Guanabana. The benefits of exotic fruit

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Growing in tropical areas of America, the guanabana plant has many different names. They call it soursop, prickly annona and traviola. All these names denote an evergreen tree that pampers the inhabitants of Latin America with juicy, large and very he althy fruits. The taste qualities of guanabana are appreciated by gardeners all over the world. Currently, this tree is cultivated in India and Australia, as well as in southern China.

Guanabana fruits, which appear on the plant several times a year, reach a length of thirty centimeters, while having a diameter of 15 cm. An exotic fruit can weigh up to seven kilograms. The tropical fruits of guanabana (see photo below) are covered with a very dense, but at the same time very thin peel with thorns. The inner part of the fruit, divided into small segments, contains a juicy pulp that resembles custard in its consistency. Guanabana tastes a little like strawberries and pineapple, while having a slight sourness of citrus fruits.

Sweet exotic fruit contains a large amount of carbohydrates. Often, the fruits of the guanaban tree are also used as a natural medicine. The benefits of this fruit lie in the ascorbic and folic acid present in it, as well as in iron and proteins, phosphorus and B vitamins.

If a tropical fruit is consumed regularly, then the body maintains optimal intestinal microflora. The fruit of guanabana, the benefit of which lies in its ability to remove toxins, helps to fight extra pounds. "Soursop" brings the liver to normal. This fruit is very useful for patients suffering from gout and rheumatism, as well as arthritis. Not so long ago, it was found that the substances that contain guanabana destroy foreign cells in the body. This ability of sweet fruit pulp is used in the fight against cancer.

The guanabana plant, whose benefits have long been known to the Indians who inhabited the lands of Latin America, was used as an antispasmodic and sedative. In this case, the bark and leaves of the tree were used. Guanabanas were eaten to lower blood pressure. Unripe fruits are still used in the treatment of dysentery. The locals make tea from the leaves of the medicinal tree. It helps with asthma and cough. The seeds contained in the fruits serve as raw materials for the production of oil. This product is effective in pediculosis. The roots of a tropical tree also find their use. They have the strongest poisonous properties.

The fruit of the guanabana tree, with benefits beyond its medicinal properties, is prized by tropical fruit lovers for its palatability. "Soursop" is often included in recipes for preparing a variety of desserts. This tropical fruit goes great with ice cream and whipped cream. An extract obtained from guanabana is added to tea for flavoring. In the states of Latin America, milkshakes are very popular, in which “soursop” juice is added. The pulp of a tropical fruit is an excellent raw material for making jams, sherbets, jellies, and sweets. Fermented guanabana juice produces an alcoholic drink.

You now know about the benefits of this amazing fruit. There remains a difficult question - where to buy? Guanabana spoils very quickly, so the frozen pulp of the medicinal fruit is sold in Russia. It is packaged in bags of one hundred grams each. The cost of one package varies within sixty Russian rubles.