Mangosteen is usually planted for 10 years before it begins to bear fruit. It has strict environmental requirements, so it is a real green fruit. Mangosteen has the reputation of fruit queen. For many people, they like to eat mangosteen. But when selecting, do you know how to choose?
Can pregnant women eat mangosteen? Yes.
Mangosteen is cold and cool, and has excellent effect of reducing pyrolytic dryness. Pregnant women with normal constitution can eat mangosteen.
Pregnant women can nourish their bodies by eating mangosteen. But pregnant mothers should pay attention to: mangosteen is high in sugar, so pregnant hypertension and gestational diabetes patients do not eat.
Characteristics and efficacy
Generally, mangosteen has been planted for 10 years before bearing fruit. It has strict environmental requirements. Therefore, it is a real green fruit. It is as famous as durian, known as' Queen of fruits'. The pulp of mangosteen contains 16.8% soluble solids and 0.63% citric acid. It is also rich in dietary fiber, sugar, vitamins, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other mineral elements.
Efficacy of mangosteen
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of clearing away heat and lowering fire, reducing weight and moistening skin. Usually eat spicy food, liver fire exuberant, skin is not very good (such as acne), often eat mangosteen can clear heat and detoxification, improve the skin.
Shopping strategy
When you buy mangosteen, you must choose green leaves, wet fruit and soft shell, so that the bamboo is fresh. If you find that the shell is hard and the leaves are black and dark, be careful that it may rot inside.
You can use your fingers to press the case gently. If the skin is very hard and the skin cannot be depressed by finger force, it means that the mangosteen is too old to eat. If the case is soft, it means it is fresh and edible.
You can also look at the pedicel under the fruit. The star on the stem petal of mangosteen has several horns, and the pulp inside has several petals. Six petals indicate that the fruit is sweet and sour, and the kernel is very small.
Eating skills
Because of its high sugar content, obese people should eat less, and diabetic people should avoid eating.
Mangosteen is the coldest fruit. It is not suitable for people with deficient constitution to eat it. In addition, it is not allowed to eat it with watermelon, soybean milk, beer, cabbage, mustard, balsam pear, wax gourd and lotus leaf soup.
Compared with durian, mangosteen is cold and cool. It has antipyretic and cool effects. It can dissolve fat, moisten skin and reduce fire. If skin sores and young people have acne, they can eat raw mangosteen or make soup with them.
Mangosteen and durian are the best match. One king, one queen, one hot and one cool. After eating the tonic durian, eating the mangosteen has the effect of clearing away heat.