Do you love eating star apples? If you do, then that’s a huge advantage on you!
The star apple, also known as caimito, is an exotic fruit with a tough, inedible skin. It comes in round to oblate in shape and about 2 to 4 inches in diameter (5-10 cm). Its peel may be red-purple, dark-purple, or pale-green. It is smooth, glossy, and leathery. In purple fruits, the inner rind is dark purple, and in green fruits, white. The pulp is white, soft, and milky surrounding 6 to 11 seeds.
Many parts of the tree are medicinal, from the bark, sap, fruit, down to the seeds. Decoction of the leaves is used to cure diabetes and arthritis. And its bark is good to cure coughs.
Star apples serve as a good source of calcium. Each serving provides you with 10 percent of the amount you require each day. Calcium strengthens your bones and teeth, and it may also lessen symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, such as cramping and abdominal bloating.
This fruit also contains 5 percent of the daily recommended value per serving of vitamin C and vitamin A. Additionally, one serving of star apples serves up to 2 percent of the iron, a mineral vital for oxygenating your body, that you need every day.
This fruit definitely has an impressive list of essential nutrients, antioxidants, and vitamins required for well-being.
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