Benefits of Eating Star Fruit

Star fruit has a latin name. the name is Averrhoa Carambola, and sometimes called also called "star fruit" because of the shape of star fruit when cut horizontally looks like a star.

We often find star fruit into fruit salad mix because it has fresh taste. This fruit comes from India and Sri Lanka, and then began to be cultivated in Indonesia and other countries.

Star fruit has some nutritional value or nutrient in this fruit which has a distinctive shape, like the stars of this unique assortment. One is vitamin C, which is the most dominant content in this fruit. Another vitamin contained in it are vitamin A, and E even though the amount is not much. In addition, several other ingredients such as fiber, potassium and magnesium are also contained in star fruit.

Benefits of eating star fruit

The benefits of eating star fruit is very good for the body, star fruit pectin containing substances which are very useful substance for reducing cholesterol levels in our body. Star fruit also contains vitamin C which is beneficial to prevent free radical that functions as an antioxidant for the body.

Star fruit has a sweet taste and useful as an antipyretic and expectorant, so it can be used to treat a cough in children. The fruits that contain a lot of vitamin C has benefits as antiinflasi, analgesic, and diuretic, so it is good for healing coughs, mouth sores, sore throat, fever overcome, to overcome the problem of diabetes.

The fruits of plants commonly grown in the tropics this is one fruit that has a very low calorie content. If we consume 100 grams of starfruit then we will get 31 calories needed by the body.

Star fruit is the result of our natural resources to be protected and preserved, because in addition to the sweet fruit also has benefits for our bodies, but it is also accessible price.

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Posted by Dinda Nurkholifah Takwiniah, Published at 9:48 PM and have 1 comments