Table of contents:
- Duku at a glance
- The benefits of duku fruit for body health
- 1. Maintain a healthy digestive system
- 2. Rich in antioxidants
- 3. Source of vitamins B and C.
- Apart from the fruit, the other parts of duku are also useful
From February to April, you will often see vendors selling duku fruit. Yes, this fruit that originates from Southeast Asia does flourish during these months. Although this fruit is quite popular, not everyone knows its benefits. What are the benefits of duku fruit? Come on, see the reviews.
Duku at a glance
Before discussing the benefits of duku fruit, it would be better if you recognized what this fruit looks like. Duku fruit has a scientific name, namely Lansium parasiticum.
Generally, this fruit is small like a bekel ball. The fruit is covered with a thin, easy-to-peel, yellow skin.
When it is ripe, brown spots will usually appear on the surface of the skin.
Duku fruit has a shape similar to langsat or kokosan fruit, so it often makes people mistake it.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health's Food Data, duku contains various kinds of nutrients that provide benefits to the body.
The nutrients contained in 100 grams of duku, include:
Macronutrients
Water: 82.0 g
Energy: 63 Cal
Protein: 1.0 g
Fat: 0.2 g
Carbohydrates: 16.1 g
Fiber: 4.3 g
Minerals and antioxidants
Calcium: 18 mg
Phosphorus: 9 mg
Iron: 0.9 mg
Sodium: 2 mg
Potassium: 149.0 mg
Copper: 0.09 mg
Zinc: 0.2 mg
Thiamin: 0.05 mg
Riboflavin: 0.15 mg
Niacin: 1.5 mg
Vitamin C: 9 mg
The benefits of duku fruit for body health
Source: Friends of Nestle
Despite its small size, duku is included in a row of fruits that are rich in nutrients. Let's peel one by one the benefits of duku for your body's health.
1. Maintain a healthy digestive system
One of the most common digestive problems is constipation. This condition usually occurs due to insufficient fiber intake.
Well, one way to prevent constipation is to eat duku. The reason is, in 100 grams of duku fruit contains 4.3 grams of fiber which is good for your digestive system.
2. Rich in antioxidants
Besides having good benefits for digestion, duku fruit is also known as a source of natural antioxidants, such as polyphenols.
A study states that duku contains antioxidants similar to bananas and papayas.
These antioxidants can help the body break down free radicals that normally damage cells, cause disease, and accelerate aging.
3. Source of vitamins B and C.
This one fruit also contains various B vitamins, ranging from thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.
The B vitamins from this fruit will be used by the body to help process carbohydrates into energy and maintain harmony in the function of the nervous system.
Apart from B vitamins, duku also contains vitamin C. The benefits of vitamin C contained in this fruit can boost the immune system and help digest body fat.
If you are on a diet, this fruit can be a substitute for sweet snacks. Moreover, the fiber contained in it can also make you full longer.
Apart from the fruit, the other parts of duku are also useful
Benefits Lansium parasiticum not only comes from the flesh of the fruit. The skin and leaves of the duku fruit are also often used as medicine.
In research that discusses the benefits of duku fruit, extracts of the bark and leaves of the duku tree have the potential as a malaria drug.
The content in the extract of the duku fruit peel can fight the parasite strain that causes malaria.
Another study also reported that the skin and seeds of the duku fruit have antibacterial properties. The dried skin and seeds of duku will produce lansionic acid which can fight infection with several types of fungi, one of them Candida albican.
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