestnuts, then cut them into thin five-pointed stars with a knife, and you can eat them. In addition, if it is carambola, it can be added to the soup and cooked with fresh fish, which is more delicious.
If you want to buy fresh and high-quality carambola, you should focus on the following aspects: 1, peel. Should choose smooth skin, no scars and cracks. 2. size. Too big taste is not enough, small and medium, slightly heavier, rich and juicy. 3, feel. It feels a little hard to choose. 4. color. The green with a little yellow should be the ripe carambola.
4.mangosteen
Chinese medicine believes that mangosteen is a neutral fruit, which is slightly cold and has the functions of reducing dryness, cooling and reducing fever. Not only delicious, but also has the effect of reducing fire, which can inhibit the heat of durian. So in Thailand, durian and mangosteen are affectionately called "husband and wife fruit". Judging from the nutritional components, Mangosteen is rich in citric acid, vitamin B 1, B2, vitamin C and various minerals, and has strong antioxidant capacity. Everyone can eat, but diabetics should eat less.
How to choose mangosteen: The most important thing to buy mangosteen is not to buy "dead mangosteen". The so-called dead mangosteen is mangosteen with hard shell and old pulp, which is not suitable for eating. Good mangosteen not only has green pedicels, but also has soft shells. If the skin is hard and dry and the pedicels are dark, it is too old. There are several petals on the pedicel below the fruit, which means there are several petals in the fruit.
5. rambutan
Rambutan looks like a hairy litchi, so it is also called "hairy litchi". Not only looks like, but also looks like litchi, peeled and eaten. However, it should be noted that there is a hard and brittle protective film on the core of rambutan, which is closely connected with the pulp. This film is indigestible in human stomach, so it should be removed when eating.
Rambutan is rich in vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and enhancing immunity. The washed shell can be used as tea, which can improve angular stomatitis and relieve the discomfort caused by abdominal cold.
How to choose rambutan: when you buy it, you should choose soft and slender, without black spots outside, and the fruit is large and symmetrical. Skin color should be natural bright red, not dyed red. Rub it gently with your hands when you buy it. If red is left, it is artificial dyeing. Natural rambutan should be red with a little green.
6, jackfruit
Lomi is native to India and Malaysia, also known as "tree pineapple" and "wood pineapple". When mature, the epidermis is yellow-green or yellow-brown, with hexagonal protrusions, hard thorns and soft thorns; The meat is yellow and white, sweet and juicy, hence the name jackfruit. There are two kinds of fruits: dry and wet. Wet jackfruit has hard skin, thick meat, sweet juice and rich aroma. Jackfruit has less dry juice, is soft, sweet and smooth, and tastes sweet fresh. Jackfruit has the effects of quenching thirst, promoting lactation, tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi, and the quality of dry packed jackfruit is better. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "jackfruit is sweet and fragrant, which can quench thirst, relieve vexation, invigorate the spleen and replenish qi", and also has the functions of strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Jackfruit is rich in minerals such as potassium and selenium, but because of its high energy and sugar content, it is not recommended to eat it in large quantities, and patients with diabetes and obesity should eat less or not. In addition, before eating jackfruit, soak it in salt water for 20 minutes to prevent allergic reactions.
How to choose jackfruit:
Fresh and ripe jackfruit is yellow and full. If you gently press it with your hand, you will feel a little soft, indicating that there are more pulp. At the same time, it exudes a mature and clear fragrance. When eating, cut it with a knife and remove the yellow fruit to eat.
Generally speaking, the calories and sugar content of tropical fruits are slightly higher than that of ordinary fruits, so don't be greedy because of their delicious taste. Proper and healthy diet can not only enjoy the unique taste brought by tropical fruits, but also carry out nutrition to the end.