Can durian seeds be eaten? What are their nutritional values?

Many people throw away the durian seeds after eating the durian flesh. In fact, they just don’t know how to eat it. Durian seeds have high nutritional value. They can be fried or used to make soup with other ingredients. The taste is very delicious. You may as well try it.

Can durian seeds be eaten?

Ma Huan, who accompanied Zheng He on his voyages to the West, recorded the durian of Sumatra in "Yingya Shenglan": "There is a kind of stinky fruit, called 'Du'eryan', which looks like a Chinese water chicken head, eight or nine inches long, with sharp thorns on the skin, and when ripe it splits into five or six petals, and smells like stinky beef. Inside are fourteen or fifteen pieces of crispy white meat the size of millet seeds, which are very sweet and delicious. The seeds inside can be fried and eaten, and the taste is like chestnuts.

Durian seeds are rich in protein. They can be fried or boiled and then eaten after peeling. They taste similar to chestnuts and can increase physical strength. Although durian is delicious, you should not eat too much at one time, otherwise it will easily cause body heat. Its rich nutrients can also cause "heat" because the stomach and intestines cannot fully absorb them. The way to eliminate dryness and heat is to drink some light salt water while eating durian or eat some fruits with high water content to balance it. Pears and watermelons are both good choices.

However, the best partner of durian is mangosteen, which is known as the "Queen of Fruits". Only it can easily subdue the temper of the "King of Fruits" and protect the body from harm. In addition, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, durian is hot and stagnant in nature, so people with hot constitution or those who suffer from sore throat, cough, cold, or bronchitis should eat less.