The nutritional value, efficacy and taboos of pineapple

In life, many people like to eat jackfruit, because jackfruit tastes sweet. Although its appearance is very similar to durian, durian does taste stinky. The nutritional value of jackfruit is also very high. It is also a tropical fruit in the south. There is a white core in the jackfruit. Many people will throw away the core when eating it. In fact, its core also has high nutritional value. So what are the nutritional value and effects of jackfruit?

Jackfruit is also known as jackfruit, wood pineapple, tree pineapple, big tree pineapple, honey winter melon, and ox belly fruit. It was introduced to China from India during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and was called "Pinaso" (the pronoun of Sanskrit Panasa). It was renamed jackfruit in the Song Dynasty and is still in use today. It is a world-famous tropical fruit and an evergreen tree belonging to the genus Moraceae. It is native to India in tropical Asia and is widely cultivated in tropical humid areas. It is now produced in abundance in China, India, Indochina, the South Pacific Islands, Bangladesh and Brazil. It is cultivated in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, southeastern Yunnan, Fujian and southern Chongqing in Lingnan of my country.

Introduction

Jackfruit, whose scientific name is Jackfruit, is also written as Botanica jackfruit. It is a sanguinea tree. It is native to tropical Asia and is widely cultivated in tropical humid areas. The production in Hainan, Zhanjiang and other places in China is relatively large. The tree is 15 to 20 meters tall. The leaves are large, hard, green and shiny.

There are male and female flowers, which grow on different inflorescences. The male inflorescence grows at the end of the twigs, is rod-shaped, several centimeters long, and is densely covered with many very small flowers (the flowers are only about 1 mm). The female inflorescence grows on the trunk or thick branches, is oval, and is also densely covered with many female flowers. The fruit of jackfruit is a multiple fruit, also called polyanthus. This fruit is formed by the fruits of many flowers gathered together. Therefore, its fruit is also very large (usually 5.6 kg, and the heaviest can reach 20 kg).

The green, unripe fruits can be eaten as vegetables, and the brown, ripe fruits can be eaten fresh, with a sweet and sour taste that is not strong. The seeds are about 3 cm long and can also be cooked. The flowers of jackfruit grow on the trunk or thick branches, which is called a "stem-flowering plant". Stem flowering plants are one of the main characteristics of tropical rainforests and can only grow in rainy tropical regions.

Since jackfruit is the heaviest fruit in the world, generally weighing 5-20kg, and the heaviest over 50kg, and the fruit is thick and soft, sweet and delicious with a strong aroma, it is known as the "Queen of Tropical Fruits". Morphological characteristics: Evergreen tree, up to 20 meters high. It has milky sap and plank-like roots at the base of the trunk. Leaves are simple, alternate, leathery, obovate, and entire. The flowers are unisexual, monoecious, with missing petals. The male inflorescences are terminal or axillary, cylindrical, and drooping; the female inflorescences are borne on the trunk or main branches. The aggregate fruit is composed of many achenes, which are oval-ovate and yellow-green when ripe. Flowering period is from March to August. Fruiting period is from June to November.

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The green, unripe fruit can be eaten as a vegetable. The edible part when mature contains 24.9 grams of carbohydrates, 25 milligrams of calcium, 5 milligrams of phosphorus, 7 milligrams of iron, etc. per 100 grams. When fried and eaten, it tastes as delicious as chestnuts and has the effects of quenching thirst, promoting lactation, and replenishing the middle and strengthening qi.

There are many jackfruit trees in Zhanjiang and Maoming areas. In addition to the tree itself being a good tool for viewing and providing shade, its leaves are also a good material for wrapping the farm rice cakes in the two places, which can make the farm rice cakes more fragrant and enhance the taste. It also provides more nutrition for Nongjiaci.

Modern medical research has confirmed that jackfruit is rich in carbohydrates, protein, B1, B2, B6, vitamin C, minerals, fatty oils, etc. The main therapeutic substance is a substance called jackfruit protein that can be extracted from jackfruit juice and peel.

The carbohydrates, proteins, fatty oils, minerals and vitamins in jackfruit play a certain role in maintaining the normal physiological functions of the body. Taking jackfruit can enhance the hydrolysis of fibrin in the body, dissolve the fibrin and blood clots blocked in tissues and blood vessels, thereby improving local blood and fluid circulation, absorbing and subsiding inflammation and edema, and has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on cerebral thrombosis and other diseases caused by thrombosis. The pineapple protein extracted from jackfruit can be used together with antibiotics and other drugs to promote the penetration and diffusion of drugs into diseased tissues. It is suitable for the treatment of inflammation, edema and other symptoms caused by various reasons, such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, acute pneumonia, pharyngitis, retinitis, mastitis, postpartum breast congestion, postpartum thrombophlebitis, arthritis, periarthritis, cellulitis, calf ulcers and other diseases. In addition, applying jackfruit juice directly to the body can treat diseases such as lymphangitis and hemorrhoids.