Uses and Benefits of Fruit Duku

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Fruit duku (Lansium Domesticum Corr) derived from plants are woody living chronical. The tree is estimated to be original from Indonesia. Another said duku literature comes from the western part of South East Asia, from Peninsular Thailand to the West to Kalimantan in the East. Now the fruit of duku almost throughout the country were widespread in Asia and became one of the Prima Donna of tropical fruit.

In Indonesia, the Central fruit duku is widespread in regions of Sumatra and Java. Types of cultivated varieties are the Histories, Metesih, Kalikajar and Condet. Fruit duku can thrives in wet climates with high rainfall. These plants include the seasonal fruit trees only bear fruit once a year. Usually the flowers are popping up at the start of the rainy season (September-October). Six months later the fruit hanging on the branches twigs look and be ready for harvest in February-March. The fruit is green, unripe duku Gummy and the flavor is very acidic. As the matangnya of the fruit, the skin will turn yellowish and tasted sweet. Fruit usually only eaten fresh as duku fruit table. But if we want a bit of coding, duku can be delicious and varied dishes, such as to the contents of the pudding, mixed fruits cocktail or as an ingredient in jams.

1. From Jam Up To A Gorgeous Pudding

For Jam, prepare 1500 gr meat fruit duku already blended smooth, 600 gr of sugar, 100 ml water, 10 gr gelatine, 30 ml lemon juice and teaspoon vanilla essens. All the ingredients are mixed so one, heat until the texture thickens and yellowish color. While the heat store in a glass bottle, cover tightly, you now have a jam duku are delicious and ready for use anytime. Other variations that can be made is a fruit pudding. How fruit can blend duku is then mixed with gelatin mixture. flavors of sweet, fresh and slightly acid makes the pudding feels more special and beautiful appearance.

2. The source of minerals and Iron

Judging from the composition of its nutrition value, fruit duku is not too disappointing. Per 100 grams of fruit duku contained calories 70 CAL, protein 1.0 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 1 g, mineral 0.4 g, calcium 10 mg, 9 mg phosphorus and iron 0.6 mg. For calories, minerals and iron duku is a notch higher than an Apple or orange. Another useful content is dietary fiber. Useful to make way for the digestive system, preventing cancer of the colon and cleanse cancer-causing free radicals in the body. In addition to the fresh fruit healthy flesh, the skin of the fruit and seeds are also useful for medicinal raw material anti diarrhea and lower fevers. The bark is also often used to treat venomous insect bites and a cure dysentery. Some people also believe, loranthus tree duku can inhibit and eradicate the cancer cells.